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Edmund Mortimer, the 5th Earl of March, was the brother of Richard 3rd Duke of York's mother Anne, and was also seen by some as the rightful King of England. He died in 1425 aged 33 without issue, thus transferring his claim to the throne to his nephew Richard and the House of York, something that contributed to the War of the Roses.

What happens if he does not die in 1425, and survives into the 1450s, would he be considered a rival to Henry VI? Would he form part of a regency council? Furthermore, what might happen if he has children with his wife Anne Stafford?
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