Richard NEVILLE, 16th Earl of Warwick^[1]

1428 - 1471  (42 years)

• Birth	22 Nov 1428
  Also known as	The Kingmaker
  Occupation / Profession	Envoy to negotiate at various times with Brittany, Burgundy, France and Scotland.
  Honor	Bef 6 Aug 1445 (16 years old)
  	Knighted
  Occupation / Profession	1446 (17 years old)
  	Joint Warden of Carlisle and West Marches towards Scotland (also in 1453)
  Title	23 Jul 1449 (20 years old)
  	Confirmed as Earl of Warwick [England. 1088] with remainder to his wife's heirs with the precedence of Premier Earl enjoyed by her ancestors as Earls of Warwick.
  Occupation / Profession	1450 (21 years old)
  	Confirmed as Hereditary Chamberlain of Exchequer in right of his wife.
  Occupation / Profession	From 1450 to 1470 (21 years old)
  	Hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire
  Event	2 Mar 1449/50 (21 years old)
  	He later exchanged the patent of confirmation (23 Jul 1449) for creation as Earl of Warwick and (his wife Anne as) Countess of Warwick, each for life, though with remainder after both their deaths to Anne's heirs of the body, with further remainder, should she have died without issue, to Anne's eldest half-sister Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury and the heirs male of her body, failing which remainder to the heirs general of her body, failing which remainder to the heirs of her father the late Earl of Warwick.
  Occupation / Profession	Bef 6 Dec 1453 (25 years old)
  	Privy Council (PC)
  Occupation / Profession	1455 (26 years old)
  	- Yorkist commander at victory of St. Albans. - Captain of Calais
  Occupation / Profession	1458 (29 years old)
  	Naval commander in maritime actions against Spaniards and Hanseatic merchants (from the north German coast) (also in 1459).
  Event	20 Nov 1459 (30 years old)
  	Attainted with other Yorkist leaders.
  Occupation / Profession	1460 (31 years old)
  	Governor of Chanel Islands
  Honor	1460 (31 years old)
  	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)
  Occupation / Profession	10 Jul 1460 (31 years old)
  	Led Yorkists to victory over Lancastrians at the Battle of Northampton.
  Event	Oct 1460 (31 years old)
  	Pardoned after he led Yorkists to victory over Lancastrians at the Battle of Northampton (10 Jul 1460) and obtained custody of Henry VI.
  Occupation / Profession	1461 (32 years old)
  	Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of Cinque Ports for life.
  Occupation / Profession	Jan 1460/1 (32 years old)
  	Lord Great Chamberlain
  Occupation / Profession	Feb 1460/1 (32 years old)
  	Commander of Yorkist army defeated by Lancastrians at 2nd Battle of St. Albans.
  Occupation / Profession	Mar 1461 (32 years old)
  	Commander of central block of Yorkist army at victory over Lancastrians of Towton.
  Occupation / Profession	May 1461 (32 years old)
  	Lord Great Chamberlain for life
  Occupation / Profession	Jul 1461 (32 years old)
  	Warden of East and West Marches towards Scotland.
  Occupation / Profession	Dec 1461 (33 years old)
  	Lord High Steward of England
  Occupation / Profession	1462 (33 years old)
  	Admiral of England
  Event	1469 (40 years old)
  	Put down Lancastrian rising in North under his relative Sir Humphrey Neville.
  Event	Between Sep 1470 and Oct 1470 (41 years old)
  	Having switched support from Edward IV to Henry VI in early 1470 he proclaimed Henry as king.
  Occupation / Profession	Nov 1470 (41 years old)
  	Joint Lieutenant of the Realm
  Occupation / Profession	Jan 1470/1 (42 years old)
  	Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine
  Event	Succeeded in right of his wife (following her niece Anne's death on 3 Jan 1448/9) to the major part of the vast Warwick estates, including, as well as Abergavenny, Barnard, Cardiff, Elmley, Neath, Warwick and Worcester Castles, also the feudal lordship of Glamorgan.
  Title	- 16th Earl of Warwick - 6th Earl of Salisbury
  Death	14 Apr 1471
  	Killed at the Battle of Barnet, whereupon the earldom of Salisbury reverted to the Crown while the Earldom of Warwick remained vested in his wife according to the dual grant of 1450 (although a separate earldom of Warwick was conferred in 1472 on her son-in-law by patent). Died without male issue.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  	01. Sir Thomas NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 30 Dec 1460 └─ Maud STANHOPE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 30 Aug 1497  ,  m. Aug 1453     02. Joan NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Bef 9 Sep 1462   03. Cicely NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 28 Jul 1450   04. Alice NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 22 Nov 1503   05. Eleanor NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt Nov 1482   06. Katherine NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Bef 22 Nov 1503   07. Margaret NEVILLE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Aft 20 Nov 1506 + 08. Richard NEVILLE, 16th Earl of Warwick           b. 22 Nov 1428             d. 14 Apr 1471  (Age 42 years) └─ Anne BEAUCHAMP, 16th Countess of Warwick           b. Abt Sep 1426             d. Abt 20 Sep 1492  (Age 66 years)   + 09. John NEVILLE, 1st Marquess of Montagu           b. Abt 1431             d. 14 Apr 1471  (Age 40 years) └─ Elizabeth INGALDESTHORPE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 20 May 1476  ,  m. 25 Apr 1457     10. George NEVILLE           b. 1432             d. 8 Jun 1476  (Age 44 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Maldred             d. 1045  (12 x Great Grandfather)  Alice MONTAGU, 5th Countess of Salisbury           b. Abt 1406             d. 1462  (Age 56 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	P2019	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard NEVILLE, 5th Earl of Salisbury           b. 1400             d. 31 Dec 1460 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Alice MONTAGU, 5th Countess of Salisbury           b. Abt 1406             d. 1462 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Bef Feb 1420/1  [2]
  Age at Marriage	Richard was ~ 21 years and 1 month old. Alice was ~ 15 years and 1 month old. Their age difference is 5 years and 12 months. They were married for 39 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Anne BEAUCHAMP, 16th Countess of Warwick           b. Abt Sep 1426             d. Abt 20 Sep 1492 (Age 66 years)  [1]
  Children	+   1. Isabel NEVILLE           b. 5 Sep 1451             d. 22 Dec 1476 (Age 25 years) └─ George, 1st Duke of Clarence  (Age 28 years)  m. 11 Jul 1469 +   2. Anne NEVILLE           b. 11 Jun 1456             d. 16 Mar 1485 (Age 28 years) └─ Edward OF WESTMINSTER, Prince of Wales  (Age 17 years)  m. Aug 1470;    └─ Richard III, King of England  (Age 32 years)  m. 12 Jul 1472
  Family ID	F901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2023

  
  

• Sources

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