Margaret Madryn

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Owen.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageMargaret Madryn married Edward Owen, son of David Lloyd Owen.

Child of Margaret Madryn and Edward Owen

Margaret De Everingham

F, b. 1331, d. 1375
Father*Adam De Everingham b. 1307, d. 1388
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Hastings.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageMargaret De Everingham married Hugh de Hastings.
Birth1331Margaret De Everingham was born in 1331.
She was the daughter of Adam De Everingham.
Death1375Margaret De Everingham died in 1375.

Child of Margaret De Everingham and Hugh de Hastings

Hugh de Hastings

M, d. 1386
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Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationHugh de Hastings was also known as de Hastings.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageHugh de Hastings married Margaret De Everingham, daughter of Adam De Everingham.
MarriageHugh de Hastings married Anne Despenser, daughter of Edward le Despenser and Elizabeth de Burghersh.
Death1386Hugh de Hastings died in 1386.

Child of Hugh de Hastings and Margaret De Everingham

Adam De Everingham

M, b. 1307, d. 1388
Father*(?) De Everingham
Mother*Clarice De La Warre b. 1285, d. 1308
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Birth1307Adam De Everingham was born in 1307.
He was the son of (?) De Everingham and Clarice De La Warre.
Death1388Adam De Everingham died in 1388.

Child of Adam De Everingham

Clarice De La Warre

F, b. 1285, d. 1308
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was De Everingham.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageClarice De La Warre married (?) De Everingham.
Birth1285Clarice De La Warre was born in 1285.
Death1308She died in 1308.

Child of Clarice De La Warre and (?) De Everingham

(?) De Everingham

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Marriage(?) De Everingham married Clarice De La Warre.

Child of (?) De Everingham and Clarice De La Warre

Henry Brandon

M, b. 11 March 1516, d. 1522
Father*Charles Brandon b. 1484, d. 24 Aug 1545
Mother*Mary Tudor b. 18 Mar 1496, d. 25 Jun 1533
Life EventDateDescription
Birth11 March 1516Henry Brandon was born on 11 March 1516.
He was the son of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor.
Death1522Henry Brandon died in 1522.

Lady Eleanor Brandon

F, b. 1519, d. 27 September 1547
Father*Charles Brandon b. 1484, d. 24 Aug 1545
Mother*Mary Tudor b. 18 Mar 1496, d. 25 Jun 1533
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Clifford.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1519Lady Eleanor Brandon was born in 1519.
She was the daughter of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor.
Death27 September 1547Lady Eleanor Brandon died on 27 September 1547.

Henry Brandon

M, b. circa 1523, d. 1 March 1534
Father*Charles Brandon b. 1484, d. 24 Aug 1545
Mother*Mary Tudor b. 18 Mar 1496, d. 25 Jun 1533
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1523Henry Brandon was born circa 1523.
He was the son of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor.
Death1 March 1534Henry Brandon died on 1 March 1534.
DateLocationDescription
1st Earl of Lincoln.

Sir Richard Wingfield

M, b. circa 1456, d. 22 July 1525
Father*Sir John Wingfield b. 1428, d. 10 May 1481
Mother*Elizabeth Fitzlewis b. 1431, d. 1500
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1456Sir Richard Wingfield was born circa 1456.
He was the son of Sir John Wingfield and Elizabeth Fitzlewis.
Marriageafter 1495Sir Richard Wingfield married Catherine Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, after 1495.
Marriageafter 1509Sir Richard Wingfield married Bridget Wiltshire, daughter of John Wiltshire and Isabella Clothall, after 1509.
Death22 July 1525Sir Richard Wingfield died on 22 July 1525.
DateLocationDescription
Sir Richard Wingfield (c. 1456 – 22 July 1525) was an influential courtier and diplomat in the early years of the Tudor dynasty of England.

He was born at Letheringham, Suffolk to Sir John Wingfield (c. 1428 – 10 May 1481) and his wife Elizabeth FitzLewis (c. 1431-1497). He was one of twelve or thirteen sons. His paternal grandparents were Sir Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Gousell. He was one of the major landowners in Huntingdonshire and lived at Kimbolton Castle.

Wingfield became a courtier during the reign of Henry VII of England. He married Catherine Woodville sometime after 1495. She was daughter to Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, sister to Elizabeth Woodville, sister-in-law to Edward IV of England and widow of both Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford. The marriage made him an uncle-by-marriage to Queen consort Elizabeth of York and her husband Henry VII.

He was made Lord Deputy of Calais in 1511. With Sir Edward Poynings and others he was sent in 1512 to arrange a Holy League between Pope Julius II, the English king and other European sovereigns.

In 1514, Wingfield was sent to the Netherlands in order to attempt the arrangement of a marriage between Archduke Charles of Austria and Princess Mary Tudor of England, to secure a dynastic alliance between the Tudors and the rising Habsburgs. But Wingfield's mission failed, and Mary Tudor was married to Louis XII of France in 1514. Wingfield was also occupied in discharging his duties at Calais, but in 1519 he resigned his post there and returned to England.

In 1520, Wingfield was appointed ambassador to the court of Francis I of France. He is known to have helped in the arranging the meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. He twice visited Emperor Charles V in 1521 in an effort to convince him against declaring war on Francis I.

Henry VIII created him a Knight of the Garter in 1522. The future Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor was the only other Knight created during that year. Wingfield was made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1524. For his services Wingfield was granted lands throughout the Kingdom of England, notably Kimbolton Castle which was further expanded by him.

While on an errand to the Spanish court, Wingfield died at Toledo on 22 July 1525. He is buried at St John de Pois in that city. His widow was later married first to Sir Nicholas Harvey of Ickworth and secondly to Sir Robert Tyrwhitt of Kettleby.

His first wife Catherine died about 1509, and Wingfield was a widower for some time. He married in about 1513, his second wife, Bridget Wiltshire, daughter and heiress of Sir John Wiltshire of Stone Castle and Isabella Clothall. They were parents to ten children.1

Child of Sir Richard Wingfield and Bridget Wiltshire

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Wingfield

Richard Woodville

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Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRichard Woodville was also known as Wydeville.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRichard Woodville married Jacquetta of Luxembourg, daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg and Margaret de Baux.
DateLocationDescription
1st Earl Rivers.

