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

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons of the Royal couple who lived to adulthood....
 and Isabella of Castile
Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York

Infanta Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York was a daughter ofKing Peter of Castile and Mar?a de Padilla. She was a younger sister of Infanta Constance of Castile....
.

His paternal grandparents were Edward III of England
Edward III of England

Edward III was one of the most successful List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Englands of the Britain in the Middle Ages. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II of England, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into the most efficient military power in Europe....
 and Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault

Philippa of Hainault was the Queen consort of Edward III of England....
. His maternal grandparents were Peter of Castile and Marķa de Padilla
Marķa de Padilla

Mar?a D?az de Padilla was the mistress of Peter of Castile, King of Crown of Castile, whom she married in secret in 1353.She was a Castilian noblewoman....
. He was born at Conisburgh Castle in Yorkshire
Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
, and was confirmed in the Earldom of Cambridge
Earl of Cambridge

The title of Earl of Cambridge was created several times in the Peerage of Peerage of England, and since 1362 the title has been closely associated with the British Royal Family ....
, which had been resigned by his brother, in 1414.

Marriage
In about 1406, he married his cousin, Anne Mortimer, also a descendant of Edward III (his great great granddaughter), through his son Lionel of Antwerp.






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

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons of the Royal couple who lived to adulthood....
 and Isabella of Castile
Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York

Infanta Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York was a daughter ofKing Peter of Castile and Mar?a de Padilla. She was a younger sister of Infanta Constance of Castile....
.

His paternal grandparents were Edward III of England
Edward III of England

Edward III was one of the most successful List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Englands of the Britain in the Middle Ages. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II of England, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into the most efficient military power in Europe....
 and Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault

Philippa of Hainault was the Queen consort of Edward III of England....
. His maternal grandparents were Peter of Castile and Marķa de Padilla
Marķa de Padilla

Mar?a D?az de Padilla was the mistress of Peter of Castile, King of Crown of Castile, whom she married in secret in 1353.She was a Castilian noblewoman....
. He was born at Conisburgh Castle in Yorkshire
Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
, and was confirmed in the Earldom of Cambridge
Earl of Cambridge

The title of Earl of Cambridge was created several times in the Peerage of Peerage of England, and since 1362 the title has been closely associated with the British Royal Family ....
, which had been resigned by his brother, in 1414.

Marriage


In about 1406, he married his cousin, Anne Mortimer, also a descendant of Edward III (his great great granddaughter), through his son Lionel of Antwerp. A papal dispensation was dated for 28 May 1406, making it most likely that the marriage took place in May or June. It was through her that the Yorkist faction in the Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of House of Lancaster and House of York....
 claimed the throne. Their marriage produced a daughter, Isabel Plantagenet
Isabel Plantagenet

Isabel Plantagenet was the only daughter of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer. She was an older sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and, like him, simultaneously a great-grandchild and a great-great-great grandchild of Edward III....
, and a son, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York was a member of the English royal family, who served in senior positions in France at the end of the Hundred Years' War, and in England during Henry VI of England's madness....
. The latter eventually laid claim to the throne, starting the Wars of the Roses.

Later life


It is believed that Anne died giving birth to Richard. Following Anne's death, Cambridge married Matilda Clifford. In the year of Richard's execution 1415, a daughter was born to both Richard and Matilda, her name was Alice Plantagenet. Alice married Sir Thomas Musgrave circa 1435. Alice, daughter of Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge by Maud (Matilda) daughter of Thomas Lord Clifford, with whom Richard Plantagenet, 4th Earl of Cambridge, 3rd Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Prince of Wales(slain at the Battle of Wakefield 1460), gave in marriage to Sir Thomas Musgrave the manors of Crosby and Morton in Westmorland. (Collectanea Musgraviana, Appendix IV, page 297)

Death


He was discovered to be one of the fomentors of the Southampton Plot
Southampton Plot

The Southampton Plot of 1415 was a conspiracy against Henry V of England, aimed at replacing him with Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March. The three ringleaders were Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, Mortimer's brother-in-law, Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham , and Sir Thomas Grey ....
 against King Henry V
Henry V of England

Henry V was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422....
 immediately prior to departure on the French campaign. (His elder brother, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York
Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York

Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York and 1st Duke of Aumale , was a member of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom who died at the Battle of Agincourt....
, would die at the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt

The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a much larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday 25 October 1415 ...
, less than three months later.) He was stripped of all his titles and estates and was executed on 5 August 1415 at Southampton
Southampton

Southampton is the largest City status in the United Kingdom in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England, and is sited around 100 km south-west of London and 30 km north-west of Portsmouth....
 Green, Hampshire, England; before the fleet set sail on 11 August 1415.

Titles, styles, honours and arms


Arms

Richard bore his father's arms (those of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, each bearing three torteaux gules), differenced by a bordure Leon.