de Neville, Richard 1a 2

Birth Name de Neville, Richard
Gender male
Age at Death 61 years, 11 months, 29 days

Narrative

Neville, Richard, Earl of Salisbury (1400-1460), English soldier, who supported the Yorkist side during the Wars of the Roses. Neville was the son of Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmorland. In 1425 Neville married Alice, the only daughter of Thomas Montagu, 4th earl of Salisbury. Upon Montagu’s death in 1428, Neville inherited his holdings and assumed his title.

Neville was warden of both the western and the northern marches and from 1453 to 1455 was chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd duke of York. In 1459 he joined the Yorkists against King Henry VI, a Lancastrian, and participated in the Yorkist victory at Blore Heath in 1459. After the Yorkist defeat at Ludford later in the year, Neville was forced to seek refuge in France.

Neville returned to London in 1460 and after the king's capture at Northampton was made great chamberlain of England. But in December 1460, the night after the attle of Wakefield during which Richard Plantagenet was killed, Neville was captured by the Lancastrians and taken to Pontefract Castle, where he was murdered. His eldest son, Richard Neville, called the Kingmaker, was the 2nd earl of Salisbury in the Neville line and also earl of Warwick by marriage.

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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1400 Raby, England   1b
Death 1461-12-30 Wakefield, England   3

Cause: Execution, beheaded

Age: 61y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Neville, Ralph13641425-10-21
Mother de Beaufort, Joan of Scotland13791440-11-13
    Sister     Neville, Katherine 1397 1477-01-00
    Sister     Neville, Eleanor 1399 1463
         de Neville, Richard 1400 1461-12-30
    Brother     Neville, William about 1406 1463-01-09
    Brother     Neville, George 1410
    Sister     de Neville, Anne 1411 1480-09-20
    Sister     de Neville, Cecily 1415-05-03
    Brother     de Neville, Edward 1417

Families

Family of de Neville, Richard and Montagu, Alice Countess of Salisbury
Married Wife Montagu, Alice Countess of Salisbury ( * 1406 + 1462-12-09 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1421     1c
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Neville, Cecily
Neville, Joan
Neville, Eleanor
Neville, Ralph
Neville, Robert
Neville, Margaret
Neville, Richard1428-11-22
Neville, Thomas14301460-12-30
Neville, John1431
Neville, Alice14311503-11-22
Neville, George1433
Neville, Catherine1442

Source References

  1. David Meier: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I5781 Royals, Rebels, Presidents, Paupers, Thinkers, and Thieves
      • Source text:

        ID: I5781
        Name: Richard Neville
        Given Name: Richard
        Surname: Neville
        Suffix: 1st Earl of Salisbury
        Sex: M
        _UID: 88072AFA5118D811BE490080C8C142CC23E6
        Change Date: 6 Feb 2004
        Note:
        Neville, Richard, Earl of Salisbury (1400-1460), English soldier, who supported the Yorkist side during the Wars of the Roses. Neville was the son of Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmorland. In 1425 Neville married Alice, the only daughter of Thomas Montagu, 4th earl of Salisbury. Upon Montagu’s death in 1428, Neville inherited his holdings and assumed his title.

        Neville was warden of both the western and the northern marches and from 1453 to 1455 was chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd duke of York. In 1459 he joined the Yorkists against King Henry VI, a Lancastrian, and participated in the Yorkist victory at Blore Heath in 1459. After the Yorkist defeat at Ludford later in the year, Neville was forced to seek refuge in France.

        Neville returned to London in 1460 and after the king's capture at Northampton was made great chamberlain of England. But in December 1460, the night after the attle of Wakefield during which Richard Plantagenet was killed, Neville was captured by the Lancastrians and taken to Pontefract Castle, where he was murdered. His eldest son, Richard Neville, called the Kingmaker, was the 2nd earl of Salisbury in the Neville line and also earl of Warwick by marriage.

