Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York


Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, KG , was the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, by his first wife Isabella of Castile, and the grandson of King Edward III. He held significant appointments during the reigns of the monarchs Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V, and is also known for his translation of the hunting treatise The Master of Game. He was slain at the Battle of Agincourt, one of the principal military engagements of the Hundred Years War against France, in 1415.

Edward of Langley was born c. 1373, likely at Langley, now Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and his first wife, Isabella of Castile, a daughter of Peter the Cruel and his favourite mistress, Maria de Padilla. He had a sister Constance and a younger brother Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge.

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