Edward V of England
Edward V (2 November 1470 – c. mid-1483) was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483. He succeeded his father, Edward IV, upon the latter's death. Edward V was never crowned, and his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester, who deposed him to reign as King Richard III; this was confirmed by the Act entitled Titulus Regius, which denounced any further claims through his father's heirs.
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Depiction of Edward as Prince of Wales in the Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers, 1477 | |
| King of England | |
| Reign | 9 April 1483 – 25 June 1483 |
| Predecessor | Edward IV |
| Successor | Richard III |
| Lord Protector | Richard, Duke of Gloucester |
| Born | 2 November 1470 Westminster, London, England |
| Died | c. mid-1483 (aged 12) |
| House | York |
| Father | Edward IV of England |
| Mother | Elizabeth Woodville |
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Edward V and his younger brother Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, were the Princes in the Tower who disappeared after being sent to heavily guarded royal lodgings in the Tower of London. Responsibility for their deaths is widely attributed to Richard III, but the lack of solid evidence and conflicting contemporary accounts allow for other possibilities.