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Richard Plantagenet, of Shrewsbury, _fifth_ duke of York, son of Edward IV., was murdered in the tower while young, with his elder brother, Edward V., by order of their uncle, the duke of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III.

Henry Tudor, _sixth_ duke of York, was so created by his father Henry VII., whom he succeeded as king, under the title of Henry VIII., and stained our annals with heartless crimes.

Charles Stuart, _seventh_ duke of York, was second son of James I., by whom he was created to that title in 1604, and whom he succeeded in the throne as Charles I.