Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
| Richard of Conisburgh | |
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| 3rd Earl of Cambridge | |
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| Earl of Cambridge | |
| Predecessor | Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York |
| Born | c. 20 July 1375 Conisburgh Castle, Yorkshire |
| Died | 5 August 1415 (aged 40) Southampton, Hampshire |
| Spouse |
Anne de Mortimer (m. 1408–11; her death) Maud Clifford (m. after 1411-15; his death) |
| Issue |
Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex Henry of York Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York |
| House | York |
| Father | Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York |
| Mother | Isabella of Castile |
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (c. 20 July 1375 – 5 August 1415) was the second son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Isabella of Castile. At the age of forty, he was beheaded for his part in the Southampton Plot, a conspiracy against King Henry V. He was the father of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and the grandfather of King Edward IV and King Richard III.
Richard was born about 20 July 1375 at Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, the second son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and his first wife, Isabella of Castille. On his father's side, he was the grandson of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, and on his mother's side, the grandson of Peter the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon, and his favourite mistress, María de Padilla (d.1361). His godfather was King Richard II. Richard was two years younger than his brother, Edward. There is no record of his birth or baptism and others put his birth in 1385. Richard II was in York on 20 July 1385, and in 1375 the future king was only eight years old; it was unlikely he would have been a godfather at that age, and with his father still alive.
Strangely, Richard received no lands from his father and was mentioned neither in his father's will nor his brother's will. This circumstance has been taken by G.L. Harriss as an indication that Richard's father and brother did not recognize him as a full blood relative, and that he may have been the child of an illicit liaison between his mother and John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter.
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