Children of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxembourg

Jacquetta of Luxembourg

F, b. circa 1416, d. 30 May 1472
Father*Peter I of Luxembourg b. 1390, d. 31 Aug 1433
Mother*Margaret de Baux b. 1394, d. 15 Nov 1469
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Woodville.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageJacquetta of Luxembourg married Richard Woodville.
Birthcirca 1416Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born circa 1416.
She was the daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg and Margaret de Baux.
Death30 May 1472Jacquetta of Luxembourg died on 30 May 1472.
DateLocationDescription
Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415/1416 – 30 May 1472) was the elder daughter of Peter I, Count of St Pol, Conversano and Brienne and his wife Margaret de Baux (Margherita del Balzo of Andria). She was the mother of Elizabeth Woodville, queen to King Edward IV of England.

Her father Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol was also the hereditary Count of Brienne from 1397 to his death in 1433.

Peter had succeeded his father John, Lord of Beauvoir and mother Marguerite of Enghien. They had co-reigned as Count and Countess of Brienne from 1394 to her death in 1397.

John was a fourth-generation descendant of Waleran I of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny, second son of Henry V of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar. This cadet line of the House of Luxembourg reigned in Ligny-en-Barrois.

Her mother Margaret de Baux was a daughter of Francois de Baux, Duke of Andria and Sueva Orsini. Sueva was a daughter of Nicola Orsini, Count of Nola (27 August 1331 – 14 February 1399) and Jeanne de Sabran.

Nicola Orsini was a son of Roberto Orsini, Count of Nola (1295-1345) and Sibilla del Balzo. Sibilla was a daughter of Hugh de Baux, Great Seneschal of the Kingdom of Naples.

Roberto Orsini was a son of Romano Orsini, Royal Vicar of Rome and Anastasia de Montfort. Anastasia was the oldest daughter and heiress of Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola and Margherita Aldobrandeschi.

Guy de Montfort was a son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England. Eleanor was the youngest child of John of England and his Queen consort Isabella of Angoulême.

Jacquetta herself was an eighth-generation descendant of John and thus distantly related to the Kings of England descending from him.

On 22 April 1433 at 17 years of age, Jacquetta married John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford at Therouenne. The Duke was the third son of King Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun.

Jacquetta was a cousin of Sigismund of Luxembourg, the reigning Holy Roman Emperor, and King of Bohemia and Hungary. The marriage was meant to strengthen the ties of the Kingdom of England with the Holy Roman Empire and to increase English influence in the affairs of Continental Europe.

The marriage was childless and the Duke died on 15 September 1435 at Rouen.

Sir Richard Woodville, son of Sir Richard Wydevill who had served as the late Duke's chamberlain, was commissioned by Henry VI of England to bring the young widow to England. During the journey, the couple fell in love and married in secret (before 23 March 1436/1437), without seeking the king's permission. Enraged, Henry VI refused to see them but was mollified by the payment of a fine. The marriage was long and very fruitful: Jacquetta and Richard had sixteen children, including the future Queen Elizabeth.

By the mid-1440s, the Woodvilles were in ascendancy. Jacquetta was related to both the King and Queen Margaret. Her sister, Isabelle de Saint Pol, married Queen Margaret's brother while Jacquetta was the widow of Henry VI's uncle. As royalty, she outranked all ladies at Court with the exception of the Queen. As a personal favourite and close relative of the Queen, she also enjoyed special privileges and influence at court. Margaret influenced Henry to create Richard Woodville Baron Rivers in 1448, and he was a prominent partisan of the House of Lancaster as the Wars of the Roses began.1

Children of Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Richard Woodville

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquetta_of_Luxembourg

Elizabeth Woodville

F, b. circa 1437, d. 8 June 1492
Father*Richard Woodville
Mother*Jacquetta of Luxembourg b. c 1416, d. 30 May 1472
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Grey.
Name VariationElizabeth Woodville was also known as Wydeville.
Married NameHer married name was of Lancaster.
Married Name1 May 1464As of 1 May 1464,her married name was of England.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageElizabeth Woodville married Sir John Grey of Groby.
Birthcirca 1437Elizabeth Woodville was born circa 1437.
She was the daughter of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.
Marriage1 May 1464Elizabeth Woodville married King Edward IV of England, son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville, on 1 May 1464.
Death8 June 1492Elizabeth Woodville died on 8 June 1492.
DateLocationDescription
Queen consort of Edward IV, King of England, from 1464 until his death in 1483.

Child of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV of England

Sir John Grey of Groby

M, d. 1461
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageSir John Grey of Groby married Elizabeth Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.
Death1461Sir John Grey of Groby died in 1461 at at the Second Battle of St Albans.

King Edward IV of England

M, b. 28 April 1442, d. 9 April 1483
Father*Richard of York b. 21 Sep 1411, d. 30 Dec 1460
Mother*Cecily Neville b. 1415, d. 1495
Edward IV of England
Life EventDateDescription
Birth28 April 1442King Edward IV of England was born on 28 April 1442.
He was the son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville.
Marriage1 May 1464King Edward IV of England married Elizabeth Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, on 1 May 1464.
Death9 April 1483King Edward IV of England died on 9 April 1483 at age 40.

Child of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville

Richard of York

M, b. 21 September 1411, d. 30 December 1460
Father*Richard of England b. 1376, d. 5 Aug 1415
Mother*Anne Mortimer
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Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRichard of York was also known as Plantagenet.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRichard of York married Cecily Neville, daughter of Sir Ralph Neville and Joan Beaufort.
Birth21 September 1411Richard of York was born on 21 September 1411.
He was the son of Richard of England and Anne Mortimer.
Death30 December 1460Richard of York died on 30 December 1460 at age 49.
DateLocationDescription
3rd Duke of York.
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (21 September, 1411 – 30 December, 1460) was a leading English magnate, descended from King Edward III. He inherited great estates, and served in various offices of state in France at the end of the Hundred Years' War, and in England, ultimately governing the country as Lord Protector during Henry VI's madness. His conflicts with Henry's queen, Margaret of Anjou, and other members of Henry's court were a leading factor in the political upheaval of mid-fifteenth-century England, and a major cause of the Wars of the Roses. Richard eventually attempted to claim the throne but was dissuaded, although it was agreed that he would become King on Henry's death. Within a few weeks of securing this agreement, he died in battle.

Although Richard never became king, he was the father of Edward IV and Richard III.

He was the second child of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne Mortimer. Anne was the senior heiress of Lionel of Antwerp, the second surviving son of Edward III; this arguably gave her and her family a superior claim to the throne over that of the House of Lancaster. Anne died giving birth to Richard. He was a younger brother of Isabel Plantagenet.

