Though his twelve-year-old son was due to succeed him, Edward's younger brother Richard III declared his nephews illegitimate due to their father's secret marriage.
Obwohl sein zwölfjähriger Sohn die Nachfolge antreten sollte, erklärte Eduards jüngerer Bruder,  Richard III., seine Neffen für unehelich, weil ihr Vater heimlich geheiratet hatte.