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|birth_date=November 2, 1470

|birth_date=November 2, 1470

|birth_place=Westminster, England

|birth_place=Westminster, England

|death_date=aft. June 25, 1483

|death_date=1483

|death_place=Tower of London

|death_place=Tower of London

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'''Edward V''' (2nd November 1470 - 1483), uncrowned [[king]] of [[England]] (1483) was twelve when his father, [[Edward IV]], died in April.

'''Edward V''' (1470 - c. 1483), uncrowned [[king]] of [[England]] (1483) was twelve when his father, [[Edward IV]], died in April.

The young [[Prince of Wales]] immediately left [[Ludlow]] Castle in Shropshire, where he had been under the protection of his maternal uncle, to travel to [[London]] for the proclamation of his ascension. He and his retinue were waylaid on the road by supporters of his paternal uncle, Richard of Gloucester, and put into the hands of the bishop of [[London]]. In May he was transferred to the [[Tower of London]] as preparations were being made for his coronation. In June, he was joined by his younger brother, Richard, and they occasionally were seen in the gardens together. By the end of that summer, however, both boys had disappeared and were never seen again.

The young [[Prince of Wales]] immediately left [[Ludlow]] Castle in Shropshire, where he had been under the protection of his maternal uncle, to travel to [[London]] for the proclamation of his ascension. He and his retinue were waylaid on the road by supporters of his paternal uncle, Richard of Gloucester, and put into the hands of the bishop of [[London]]. In May he was transferred to the [[Tower of London]] as preparations were being made for his coronation. In June, he was joined by his younger brother, Richard, and they occasionally were seen in the gardens together. By the end of that summer, however, both boys had disappeared and were never seen again.