His paternal grandparents were Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (the fourth son of Edward III to survive infancy) and Isabella of Castile. His maternal grandparents were Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March and Alianore Holland.

His father was executed for his part in the Southampton Plot against Henry V on 5 August, 1415, and attainted. Richard therefore inherited neither lands nor title from his father. However his paternal uncle Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, who was killed at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October, 1415, was childless and Richard was his closest male relative.

After some hesitation Henry V allowed Richard to inherit the title and (at his majority) the lands of the Duchy of York. The lesser title and (in due course) greater estates of the Earldom of March also became his on the death of his maternal uncle Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, on 19 January, 1425. The reason for Henry's hesitation was that Edmund Mortimer had been proclaimed several times to have a stronger claim to the throne than Henry's father, Henry IV of England, by factions rebelling against him. However, during his lifetime, Mortimer remained a faithful supporter of the House of Lancaster.

Richard of York already had the Mortimer and Cambridge claims to the English throne; once he inherited the March, he also became the wealthiest and most powerful noble in England, second only to the King himself.

Within a few weeks of Richard of York's death, his eldest surviving son was acclaimed King Edward IV, and finally established the House of York on the throne following a decisive victory over the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton. After an occasionally tumultuous reign, he died in 1483 and York's youngest son succeeded him as Richard III.

Richard of York's grandchildren included Edward V and Elizabeth of York. Elizabeth married Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty and became the mother of Henry VIII, Margaret Tudor and Mary Tudor. All subsequent English monarchs have been descendants of Elizabeth of York.1

Children of Richard of York and Cecily Neville

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard,_3rd_Duke_of_York.

Cecily Neville

F, b. 1415, d. 1495
Father*Sir Ralph Neville b. c 1364, d. 21 Oct 1425
Mother*Joan Beaufort b. c 1379, d. 13 Nov 1440
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was of York.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageCecily Neville married Richard of York, son of Richard of England and Anne Mortimer.
Birth1415Cecily Neville was born in 1415.
She was the daughter of Sir Ralph Neville and Joan Beaufort.
Death1495Cecily Neville died in 1495.
DateLocationDescription
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495)[1] was the wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and the mother of two Kings of England: Edward IV and Richard III.

Cecily Neville was a daughter to Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. Her maternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Swynford. John of Gaunt was the third son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

Cecily was called "the Rose of Raby" (because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham, Kingdom of England) and "Proud Cis" because of her pride and a temper that went with it. Historically she is also known for her piety. She herself signed her name "Cecylle".

In 1424, when Cecily was nine years old, she was betrothed by her father to his thirteen year old ward, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York. Ralph Neville died in October 1425, bequeathing the wardship of Richard to his widow, Joan Beaufort. Cecily and Richard were married by October 1429. Their daughter Anne was born in August 1439 in Northamptonshire. When Richard became a king's lieutenant and governor general of France in 1441 and moved to Rouen, Cecily moved with him. Their son Henry was born in February but died soon after.

The future Edward IV was born in Rouen on 28 April 1442 and immediately privately baptised in a small side chapel. He would later be accused of illegitimacy directly by his cousin, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and by his own brother, George, Duke of Clarence; this was probably because George and Warwick were in dispute with Edward and seeking to overthrow him. The claims would later be dismissed. Some modern historians use Edward's date of birth as an evidence of illegitimacy: the Duke had been away in the calculated days of conception and the baby's baptism was a simple and private affair (unlike that of his younger brother, George, which was public and lavish). Although some historians suggest that the baby was prematurely born, there are no surviving records of this. Other historians point out that Cecily's husband could easily, by the military conventions of the time, have returned briefly to Rouen, where Cecily was living at the time. In any case, Richard acknowledged the baby as his own which establishes legal paternity.

Around 1454, when Richard began to resent the influence of Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Cecily spoke with Queen consort Margaret of Anjou on his behalf. When Henry VI suffered a nervous breakdown later in the year, Richard of York established himself as a Protector.

After the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses, Cecily remained at their home, Ludlow Castle, even when Richard fled to Ireland and Continental Europe. At the same time she surreptitiously worked for the cause of the House of York. When a parliament began to debate the fate of the York and his supporters in November 1459, Cecily travelled to London to plead for her husband. One contemporary commentator stated that she had reputedly convinced the king to promise a pardon if the Duke would appear in the parliament in eight days. This failed and Richard's lands were confiscated, but Cecily managed to gain an annual grant of £600 to support her and her children.

After the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Northamptonin July 1460, Cecily moved to London with her children and lived with John Paston. She carried the royal arms before Richard in triumph in London in September. When the Duke of York and his heirs officially recognized as Henry VI's successors in the Act of Accord, Cecily became a queen-in-waiting and even received a copy of the English chronicle from the chronicler John Hardyng.

In the Battle of Wakefield (30 December 1460), the Lancastrians won a decisive victory. The Duke of York, his second son Edmund, Earl of Rutland and Cecily's brother Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury were among the casualties. Cecily sent her two youngest sons, George and Richard to the court of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. This forced Philip to ally with the Yorkists.

Her eldest son Edward successfully continued the fight against the Lancastrians. When Cecily moved to Baynard's Castle in London, it became the Yorkist headquarters and when Edward defeated the Lancastrians, she became an effective Queen Mother.

During the beginning of the Edward's reign, Cecily appeared beside him and maintained her influence. In 1461 she revised her coat of arms to include the royal arms of England, hinting that her husband had been a rightful king. When Edward married Elizabeth Woodville, he built new queen's quarters for her and let his mother to remain in the queen's quarters in which she had been living.

In 1469, her nephew, the Earl of Warwick, father-in-law of her sons George and Richard, rebelled against Edward IV. Warwick also begun to spread rumours that the king was a bastard and that his true father was not the Duke of York but an archer named Blaybourne at Rouen, evidence of which has been assembled.[2]. By some interpretations, that would have meant that Clarence was the rightful king. Warwick had earlier made similar accusations against Margaret of Anjou. Cecily said little about the matter in public, despite the fact that she had been accused of adultery. She visited Sandwich, possibly trying to reconcile the parties. When the rebellion failed the first time, she invited Edward and George to London to reconcile them. Peace did not last long and in the forthcoming war she still tried to make peace between her sons.

