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  Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428 - April 14, 1471) is better known as "Warwick the Kingmaker".
Warwick was the eldest son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.
His daughter, Isabel, remained married to Clarence, but Anne Neville, whose husband the Prince of Wales was killed shortly afterwards at the Battle of Tewkesbury, later married Richard III of England.
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 Berkshire History: Biographies: Richard Neville (1428-1471), Earl of Warwick
Commonly known as the 'Kingmaker,' Richard Neville was the eldest son of his namesake, Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, by Alice daughter and heiress of Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury.
Richard’s Earldom of Warwick came from his marriage, at the age of six, to the sister of the last of the Beauchamp family who held that title and was, at that time, the richest and most powerful Earldom in England.
The Earl of Salisbury’s sister was married to the Royal claimant, the Duke of York.
www.berkshirehistory.com /bios/rneville_eofw.html   (938 words)

  
 Reference Encyclopedia - 1400
January - Henry IV quells the Epiphany Rising and executes the Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury and the Baron le Despencer for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King.
It is likely that King Henry IV ordered the death of Richard by starvation to prevent further uprisings.
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, English politician (died 1460)
www.referenceencyclopedia.com /?title=1400   (524 words)

  
 Articles - Wars of the Roses
Richard soon began to press his claim to the throne with ever-greater boldness, imprisoning Somerset, and backing his allies, Salisbury and Warwick, in a series of minor conflicts with powerful supporters of Henry like the Dukes of Northumberland.
Richard, Duke of York led a small force toward London and was met by Henry VI's forces at St Albans, north of London, on May 22, 1455.
Richard was slain during the battle, and Salisbury and Richard's 17 year old son Edmund, Earl of Rutland were captured and beheaded.
www.sterlingsilvercenter.com /articles/Wars_of_the_Roses   (4088 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Sir Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and others
He was the son of Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.
She was the daughter of Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Lady Joan de Beaufort.
She married Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, son of Richard of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge and Lady Anne de Mortimer, before 18 October 1424.
www.thepeerage.com /p10164.htm   (4321 words)

  
 Shakespeare Henry Sixth 6th Part II Summary
Salisbury congratulates York on his good deeds in bringing civil discipline to Ireland and Salisbury, York, and Warwick agree to join together to suppress the growing power of the Cardinal, Suffolk, Buckingham, and Somerset.
He asks Salisbury and Warwick of their opinion regarding his potential claim to the crown, explaining the past actions of the Lancastrians Edward the Black Prince, Richard II (who was murdered), and Henry IV, V and VI, the Mortimers and his imprisoned uncle Edmund.
Salisbury arrives followed by commoners and announces that they demand Suffolk be put to death for the murder or they will do it themselves, to protect the king from Suffolk.
www.mcgoodwin.net /pages/otherbooks/ws_henry6_2.html   (2691 words)

  
 The Baronage
Earl of Clare and Hertford, helped King Richard before the third Crusade and accompanied him as far as France, but then returned home.
William Longuespee, Earl of Salisbury, a crusader 1219 according to Matthew Paris, but considered doubtful by the Complete Peerage.
In the following chapters, William Marshall will be given precedence, for reasons which will be explained, then Stephen Langton, then the Earls, followed by the other sureties in the order given above, and lastly, also certain other earls and barons who were on the side of King John.
www.magnacharta.com /articles/article01C.htm   (638 words)

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