Cecily DE NEVILLE

Cecily married Richard PLANTAGENET between 1437 and 1438. Richard (son of Richard 'of Conisburgh' Of YORK and Anne DE MORTIMER) was born on 21 Sep 1411; died on 30 Dec 1460 in Battle of Wakefield; was buried in Pontefract. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Henry DE HOLAND before 30 Jul 1447, and was divorced on 12 Nov 1472. Henry (son of John DE HOLAND and Anne STAFFORD) was born on 27 Jun 1430 in Tower of London; died in Sep 1475 in Found dead in the English Channel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Thomas SAINT LEGER between 1472 and 1473. Thomas was born in Ulcombe, Kent, England; died on 8 Nov 1483 in Beheaded at Exeter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: bet. 1461-1470, King of England
• Fact 1: Between 1471-1483, King of England

Notes:

Name:
Edward IV Plantagenet, eldest surviving son and heir, born at Rouen 28 Apr 1442, known as Earl of March till he succeeded his father on 30 Dec 1460 as 4th Duke of York, proclaimed King of England by his supporters on 4 mar 1461, and crowned at Westminster on 29 June 1461, deposed by Richard Neville 'the Kingmaker', 1st Earl of Warwick and 2nd Earl of Salisbury, and fled to Flanders, returned to England 14 Mar 1471, and defeated Warwick and the Lancastrians at Barnet on 14 Apr 1471, and at Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471, died at Westminster 9 Apr 1483, buried St. George's Chapel, Windsor; married, privately, at the manor house of the bride's father at Grafton Regis, co. Northhampton, 1 May 1464, Elizabeth Wydeville (Woodville), born about 1437, crowned at Westminster 26 May 1465, died testate at Bermondsey Abbey, where for some time she had resided, or had been compelled by King Henry VII to reside, on 8 June 1492, buried with the King, her second husband.

Edward IV came to the throne with two aims: to restore the system of justice and to improve royal finances, both of which had suffered during the reign of Henry VI. Edward proved himself an able ruler, and during his reign, which was briefly interrupted, the country enjoyed a well-deserved period of peace.

When Edward became King at the age of 18, he was described by many as a beautiful young man, about 2 metres (6 feet) tall, with polished manners and a genial disposition.

Edward married Elizabeth WOODVILLE on 01 May 1464 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard WOODVILLE and Jacquetta Of LUXEMBOURG) was born about 1437; died in 7 or 8 June 1492. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Between 22 and 29 Jul 1466, Fotheringhay

Elizabeth married John DE LA POLE between 1458 and Aug 1461. John (son of William DE LA POLE and Alice CHAUCER) was born on 27 Sep 1442; died between 29 Oct 1491 and 27 Oct 1492; was buried in Wingfield. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Charles I The Bold Duke Of BURGUNDY on 03 Jul 1468 in Dame. Charles (son of Philip III The Good Duke Of BURGUNDY and Isabel Of PORTUGAL) was born on 10 Nov 1433; died on 05 Jan 1477 in Killed - Battle of Nancy; was buried in St. George's Church, Nancy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 28 Jun 1461, Duke of Clarence
• Fact: 25 Mar 1471/2, Earl of Warwick and Salisbury
• Fact 2: 20 May 1472, Great Chamberlain of England

Notes:

Name:
George Plantagenet, K.G., sixth but third surviving son, was born at Dublin Castle on 21 Oct. 1449. He was created Duke of Clarence by his brother King Edward IV on 28 Jun 1461. He was first summoned to Parliament on 28 Feb 1466/7.
He joined his father-in-law in the rebellion against the King (his brother) in favour of the deposed King, Henry VI, but, changing sides, assisted in King Edward's victory at Barnet on 14 Apr 1471. In this battle his wife's father was slain whereupon he, 'in consideration of that his marriage', was created Earl of Warwick and Earl of Salisbury on 25 mar 1471/2, and on 20 May 1472 made Great Chamberlain of England. Isabel Neville died at Warwick Castle on 22 Dec 1476, and was buried at Tewkesbury. He proposed a second marriage with Mary, daughter of the Duke of Burgundy, a match which was much opposed by the Queen Consort. He was accused of high treason against his brother King Edward IV, found guilty, and attainted on 8 Feb 1477/8, whereby all his honours were forfeited. He was executed in the Tower aged twenty-eight in 18 Feb 1478, said to have been drowned in a butt of malmsey wine, and was buried in Tewkesbury Abby.

George married Isabel NEVILLE on 11 Jul 1469 in Calais, church of Notre Dame. Isabel (daughter of Richard NEVILLE and Anne DE BEAUCHAMP) was born on 05 Sep 1451 in Warwick Castle, England; died on 12 Dec 1476 in Warwick Castle; was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reigned: Between 1483 and 1485

Notes:

Name:
Richard III Plantagenet, youngest son, born 2 Oct 1452, created Duke of Gloucester by his brother King Edward IV 1 Nov. 1461, Lord Protector 1483, deposed his nephew Edward V and usurped the throne 26 June 1483, crowned King of England 6 July 1483, slain at the Battle of Bosworth 22 Aug. 1485 fighting against the invader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond.

Richard III was king for barely two years, but once he was dead, historians, clerics and even playwrights fell over themselves to blacken his name. Most of the propaganda was designed to serve the Tudor dynasty, which began when Henry VII's army defeated and killed Richard at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. However, in more recent time,s historians have questioned whether Richard III really deserves his evil reputation.

Tall, lean, and with slender limbs. Richard was a handsome man. Contrary to William Shakespeare's portrayal of the King in 'The Life and Death of King Richard III', there is no evidence that Richard was a hunchback, although he might have had one shoulder slightly higher than the other. Devoted to his brother Edward, and reliable in all the many tasks Edward asked him to do, Richard was undoubtedly courageous and proved in his very short reign to be an energetic, painstaking, and just ruler.

On 22 August 1485, the 8,000-strong army of Henry Tudor faced Richard's 12,000-strong army in fields just outside the town of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire. Richard's support soon ebbed away, but he himself dived courageously into the thick of battle, coming within a sword's length of Henry Tudor before he was cut down.

Richard married Anne NEVILLE on 12 Jul 1472 in Westminster. Anne (daughter of Richard NEVILLE and Anne DE BEAUCHAMP) was born on 11 Jun 1456 in Warwick Castle, England; died on 16 Mar 1485 in Westminster Palace; was buried in Westminster Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]