English Royalty. Born at the Palace of Westminster, the only child of Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI. At birth he became heir apparent and was created the Duke of Cornwall. He was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester 15 March 1454; and was invested at Windsor 9 June 1454. Unfortunately, his father, the King, was captured by opposition forces in 1460 and they forced him to acknowledge Richard, Duke of York as heir to the throne, effectively signing away his son's birthright. The queen and Prince Edward became fugitive, spending some time in both Scotland and Wales, before taking refuge in France where they tried to rally a counter revolution. Margaret then bought the Earl of Warwick's services in December 1470 by either hastily betrothing or marrying Edward to Anne Neville, the Earl's younger daughter. The Lancastrians under Warwick succeeded in putting King Henry back on the throne, but the victory was transitory. By the time Prince Edward returned to England, Warwick had been defeated and killed at the Battle of Barnet some three weeks before the Prince's arrival, and the Yorkist claimant, Edward IV, was holding the king and the throne. Queen Margaret and Prince Edward rallied the remnant of the Lancastrian force at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. The inexperienced force was out-manned and out-maneuvered by the young Duke of Gloucester, and the Lancastrian forces panicked and fled the battlefield, now known as the "Bloody Meadow." Prince Edward died in battle. He was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, a brass plate on the floor in the choir marks the grave of the only Prince of Wales ever to die in battle.
English Royalty. Born at the Palace of Westminster, the only child of Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI. At birth he became heir apparent and was created the Duke of Cornwall. He was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester 15 March 1454; and was invested at Windsor 9 June 1454. Unfortunately, his father, the King, was captured by opposition forces in 1460 and they forced him to acknowledge Richard, Duke of York as heir to the throne, effectively signing away his son's birthright. The queen and Prince Edward became fugitive, spending some time in both Scotland and Wales, before taking refuge in France where they tried to rally a counter revolution. Margaret then bought the Earl of Warwick's services in December 1470 by either hastily betrothing or marrying Edward to Anne Neville, the Earl's younger daughter. The Lancastrians under Warwick succeeded in putting King Henry back on the throne, but the victory was transitory. By the time Prince Edward returned to England, Warwick had been defeated and killed at the Battle of Barnet some three weeks before the Prince's arrival, and the Yorkist claimant, Edward IV, was holding the king and the throne. Queen Margaret and Prince Edward rallied the remnant of the Lancastrian force at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. The inexperienced force was out-manned and out-maneuvered by the young Duke of Gloucester, and the Lancastrian forces panicked and fled the battlefield, now known as the "Bloody Meadow." Prince Edward died in battle. He was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, a brass plate on the floor in the choir marks the grave of the only Prince of Wales ever to die in battle.
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