Edward IV was briefly overthrown by Warwick and Margaret of Anjou, and for about six months (October 1470 - April 1471) Henry VI was restored to the throne. The breach between Edward and his brother George was apparently never really healed, for George was executed for treason in the Tower of London on 18 February 1478. Edward IV died suddenly on 9 April 1483. After several tumultuous weeks, Cecily's final son, Richard, was crowned Richard III on 6 July 1483, but his reign was brief, as he was defeated and killed on 22 August, 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Thus, by 1485 Cecily's husband and four sons had all died, although two of her daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, still lived. On 18 January 1486, Cecily's granddaughter, Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV, married Henry VII and thus became queen. Cecily devoted herself to religious duties and her reputation for piety comes from this period.

Cecily Neville died in 31 May 1495 and was buried in the tomb with Richard and their son Edmund at Fotheringhay Church, Northamptonshire, with a papal indulgence. All future English monarchs, beginning with Henry VIII, are descendants of Elizabeth of York, and therefore of Cecily Neville.1

Children of Cecily Neville and Richard of York

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecily_Neville

Richard Neville

M, b. 22 November 1428, d. 14 April 1471
Father*Richard Neville b. 1400, d. 31 Dec 1460
Mother*Alice Montagu b. 1407, d. b 9 Dec 1462
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRichard Neville married Lady Anne de Beauchamp, daughter of Richard de Beauchamp and Isabel le Despenser.
Birth22 November 1428Richard Neville was born on 22 November 1428.
He was the son of Richard Neville and Alice Montagu.
Death14 April 1471Richard Neville died on 14 April 1471 at age 42.
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Richard Neville, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury[1] (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander. The son of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, Warwick was the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age, with political connections that went beyond the country's borders. One of the main protagonists in the Wars of the Roses, he was instrumental in the deposition of two kings, a fact which later earned him his epithet of "Kingmaker".

Through fortunes of marriage and inheritance, Warwick emerged in the 1450s at the centre of English politics. Originally a supporter of King Henry VI, a territorial dispute with the Duke of Somerset led him to collaborate with Richard, Duke of York, opposing the king. From this conflict he gained the strategically valuable post of Captain of Calais, a position that benefited him greatly in the years to come. The political conflict later turned into full-scale rebellion, and both York and Warwick's father, Salisbury, fell in battle. York's son, however, later triumphed with Warwick's assistance, and was crowned King Edward IV. Edward initially ruled with Warwick's support, but the two later fell out over foreign policy and the king's choice of partner in marriage. After a failed plot to crown Edward's brother, George, Duke of Clarence, Warwick instead restored Henry VI to the throne. The triumph was short-lived however: on 14 April 1471 Warwick was defeated by Edward at the Battle of Barnet, and killed.

Warwick had no sons. The eldest of his two daughters, Isabel, married George, Duke of Clarence. His youngest daughter Anne – after a short-lived marriage to King Henry's son Edward – married King Edward's younger brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who later became King Richard III.

Warwick's historical legacy has been a matter of much dispute. Historical opinion has alternated between seeing him as self-centred and rash, and regarding him as a victim of the whims of an ungrateful king. It is generally agreed, however, that in his own time he enjoyed great popularity in all layers of society, and that he was skilled at appealing to popular sentiments for political support.1
16th Earl of Warwick and 6th Earl of Salisbury.

Children of Richard Neville and Lady Anne de Beauchamp

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick.

Lady Anne de Beauchamp

F, b. 13 July 1426, d. 20 September 1492
Father*Richard de Beauchamp b. 23 Jan 1382, d. 30 Apr 1439
Mother*Isabel le Despenser b. 26 Jul 1400, d. 27 Dec 1439
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Neville.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageLady Anne de Beauchamp married Richard Neville, son of Richard Neville and Alice Montagu.
Birth13 July 1426Lady Anne de Beauchamp was born on 13 July 1426.
She was the daughter of Richard de Beauchamp and Isabel le Despenser.
Death20 September 1492Lady Anne de Beauchamp died on 20 September 1492 at age 66.

Children of Lady Anne de Beauchamp and Richard Neville

Lady Eleanor Beauchamp

F, b. 1407, d. 6 March 1467
Father*Richard de Beauchamp b. 23 Jan 1382, d. 30 Apr 1439
Mother*Elizabeth de Berkeley b. 1386, d. 28 Dec 1422
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Namebefore 1427As of before 1427,her married name was De Ros.
Married Namebetween 1431 and 1435As of between 1431 and 1435,her married name was Beaufort.
Married Nameafter 1443As of after 1443,her married name was Rokesley.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1407Lady Eleanor Beauchamp was born in 1407.
She was the daughter of Richard de Beauchamp and Elizabeth de Berkeley.
Marriagebefore 1427Lady Eleanor Beauchamp married Thomas De Ros, son of Sir William De Ros and Margaret Fitzalan, before 1427.
Marriagebetween 1431 and 1435Lady Eleanor Beauchamp married Edmund Beaufort, son of John Beaufort and Margaret De Holand, between 1431 and 1435.
Marriageafter 1443Lady Eleanor Beauchamp married Walter Rokesley after 1443.
Death6 March 1467Lady Eleanor Beauchamp died on 6 March 1467.
DateLocationDescription
Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, Baroness de Ros and Duchess of Somerset (1407 – 6 March 1467) at Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England, was the second daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley.[1]

She was married to Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros.[2] They were parents of the following surviving issue:

Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros (September 9, 1427 - May 17, 1464).
Richard de Ros (March 8, 1429 - after 1492).
Margaret de Ros (1432 - December 10, 1488). Married first William Botreaux, 3rd Baron Bocastle, secondly Thomas Borough, 1st Baron Borough of Gainsborough.

Eleanor married Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset sometime between 1431 and 1435 in an unlicensed marriage, although this was pardoned on 7 March 1438. He was the son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret Holland.1

Child of Lady Eleanor Beauchamp and Thomas De Ros

Children of Lady Eleanor Beauchamp and Edmund Beaufort

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Eleanor_Beauchamp

Richard de Beauchamp

M, b. 23 January 1382, d. 30 April 1439
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRichard de Beauchamp married Elizabeth de Berkeley, daughter of Thomas de Berkeley and Margaret de Lisle.
Birth23 January 1382Richard de Beauchamp was born on 23 January 1382.
Marriageafter 1422He married Isabel le Despenser, daughter of Thomas le Despenser and Princess Constance Plantagenet, after 1422 at her 1st husband's cousin.
Death30 April 1439Richard de Beauchamp died on 30 April 1439 at age 57.
DateLocationDescription
13th Earl of Warwick.
Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (23 January 1382 – 30 April 1439) was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.

