Father Edward IV of England Mother Elizabeth Woodville | Name George 1st House House of York | |
Born March 1477
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England ( 1477-03-00 ) Burial St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Died March 1479, Windsor Castle, Windsor, United Kingdom Parents Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV of England Grandparents Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Cousins Margaret Pole - Countess, Edward Stafford - 3rd Duke, Edward Plantagenet - 17th Earl, John de la Pole - 1st Earl of Li, Edward of Middleham - Prince of Similar People Edward IV of England, Bridget of York, Elizabeth Woodville, Catherine of York, Cecily of York | ||
George of York, 1st Duke of Bedford (March 1477 – March 1479) was the eighth child and third son of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.
He was a younger brother of Elizabeth of York, Mary of York, Cecily of York, Edward V of England, Margaret Plantagenet, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York and Anne of York. He was also an older brother of Catherine of York and Bridget of York.
He was born in Windsor Castle in March 1477, and was created Duke of Bedford in infancy, probably in 1478, after the former holder of the title, George Neville, was deprived of the title by act of Parliament, ostensibly for lack of money to maintain the style of a duke. He was appointed the lord lieutenant of Ireland in 1478, one of a series of nominal and largely absent lieutenants.
George died aged two. This is considered likely to have been due to an outbreak of bubonic plague. He was buried in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on March 22, 1479.