Ralph NEVILLE, 1st Earl of Westmorland^[1]

Abt 1364 - 1425  (61 years)

• Birth	Abt 1364
  Occupation / Profession	From 21 Sep to 30 Oct 1397
  	Constable of Tower of London
  Honor	1380 (16 years old)
  	Knighted
  Occupation / Profession	1385 (21 years old)
  	Joint Keeper of castle and city of Carlisle
  Occupation / Profession	1385/6 (22 years old)
  	Joint Warden of the West March (also in 1389)
  Title	From 17 Oct 1388 to 21 Oct 1425 (24 years old)
  	4th Baron Neville (of Raby) [England. 1295]
  Occupation / Profession	From 1389 to 1425 (25 years old)
  	Keeper of the Forest beyond Trent
  Occupation / Profession	1391 (27 years old)
  	Chief Commander to perform duties of Constable of England
  Event	1397 (33 years old)
  	Promoted Earl (of Westmorland) for loyalty to Richard II when the latter struck back at the Lords Appellant who had engineered convictions for treason against Richard II's friends (the Earl had no estates in Westmorland, but it was the nearest county geographically to those where de did hold and, the names of these counties being already embodied in titles bestowed on other families; in any case he was now granted the honour (territorial unit) of Penrith); he nevertheless was among the earliest nobles to side with his brother-in-law the banished Duke of Hereford (later Henry IV) after the latter returned to England on Jul 1399 and played a leading role in the deposition of Richard II.
  Title	29 Sep 1397 (33 years old)
  	1st Earl of Westmorland [England. 1397]
  Occupation / Profession	From 1399 to 1412/3 (35 years old)
  	Marshal of England
  Occupation / Profession	1399 (35 years old)
  	Privy Council (PC)
  Occupation / Profession	From Mar 1401/2 to Mar 1408 (38 years old)
  	Keeper of Roxburgh Castle
  Occupation / Profession	1403 (39 years old)
  	Warden of Berwick and East March
  Occupation / Profession	From 1403 to 1414 (39 years old)
  	Warden of Carlisle and West March (the latter following his suppression of a revolt by 1st and last Earl of Northumberland of the 1377 creation, who had previously held the post.
  Honor	1403 (39 years old)
  	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)
  Occupation / Profession	1415 (51 years old)
  	Member Council of Regency (and also in 1422) during Henry V's absence abroad and for minority of Henry VI respectively.
  Death	21 Oct 1425
  Siblings	1 brother and 4 sisters
  	+ 01. Thomas NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 14 Mar 1406/7 └─ Joan DE FURNEVALLE, Baroness Furnivalle           b. Abt 1369             d. Date of death unknown  ,  m. Abt 1 Jul 1379   └─ Ankaret STRANGE,  ,  m. Abt 4 Jul 1401     02. Elizabeth NEVILLE   03. Alice NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 20 Jun 1433 └─ Sir William LE SCROPE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1367, Spain       04. Maud NEVILLE   05. Eleanor NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1441 + 06. Ralph NEVILLE, 1st Earl of Westmorland           b. Abt 1364             d. 21 Oct 1425  (Age 61 years) └─ Margaret DE STAFFORD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 9 Jun 1396  ,  m. Abt 1370   └─ Joan BEAUFORT           b. Abt 1379             d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England  (Age 61 years),  m. Bef 29 Nov 1396
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of John Neville and Elizabeth Latimer)
  	01. Elizabeth NEVILLE └─ Sir Thomas WILLOUGHBY,       02. John NEVILLE, 6th Baron Latimer           b. 1392             d. 10 Dec 1430  (Age 38 years) └─ Maud DE CLIFFORD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Aug 1446  ,  m. Abt 24 Jul 1406,  div. Date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Maldred             d. 1045  (10 x Great Grandfather)  Maud PERCY  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1910	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	John NEVILLE, 3rd Baron Neville           b. Abt 1330             d. 17 Oct 1388 (Age 58 years) Other Partners: └─Elizabeth LATIMER, 5th Baroness Latimer  m. Abt 9 Oct 1381
  Mother	Maud PERCY
  Family ID	F847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Margaret DE STAFFORD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 9 Jun 1396
  Marriage	Abt 1370  [2]
  Age at Marriage	Ralph was ~ 6 years old. Margaret was ?? old. They were married for ~ 26 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Maud NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Oct 1438     2. Alice NEVILLE └─ Sir Thomas GREY;    └─ Sir Gilbert LANCASTER     3. Philippa NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Between 8 Jul 1453 and 5 Jan 1457/8     4. Elizabeth NEVILLE     5. Anne NEVILLE └─ Gilbert DE UMFREVILLE  m. Bef 3 Feb 1412/3 +   6. Sir Ralph NEVILLE └─ Mary DE FERRERS     7. Margaret NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Between 4 Mar 1463/4 and 3 Mar 1464/5     8. Anastasia NEVILLE +   9. John NEVILLE           b. Abt 1387             d. Abt 20 May 1420 (Age 33 years) └─ Elizabeth DE HOLAND  m. Abt 29 Aug 1394
  Family ID	F854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2023

  
  

  Wife 2	Joan BEAUFORT           b. Abt 1379             d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England (Age 61 years)  Other Partners: └─Sir Robert DE FERRERS
  Marriage	Bef 29 Nov 1396  [3]
  Age at Marriage	Ralph was ~ 32 years and 11 months old. Joan was ~ 17 years and 11 months old. Their age difference is 14 years and 12 months. They were married for 28 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. Katherine NEVILLE └─ Sir Thomas STRANGWAYS  m. Bef 27 Jan 1441/2;    └─ John WOODVILLE  (Age 24 years)  m. Aft 1464     2. Eleanor NEVILLE └─ Richard LE DESPENSER, 4th Baron Burghersh  (Age 18 years)  m. Aft 23 May 1412     3. Henry NEVILLE +   4. William NEVILLE, 1st Earl of Kent           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 9 Jan 1462/3 └─ Joan FAUCONBERGE, 6th Baroness Fauconberge  m. Abt 28 Apr 1422     5. John NEVILLE     6. George NEVILLE, 1st Baron Latimer           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Between 30 Dec 1469 and 31 Dec 1469 └─ Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP  (Age 63 years)  m. Abt Feb 1436/7     7. Anne NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 20 Sep 1480     8. Thomas NEVILLE     9. Cuthbert NEVILLE   10. Joan NEVILLE + 11. Edward NEVILLE, 3rd Baron Bergavenny           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 18 Oct 1476 └─ Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP, 3rd Baroness Bergavenny  (Age 32 years)  m. 18 Oct 1424;    └─ Catherine HOWARD  m. 15 Oct 1448 + 12. Richard NEVILLE, 5th Earl of Salisbury           b. 1400             d. 31 Dec 1460 (Age 60 years) └─ Alice MONTAGU, 5th Countess of Salisbury  (Age 56 years)  m. Bef Feb 1420/1   13. Robert NEVILLE           b. 1404             d. Between 8 Jul 1457 and 9 Jul 1457 (Age 53 years) + 14. Cecily NEVILLE           b. 3 May 1415             d. 31 May 1495 (Age 80 years) └─ Richard PLANTAGENET, 3rd Duke of York  (Age 49 years)  m. Abt 18 Oct 1424
  Family ID	F899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 16 - Column 1 to Column 2 and Page 17 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 16 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 17 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).