# Edmund, Earl of Rutland — Henry VI, Part III character guide

> Edmund, Earl of Rutland in Henry VI, Part III by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rutland, sweet young Rutland, young Rutland

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

Young Yorkist prince murdered by Clifford after the Battle of Wakefield.

## In the story

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-i-scene-iii)

Young Rutland pleads for his life but is brutally killed by Clifford.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

Mentioned as the young brother slain by Clifford, his blood used to mock York.

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