Perkin Warbeck

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Personal and Family Information

Perkin was born in 1474, the son of unknown parents. The place is not known.

He died on 23 NOV 1499. The place is not known.

His wife was Catherine Gordon. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 1474
Death 23 NOV 1499
Cause: executed

Notes

Note 1

pretender to the English Crown

Note 2

Son of Jehan de Werbecque and Katherine de Faro

Note 3

He became famous in the reign of Henry VII through his claim to be Richard of York, the young son of Edward IV who disappeared. According to theories current in his lifetime, he might have been an illegitimate son of Edward IV, or perhaps of Edward's sister Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy by the Bishop of Cambrai.