RICHARD III, KING OF ENGLAND

BORN: OCTOBER 1452
DIED: 22 AUGUST 1485

 

Portrait of Richard III by an unknown artist
NPG London

Yorkist King defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field by Henry VII's forces. Younger brother of Edward IV. Married Anne Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick ("The Kingmaker"). Richard became king after Edward's sons were declared illegitimate.