Name:
Edward V, King of England
Relationship to Living Bennett :
Change 11th cousin 20 times removed
Henry I Beauclerc (King of England 1100-1135) -> Robert "The King s Son" Caen -> Maud Fitzrobert De Caen -> Hugh "Of Kevelioc" Meschines -> Mabel Of Chester -> Isabel D Aubigny -> John Fitzalan -> Matilda De Arundel -> Thomas CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Roger CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Peter CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Robert Corbet -> Andrew Corbet -> Vincent Corbet -> Margaret CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Elizabeth CORBET -> Thomas Clive -> Richard Clive -> Robert Clive -> Edward Clive -> Edward Clive -> Robert Charles Herbert -> Edward William Herbert -> Dorothy Marguerite Elizabeth Herbert -> Helen Beatrice Margaret Trefusis -> Living Whitbread -> Living Bennett
Henry I Beauclerc (King of England 1100-1135) -> (Matilda) MAUD -> Henry II PLANTAGENET -> John I [O8] PLANTAGENET -> HENRY III [SB19] Plantagenet -> EDWARD I [Sb20] Plantagenet -> EDWARD II [O11; SB21; Y1] Plantagenet -> Edward III, King of England -> John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster -> Joan de Beaufort -> Cecily de Neville -> Edward IV, King of England -> Edward V, King of England
Remarks:
BIOGRAPHICAL: Because of a power struggle between his paternal uncle Richard, and his maternal uncle Anthony Woodville, both Edward and his brother Richard were confined in the Tower of London shortly after their father's death in April 1483 by Richard. The Croyland Chronicle stated, "A rumour was spread that the sons of King Edward had died a violent death, but it was uncertain how".
REIGNED: Because the duke of Gloucester had him and his younger brother declared bastards and usurped the throne as Richard II in June 1483, it is reasonable to suppose that he had them assassinated. No circumstantial evidence exists, however. The belief that Richard instigated their murder was advanced by Tudor historians.
(Medical):While it is impossible to state with certainty who ordered the murder of Edward V and his brother, it can be seen that they were not seen alive again.