He was born at Salwarpe in Worcestershire, the son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, and Margaret, daughter of the 3rd Lord Ferrers of Groby.

Soon after reaching his majority and taking responsibility for the Earldom in 1403, he had to defend against a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndwr. In the summer of 1404 he rode into what is today Monmouthshire at the head of a force and engaged Welsh forces at the Battle of Mynydd Cwmdu, near Tretower Castle a few miles northwest of Crickhowell – nearly capturing Owain Glyndwr himself and capturing Owain's banner, forcing the Welsh to flee down the valley of the River Usk where the Welsh regrouped and turned the tables on the pursuing English force, attempting an ambush and chasing them in turn to the town walls of Monmouth after a skirmish at Craig-y-Dorth, a conical hill near Mitchel Troy.

He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1403 (or possibly later, in any case by 1416).

Warwick acquired quite a reputation for chivalry, and when in 1408 he went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was challenged many times to fight in the sporting combat which was then popular. On the return trip he went through Russia and Eastern Europe, not returning to England until 1410.

Once back he was asked to serve in the retinue of the Prince of Wales, and in 1413 was Lord High Steward at the Prince's coronation as Henry V. The next year he helped put down the Lollard uprising, and then went to Normandy. He spent much of the next decade fighting the French in the Hundred Years' War. In 1419 he was created Count of Aumale, part of the King's policy of giving out Norman titles to his nobles.

Henry V's will gave Warwick the responsibility for the education of the infant Henry VI. This duty required him to travel back and forth between England and Normandy many times. In 1437 the Royal Council deemed his duty complete, and he was appointed lieutenant of France and Normandy. He remained in France for the remaining two years of his life.1

Children of Richard de Beauchamp and Elizabeth de Berkeley

Children of Richard de Beauchamp and Isabel le Despenser

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Beauchamp,_13th_Earl_of_Warwick.

Anne Neville

F, b. 11 June 1456, d. 16 March 1485
Father*Richard Neville b. 22 Nov 1428, d. 14 Apr 1471
Mother*Lady Anne de Beauchamp b. 13 Jul 1426, d. 20 Sep 1492
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was of England.
Married Name1470As of 1470,her married name was of Westminster.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageAnne Neville married King Richard III of England, son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville.
Birth11 June 1456Anne Neville was born on 11 June 1456.
She was the daughter of Richard Neville and Lady Anne de Beauchamp.
Marriage1470Anne Neville married Edward of Westminster, son of Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou, in 1470.
Death16 March 1485Anne Neville died on 16 March 1485 at age 28.
DateLocationDescription
Princess of Wales as spouse of Edward of Westminster and Queen of England as spouse of King Richard III.

King Richard III of England

M, b. 2 October 1452, d. 22 August 1485
Father*Richard of York b. 21 Sep 1411, d. 30 Dec 1460
Mother*Cecily Neville b. 1415, d. 1495
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageKing Richard III of England married Anne Neville, daughter of Richard Neville and Lady Anne de Beauchamp.
Birth2 October 1452King Richard III of England was born on 2 October 1452.
He was the son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville.
Death22 August 1485King Richard III of England died on 22 August 1485 at age 32.
DateLocationDescription
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses and is sometimes regarded as the end of the Middle Ages in England. He is the central character of a well-known play by William Shakespeare.

When his brother Edward IV died in April 1483, Richard was named Lord protector of the realm for Edward's son and successor, the 12-year-old King Edward V. As the new king travelled to London from Ludlow, Richard met him and escorted him to London where he was lodged in the Tower. Edward V's brother Richard later joined him there.

A publicity campaign was mounted condemning Edward IV's marriage to the boys' mother, Elizabeth Woodville as invalid and making their children illegitimate and ineligible for the throne. On 25 June an assembly of lords and commoners endorsed these claims. The following day Richard III officially began his reign. He was crowned in July. The two young princes disappeared in August and there were a number of accusations that the boys were murdered by Richard.

There were two major rebellions against Richard. The first, in 1483, was led by staunch opponents of Edward IV and most notably Richard's ally, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. The revolt collapsed and Buckingham was executed at Salisbury near the Bull's Head Inn. In 1485 there was another rebellion against Richard, headed by Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond (later King Henry VII) and his uncle Jasper. The rebels landed troops, consprised mainly of mercenaries, and Richard fell in the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last English king to die in battle.1

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England

Edward of Westminster

M, b. 13 October 1453, d. 4 May 1471
Father*Henry VI of England b. 6 Dec 1421, d. 21 May 1471
Mother*Margaret of Anjou b. 23 Mar 1430, d. 25 Aug 1482
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationEdward of Westminster was also known as of Lancaster.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth13 October 1453Edward of Westminster was born on 13 October 1453.
He was the son of Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou.
Marriage1470Edward of Westminster married Anne Neville, daughter of Richard Neville and Lady Anne de Beauchamp, in 1470.
Death4 May 1471Edward of Westminster died on 4 May 1471 at age 17.
DateLocationDescription
Prince of Wales.

Henry VI of England

M, b. 6 December 1421, d. 21 May 1471
Father*King Henry V of England b. 1387, d. 31 Aug 1422
Mother*Catherine De Valois b. 27 Oct 1401, d. 3 Jan 1438
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageHenry VI of England married Margaret of Anjou.
Birth6 December 1421Henry VI of England was born on 6 December 1421.
He was the son of King Henry V of England and Catherine De Valois.
Death21 May 1471Henry VI of England died on 21 May 1471 at age 49.
DateLocationDescription
King of England 1422–1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and controversial King of France from 1422 to 1453.

Child of Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Anjou

F, b. 23 March 1430, d. 25 August 1482
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was of England.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageMargaret of Anjou married Henry VI of England, son of King Henry V of England and Catherine De Valois.
Birth23 March 1430Margaret of Anjou was born on 23 March 1430.
Death25 August 1482She died on 25 August 1482 at age 52.

Child of Margaret of Anjou and Henry VI of England

Isabel Neville

F, b. 5 September 1451, d. 22 December 1476
Father*Richard Neville b. 22 Nov 1428, d. 14 Apr 1471
Mother*Lady Anne de Beauchamp b. 13 Jul 1426, d. 20 Sep 1492
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Plantagenet.
Name VariationIsabel Neville was also known as Isabella.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageIsabel Neville married George Plantagenet, son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville.
Birth5 September 1451Isabel Neville was born on 5 September 1451.
She was the daughter of Richard Neville and Lady Anne de Beauchamp.
Death22 December 1476Isabel Neville died on 22 December 1476 at age 25.

