Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York

Richard of Shrewsbury
Duke of York; Duke of Norfolk; Earl of Nottingham
Richard in stained glass, 1482–83, Burrell Collection
Spouse
(m. 1478; died 1481)
HouseYork
FatherEdward IV
MotherElizabeth Woodville
Born17 August 1473
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
DisappearedJuly 1483 (aged 9)
Tower of London, England

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (17 August 1473 – c. 1483) was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. Richard and his older brother, who briefly reigned as King Edward V of England, mysteriously disappeared shortly after their uncle Richard III became king in 1483.


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