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        Birth: 1400
        Death: of beheaded 30 DEC 1461 in Wakefield, England

        Father: Ralph Neville b: ABT 1364 in Raby Castle, Durham, England
        Mother: Joan de Beaufort b: ABT 1379 in Beaufort, Anjou, France

        Marriage 1 Alice Montagu b: 1406
        Married: AFT 1421
        Children
        Joan Neville
        Cecily Neville
        Alice Neville b: 1431
        Richard Neville b: 22 NOV 1428
        Thomas Neville
        John Neville b: 1431
        George Neville b: 1433
        Eleanor Neville
        Catherine Neville b: 1442
        Ralph Neville b: infant
        Robert Neville b: infant
        Margaret Neville

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      • Source text:

        ID: I5781
        Name: Richard Neville
        Given Name: Richard
        Surname: Neville
        Suffix: 1st Earl of Salisbury
        Sex: M
        _UID: 88072AFA5118D811BE490080C8C142CC23E6
        Change Date: 6 Feb 2004
        Note:
        Neville, Richard, Earl of Salisbury (1400-1460), English soldier, who supported the Yorkist side during the Wars of the Roses. Neville was the son of Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmorland. In 1425 Neville married Alice, the only daughter of Thomas Montagu, 4th earl of Salisbury. Upon Montagu’s death in 1428, Neville inherited his holdings and assumed his title.

        Neville was warden of both the western and the northern marches and from 1453 to 1455 was chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd duke of York. In 1459 he joined the Yorkists against King Henry VI, a Lancastrian, and participated in the Yorkist victory at Blore Heath in 1459. After the Yorkist defeat at Ludford later in the year, Neville was forced to seek refuge in France.

        Neville returned to London in 1460 and after the king's capture at Northampton was made great chamberlain of England. But in December 1460, the night after the attle of Wakefield during which Richard Plantagenet was killed, Neville was captured by the Lancastrians and taken to Pontefract Castle, where he was murdered. His eldest son, Richard Neville, called the Kingmaker, was the 2nd earl of Salisbury in the Neville line and also earl of Warwick by marriage.

        © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

        Birth: 1400
        Death: of beheaded 30 DEC 1461 in Wakefield, England

        Father: Ralph Neville b: ABT 1364 in Raby Castle, Durham, England
        Mother: Joan de Beaufort b: ABT 1379 in Beaufort, Anjou, France

        Marriage 1 Alice Montagu b: 1406
        Married: AFT 1421
        Children
        Joan Neville
        Cecily Neville
        Alice Neville b: 1431
        Richard Neville b: 22 NOV 1428
        Thomas Neville
        John Neville b: 1431
        George Neville b: 1433
        Eleanor Neville
        Catherine Neville b: 1442
        Ralph Neville b: infant
        Robert Neville b: infant
        Margaret Neville

      • Citation:

        redandblue4@verizon.net

      • Source text:

        ID: I5781
        Name: Richard Neville
        Given Name: Richard
        Surname: Neville
        Suffix: 1st Earl of Salisbury
        Sex: M
        _UID: 88072AFA5118D811BE490080C8C142CC23E6
        Change Date: 6 Feb 2004
        Note:
        Neville, Richard, Earl of Salisbury (1400-1460), English soldier, who supported the Yorkist side during the Wars of the Roses. Neville was the son of Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmorland. In 1425 Neville married Alice, the only daughter of Thomas Montagu, 4th earl of Salisbury. Upon Montagu’s death in 1428, Neville inherited his holdings and assumed his title.

        Neville was warden of both the western and the northern marches and from 1453 to 1455 was chancellor during the protectorate of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd duke of York. In 1459 he joined the Yorkists against King Henry VI, a Lancastrian, and participated in the Yorkist victory at Blore Heath in 1459. After the Yorkist defeat at Ludford later in the year, Neville was forced to seek refuge in France.

        Neville returned to London in 1460 and after the king's capture at Northampton was made great chamberlain of England. But in December 1460, the night after the attle of Wakefield during which Richard Plantagenet was killed, Neville was captured by the Lancastrians and taken to Pontefract Castle, where he was murdered. His eldest son, Richard Neville, called the Kingmaker, was the 2nd earl of Salisbury in the Neville line and also earl of Warwick by marriage.

        © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

        Birth: 1400
        Death: of beheaded 30 DEC 1461 in Wakefield, England

        Father: Ralph Neville b: ABT 1364 in Raby Castle, Durham, England
        Mother: Joan de Beaufort b: ABT 1379 in Beaufort, Anjou, France

        Marriage 1 Alice Montagu b: 1406
        Married: AFT 1421
        Children
        Joan Neville
        Cecily Neville
        Alice Neville b: 1431
        Richard Neville b: 22 NOV 1428
        Thomas Neville
        John Neville b: 1431
        George Neville b: 1433
        Eleanor Neville
        Catherine Neville b: 1442
        Ralph Neville b: infant
        Robert Neville b: infant
        Margaret Neville

      • Citation:

        redandblue4@verizon.net

  2. David Meier: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I21060&style=TABLE Royals, Rebels, Presidents, Paupers, Thinkers, and Thieves
  3. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I21060&style=TABLE