George Plantagenet

M, b. 21 October 1449, d. 18 February 1478
Father*Richard of York b. 21 Sep 1411, d. 30 Dec 1460
Mother*Cecily Neville b. 1415, d. 1495
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageGeorge Plantagenet married Isabel Neville, daughter of Richard Neville and Lady Anne de Beauchamp.
Birth21 October 1449George Plantagenet was born on 21 October 1449.
He was the son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville.
Death18 February 1478George Plantagenet died on 18 February 1478 at age 28.
DateLocationDescription
1st Duke of Clarence.

William de Warenne

M, b. 1256, d. 15 December 1286
Father*John de Warenne b. 1231, d. c 29 Sep 1304
Mother*Alice de Lusignan b. 1224, d. 9 Feb 1256
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MarriageWilliam de Warenne married Joan de Vere, daughter of Robert de Vere and Alice de Sanford.
Birth1256William de Warenne was born in 1256.
He was the son of John de Warenne and Alice de Lusignan.
Death15 December 1286William de Warenne died on 15 December 1286.
DateLocationDescription
William de Warenne (1256-1286), only son and heir apparent to John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey. His daughter Alice married Edmund FitzAlan, 2nd Earl of Arundel.1

Children of William de Warenne and Joan de Vere

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Warenne

Joan de Vere

F
Father*Robert de Vere b. c 1240, d. 1296
Mother*Alice de Sanford
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Warenne.
Life EventDateDescription
Joan de Vere was the daughter of Robert de Vere and Alice de Sanford.
MarriageJoan de Vere married William de Warenne, son of John de Warenne and Alice de Lusignan.

Children of Joan de Vere and William de Warenne

Alice de Lusignan

F, b. 1224, d. 9 February 1256
Father*Hugh X de Lusignan d. c 5 Jun 1249
Mother*Isabella of Angoulême b. 1188, d. 31 May 1246
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Married Name1247As of 1247,her married name was de Warenne.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1224Alice de Lusignan was born in 1224.
She was the daughter of Hugh X de Lusignan and Isabella of Angoulême.
Marriage1247Alice de Lusignan married John de Warenne, son of William de Warenne and Maud Marshal, in 1247.
Death9 February 1256Alice de Lusignan died on 9 February 1256.
DateLocationDescription
Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey (born 1224[1]-9 February 1256) was a half-sister of King Henry III of England and the wife of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey.

Alice was born in Lusignan, Vienne, France in 1224. She was the second eldest daughter of Hugh X de Lusignan, "le brun", Seigneur de Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Isabella of Angouleme, widowed Queen-Consort of King John of England. Her paternal grandparents were Hugh IX of Lusignan, Count of La Marche, and Mathilde Taillefer of Angouleme. Her maternal grandparents were Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angouleme and Alice de Courtenay.[2] She had five brothers and three sisters.

In 1247, a year after her mother's death, Alice, along with three of her brothers, William, Aymer and Guy, accompanied the new papal legate William of Modena, the Cardinal Bishop of Sabina, to England, which they had decided to make their home, and live at the expense of the Crown.[4]In August of that year, her half-brother, King Henry married her to John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey (August 1231-29 September 1304). The marriage caused some resentment amongst the English nobility, as they considered the King's Lusignan siblings to be parasites and a liability to the Kingdom. Many prestigious honours and titles were granted to the Lusignans.[5] Alice was also said to have been disdainful of all things English.[6] John was the son of William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshall. They had three children.1

Children of Alice de Lusignan and John de Warenne

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_le_Brun_de_Lusignan

William Montagu

M, b. 1301, d. 30 January 1344
Father*William de Montagu b. c 1285, d. Oct 1319
Mother*Elizabeth Montfort
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Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationWilliam Montagu was also known as Montacute.
Name VariationWilliam Montagu was also known as de Montagu.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1301William Montagu was born in 1301.
He was the son of William de Montagu and Elizabeth Montfort.
Marriagecirca 1320William Montagu married Catherine Grandison, daughter of William de Grandison, circa 1320.
Death30 January 1344William Montagu died on 30 January 1344.
DateLocationDescription
William Montagu (alias Montacute), 1st Earl of Salisbury and King of the Isle of Man (1301 – January 30, 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III. The son of William de Montagu, the second Baron Montagu, he entered the royal household at an early age, and became a close companion of the young Prince Edward. The relationship continued after Edward was crowned king following the deposition of Edward II in 1327. In 1330, Montagu was one of Edward's main accomplices in the coup against Roger Mortimer, who up until then had been acting as the king's protector.

In the following years Montagu served the king in various capacities, primarily in the Scottish Wars. He was richly rewarded, and among other things received the lordship of the Isle of Man. In 1337, he was created Earl of Salisbury, and given an annual income of 1000 marks to go with the title. He served on the Continent in the early years of the Hundred Years' War, but in 1340 he was captured by the French, and in return for his freedom had to promise never to fight in France again. Salisbury died of wounds suffered at a tournament early in 1344.

Legend has it that Montagu's wife Catherine was raped by Edward III, but this story is almost certainly French propaganda. William and Catherine had six children, most of whom married into the nobility. Modern historians have called William Montague Edward's "most intimate personal friend"[1] and "the chief influence behind the throne from Mortimer's downfall in 1330 until his own death in 1344."[2]

William was born in Cassington in Oxfordshire in 1301. His was the eldest son of William de Montagu, the second Baron Montagu, and Elizabeth Montfort, daughter of Peter de Montfort of Beaudesert, Warwickshire.[3] The Montagu family, a West Country family with roots going back to the Conquest, held extensive lands in Somerset, Dorset and Devon.[4] The father, William Montagu, distinguished himself in the Scottish Wars during the reign of Edward I, and served as steward of Edward II's household. Some members of the nobility, including Thomas of Lancaster, viewed Montagu with suspicion, as a member of a court party with undue influence on the king.[5] For this reason he was sent to Aquitaine, to serve as seneschal. Here he died in October 1319.[5] Even though he sat in parliament as a baron, the second lord Montagu never rose above a level of purely regional importance.[6]1
1st Earl of Salisbury.

Children of William Montagu and Catherine Grandison

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury.

