What is recorded here
Dublin Castle birthed George Plantagenet on October 30, 1449, making the Irish stone the cradle of a future English duke. As third son of Richard Plantagenet and Cecily Neville, he arrived behind two brothers who would later wear crowns, yet his own life ended in tragedy rather than triumph. The castle walls likely echoed with the chaos of Yorkist ambition even before his birth, shaping a man caught between family duty and royal danger.
Why this person is known: Third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English Kings Edward IV and Richard III (1449-1478)
- Birthplace
- Dublin Castle
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Photo: Lucas Cornelisz de Kock (1495-1552) · Public domain