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Who was Richard of York's strongest claim to the throne through?

  • Lionel of Antwerp

  • John of Gaunt

  • Edmund of Langley

  • Henry IV

Answer

Lionel of Antwerp, the second surviving son of King Edward III, was Richard of York's strongest claim to the throne. Through Lionel's daughter Philippa, Richard descended from Edward III's second son, while the reigning Lancastrian kings descended from his third son, John of Gaunt.
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