William de Montagu

M, b. circa 1285, d. October 1319
Father*Simon de Montacute d. 1316
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Life EventDateDescription
MarriageWilliam de Montagu married Elizabeth Montfort.
Birthcirca 1285William de Montagu was born circa 1285.
He was the son of Simon de Montacute.
DeathOctober 1319William de Montagu died in October 1319.
DateLocationDescription
2nd Baron Montagu.

Child of William de Montagu and Elizabeth Montfort

Simon de Montacute

M, d. 1316
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Life EventDateDescription
Death1316Simon de Montacute died in 1316.
DateLocationDescription
1st Baron Montacute.

Child of Simon de Montacute

Elizabeth Montfort

F
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Montagu.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageElizabeth Montfort married William de Montagu, son of Simon de Montacute.

Child of Elizabeth Montfort and William de Montagu

Catherine Grandison

F, b. circa 1304, d. 23 November 1349
Father*William de Grandison
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married Namecirca 1320As of circa 1320,her married name was Montagu.
Married Namecirca 1320As of circa 1320,her married name was Montacute.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1304Catherine Grandison was born circa 1304.
She was the daughter of William de Grandison.
Marriagecirca 1320Catherine Grandison married William Montagu, son of William de Montagu and Elizabeth Montfort, circa 1320.
Death23 November 1349Catherine Grandison died on 23 November 1349.
DateLocationDescription
Countess of Salisbury.

Children of Catherine Grandison and William Montagu

William de Grandison

M
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1st Baron Grandison.

Child of William de Grandison

Hugh le Despenser

M, b. 1308, d. 1349
Father*Hugh the Younger le Despenser b. 1286, d. 24 Nov 1326
Mother*Eleanor de Clare b. 1292, d. 30 Jun 1337
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1308Hugh le Despenser was born in 1308.
He was the son of Hugh the Younger le Despenser and Eleanor de Clare.
Marriagebefore 27 April 1341Hugh le Despenser married Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of William Montagu and Catherine Grandison, before 27 April 1341.
Death1349Hugh le Despenser died in 1349.
DateLocationDescription
Through his mother, Hugh was a great grandson of Edward I of England.
2nd Baron le Despencer.

Elizabeth Montagu

F, d. 1359
Father*William Montagu b. 1301, d. 30 Jan 1344
Mother*Catherine Grandison b. c 1304, d. 23 Nov 1349
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Namebefore 27 April 1341As of before 27 April 1341,her married name was le Despenser.
Life EventDateDescription
Elizabeth Montagu was the daughter of William Montagu and Catherine Grandison.
Marriagebefore 27 April 1341Elizabeth Montagu married Hugh le Despenser, son of Hugh the Younger le Despenser and Eleanor de Clare, before 27 April 1341.
Death1359Elizabeth Montagu died in 1359.

William Montacute

M, b. 25 June 1328, d. 3 June 1397
Father*William Montagu b. 1301, d. 30 Jan 1344
Mother*Catherine Grandison b. c 1304, d. 23 Nov 1349
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MarriageWilliam Montacute married Elizabeth de Mohun, daughter of John de Mohun and Joanne de Burghersh.
Birth25 June 1328William Montacute was born on 25 June 1328.
He was the son of William Montagu and Catherine Grandison.
Death3 June 1397William Montacute died on 3 June 1397 at age 68.
DateLocationDescription
William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (25 June 1328 – 3 June 1397) was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns of the Hundred Years War.

He was born in Donyatt in Somerset, the eldest son of William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandisson, and succeeded his father as earl in 1344. Montacute was contracted to marry Joan of Kent, and did so without knowing that she had already secretly married Thomas Holland. After several years of living together, her contract with Montacute was annulled by the Pope in 1349.

In 1350, he was one of the first Knights of the Garter. He was a commander of the English forces in France in many of the following years, serving as commander of the rear guard of the army of Edward the Black Prince's army in 1355, and again at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, and further serving in 1357, 1359 and 1360. Later in 1360 he was one of the commissioners that negotiated the Treaty of Brétigny.

During the quieter years that followed the treaty, Montacute served on the king's council. But in 1369 he returned the field, serving in John of Gaunt's expedition to northern France, and then in other raids and expeditions, and on some commissions that attempted to negotiate truces with the French. Montacute helped Richard II put down the rebellion of Wat Tyler. In 1385 he accompanied Richard on his Scottish expedition.

In 1392/3, he sold the Lordship of the Isle of Man to William le Scrope of Bolton. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John de Mohun, 9th Lord de Mohun of Dunster. The two lived at Bisham Manor in Berkshire and had a son and two daughters. The son, Sir William Montacute, married Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan, daughter of Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, but was killed in a tournament in 1383, leaving no children. When the elder William Montacute died in 1397 the earldom was inherited by his nephew John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. One of William's sisters, Philippa (d. January 5, 1382), married Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March.1
2nd Earl of Salisbury.

Children of William Montacute and Elizabeth de Mohun

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montacute,_2nd_Earl_of_Salisbury.

Elizabeth de Mohun

F
Father*John de Mohun
Mother*Joanne de Burghersh
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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Montacute.
Life EventDateDescription
Elizabeth de Mohun was the daughter of John de Mohun and Joanne de Burghersh.
MarriageElizabeth de Mohun married William Montacute, son of William Montagu and Catherine Grandison.

Children of Elizabeth de Mohun and William Montacute

John de Mohun

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MarriageJohn de Mohun married Joanne de Burghersh, daughter of Sir Bartholemew de Burghersh.
DateLocationDescription
9th Lord de Mohun of Dunster.

Children of John de Mohun and Joanne de Burghersh

Mary Fitzalan

F, d. 29 August 1396
Father*Richard Fitzalan b. 1313, d. 24 Jan 1376
Mother*Eleanor Plantagenet b. 1318, d. 1372
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Le Strange.
Life EventDateDescription
Mary Fitzalan was the daughter of Richard Fitzalan and Eleanor Plantagenet.
MarriageMary Fitzalan married John Le Strange.
Death29 August 1396Mary Fitzalan died on 29 August 1396.

Child of Mary Fitzalan and John Le Strange

Phillippa Fitzalan

F, b. before 1349, d. 30 September 1393
Father*Richard Fitzalan b. 1313, d. 24 Jan 1376
Mother*Isabel le Despenser b. c 1312
Life EventDateDescription
Birthbefore 1349Phillippa Fitzalan was born before 1349.
She was the daughter of Richard Fitzalan and Isabel le Despenser.
Death30 September 1393Phillippa Fitzalan died on 30 September 1393.

