Richard King Maker Neville 16th Earl of Warwick [4397] 24,25
- Born: 22 Nov 1428, Bisham, Berkshire, England
- Marriage: Lady Anne (Isabel) de Beauchamp [14839] in 1434 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
- Died: 14 Apr 1471, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England at age 42
Cause of his death was Killed in the Battle of Barnet.
General Notes:
The King maker. Earl of Salisbury. The Complete Peerage v.XIIpII, pp.385-392. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal00987
Knight of the Garter <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>. Lord of Middleham Castle, North Yorkshire. He was that Earl of Warwick, to whom the House of York owe their ascent to the throne. He also bore the titles of lord Monthermer, great chamberlain and High Admiral of England, lord Warden of the north marches toward Scotland and High Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, and among his many titles, was also known as "the King maker". He was the richest man in England outside the royal family, and he used his wealth and power to help depose the "Lancastrian" Henry VI in favor of the "Yorkist" Edward IV, and then later to place Henry VI back on the throne. He was a man of invincible courage and took delight in dangers, engaged his country in a fresh civil war in which he lost his life. He was slain at the battle of Barnet, 14 Apr 1471, though some authors affirm that he was murdered by his own party.
See his Biography http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/rneville_eofw.html
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 1449.
Richard married Lady Anne (Isabel) de Beauchamp [14839] [MRIN: 6821], daughter of Richard of Warwick de Beauchamp 13th Earl of Warwick [8661] and Isabel le Despencer Baroness Burgersh [3564] [KH57-3RB], in 1434 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England. (Lady Anne (Isabel) de Beauchamp [14839] was born in Sep 1426 in Caversham and died on 20 Sep 1492.)
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