Richard, Earl Of Cambridge

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (c. 1375 – 5 August 1415 ) was the younger son of Edmund Of Langley, 1st Duke Of York and Isabella Of Castile, Duchess Of York .

His paternal grandparents were Edward III Of England and Philippa Of Hainault . His maternal grandparents were Pedro Of Castile and María De Padilla .

He was born at Conisburgh Castle in Yorkshire , and was confirmed in the Earldom Of Cambridge , which had been resigned by his brother, in 1414 . In 1406 , he married Anne Mortimer , also a descendant of Edward III, through his son Lionel Of Antwerp . It was through her that the Yorkist faction in the Wars Of The Roses claimed the throne. Their marriage produced a daughter, Isabel Plantagenet , and a son, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke Of York .

Following Anne's death, Cambridge married Matilda Clifford, but they were probably married a very short time before he was discovered fomenting the Southampton Plot against King Henry V immediately prior to departure on the French campaign. (His elder brother, Edward Of Norwich, 2nd Duke Of York , would die at the Battle Of Agincourt , less than three months later.) He was stripped of all his titles and estates and was executed at Southampton before the fleet set sail.

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