Thomas Fitzalan

M, b. 1352, d. 19 February 1413
Father*Richard Fitzalan b. 1313, d. 24 Jan 1376
Mother*Eleanor Plantagenet b. 1318, d. 1372
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1352Thomas Fitzalan was born in 1352.
He was the son of Richard Fitzalan and Eleanor Plantagenet.
Death19 February 1413Thomas Fitzalan died on 19 February 1413.
DateLocationDescription
Thomas Arundel (1353 – 19 February 1414) was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken opponent of the Lollards.

Bishop of Ely
A younger son of Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel, he was papally provided as Bishop of Ely on 13 August 1373 entirely by reason of his father's status and financial leverage with the Crown during the dotage of Edward III, happily abandoning his student days at Oxford, from which he gained little pleasure.[1] A hugely wealthy near-sinecure, Ely seems to have captured the young bishop's genuine interest until his brother's political opposition to Richard II's policies both at home and towards France grew rancorous and dragged him in. In an extremely grave crisis, teetering towards civil war, 1386-8, the bishop found himself, at least in formal terms, right at the front of the dangerous attempts by five leading temporal lords to purge the king's advisors and control future policy.

Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor
On 3 April 1388, he was elevated to the position of Archbishop of York at a time when Richard II was, in effect, suspended from rule. Given Ely's wealth and ease, this promotion was clearly as much to do with status and consolidating the conspirators' control in the north as with remuneration.[2]

Arundel served twice as Lord Chancellor, during the reign of King Richard II, first, entirely against the king's wishes, from 1386 to 1389, and again from 1391 to 1396.[3] For whatever reason, the king, working his way astutely back into real authority, contrived to assure Arundel of his confidence right until the 'counter-coup' of 1397, when the archbishop was deceived into bringing his brother out of hiding under a royal safe conduct—to his death. Throughout his life Arundel was more trustful than was good for him. Despite his political preoccupations, which certainly led to him being largely absent from York, he has been credited with sponsoring a lively revival of personal religious piety in the northern province. Besides, as was to prove the case at Canterbury too, he was also a very good spotter of administrative talent.

Archbishop of Canterbury, period of exile, return to Canterbury and Lord Chancellorship
On 25 September 1396, he was made Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England[4] The king's nomination seemed to wish him nothing but success. Yet, within a year, he was exiled by the king during Richard's fierce counter-attack against his enemies of ten years earlier, and was replaced by Roger Walden.[4]

He spent his exile in Florence, where in 1398, at Richard II's request, the Roman Pope Boniface IX translated him to become Bishop of St. Andrews, a cruel, empty fate because Scotland during the Great Schism recognized the Pope in Avignon, already had a bishop in place and would probably never have accepted him anyway, even in peaceful times. However, shortly afterwards, he joined up with his fellow-exile Henry Bolingbroke. Although not soul-mates, they invaded England together and forced Richard to yield the crown to Henry IV. Arundel played a hugely prominent part in the usurpation and may have been the most hawkishly determined of all that the king should be removed entirely: whether he actually lied on oath to Richard II to lure him out of Conway remains altogether open to debate. The new regime of course secured the reversal of several of Richard's acts, including the pope's installation of Walden at Canterbury. Arundel returned to his primacy[4], while Walden—actually with the support of Arundel—was eventually translated to the important see of London.

As the king collapsed into ill-health from 1405, Arundel returned to the front of government. At one point, he even took the sick king into Lambeth Palace itself for care. In 1405–06 he had to deal with the crisis with the papacy provoked by the king's decision to execute Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York who had participated in the Percy rebellion. Formally, under Henry IV, Arundel served twice as Lord Chancellor, first in 1399 and again from 1407 to 1410.[3] When Henry IV's son succeeded as Henry V, Arundel's influence at court decreased.

Thomas Arundel died on 19 February 1414.[4]1

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arundel

Joan Beaufort

F, b. circa 1404, d. 15 July 1445
Father*John Beaufort b. c 1371, d. 16 Mar 1409
Mother*Margaret De Holand b. 1385, d. 30 Dec 1439
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name2 February 1424As of 2 February 1424,her married name was of Scotland.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1404Joan Beaufort was born circa 1404.
She was the daughter of John Beaufort and Margaret De Holand.
Marriage2 February 1424Joan Beaufort married James I of Scotland on 2 February 1424.
Death15 July 1445Joan Beaufort died on 15 July 1445.
DateLocationDescription
Queen of Scotland.

Child of Joan Beaufort and James I of Scotland

James I of Scotland

M, b. 10 December 1394, d. 21 February 1437
Life EventDateDescription
Birth10 December 1394James I of Scotland was born on 10 December 1394.
Marriage2 February 1424He married Joan Beaufort, daughter of John Beaufort and Margaret De Holand, on 2 February 1424.
Death21 February 1437James I of Scotland died on 21 February 1437 at age 42.
DateLocationDescription
King of Scots.

Child of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort

Humphrey IV De Bohun

M, b. circa 1208, d. 24 September 1275
Father*Henry De Bohun b. 1176, d. 1220
Mother*Maud de Mandeville
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Birthcirca 1208Humphrey IV De Bohun was born circa 1208.
He was the son of Henry De Bohun and Maud de Mandeville.
Marriagecirca 1236Humphrey IV De Bohun married Maud de Lusignan, daughter of Raoul I de Lusignan and Alix d'Eu, circa 1236.
Death24 September 1275Humphrey IV De Bohun died on 24 September 1275.
DateLocationDescription
2nd Earl of Hereford and 1st Earl of Essex, as well as Constable of England.
Humphrey de Bohun (1208 or bef. 1208 – Warwickshire, 24 September 1275) was 2nd Earl of Hereford and 1st Earl of Essex, as well as Constable of England. He was the son of Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford and Maud of Essex.

He was one of the nine godfathers of Prince Edward, later to be Edward I of England.

After returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was one of the writers of the Provisions of Oxford in 1258.

He married c. 1236 Mahaut or Maud de Lusignan (c. 1210 – 14 August 1241, buried at Llanthony, Gloucester), daughter of Raoul I of Lusignan, Comte d'Eu by marriage, and second wife Alix d'Eu, 8th Comtesse d'Eu and 4th Lady of Hastings, and had issue.1

Children of Humphrey IV De Bohun and Maud de Lusignan

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_de_Bohun,_2nd_Earl_of_Hereford.