What title did Richard Plantagenets father have?
Also named Richard Plantagenet, he was executed under Henry V for trying to replace him with Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March.Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Earl of Cambridge. Edmund was the next in line to the throne of England when Richard II was overthrown by Henry IV. Although extremely young, he was considered a threat and put in prison, where he ended up dying, even though he survived both Henry IV and his son, Henry V. Edmund’s sister, Anne, was married to the Earl of Cambridge.
