Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland

Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (* 1364 in Raby Castle, Durham, England; † October 21, 1425 ). , Was an English nobleman and partisans of Lancaster Henry IV, but He also was a tutor of Richard Plantagenet, the later main enemy of the Lancasters.

Life

Ralph Neville was the son of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, the admiral of the royal fleet was, and his wife Maud Percy. After the death of his father in 1388, Ralph inherited the title Baron Neville de Raby. He was initially loyal partisan of King Richard II, and secured for them the English northern border against the Scots (see Battle of Otterburn ). As a reward he received in 1397 the dignity of Earl of Westmorland. 1399, however, he entered for the half- brother of his second wife, the new king, Henry IV, one which had prevailed against his cousin Richard. Ralph Neville brought it from 1400 to 1412 to the office of " Earl Marshal ", one of the nine highest offices at court, and was awarded in 1402 the Order of the Garter. Also for Henry IV and his son Henry V. he had significance mainly as a reliable ally in the troubled north of the country. After the death of Henry V, he was one of the regent for his infant son Henry VI ..

1415 he took Richard Plantagenet, the orphaned little Duke of York, as a royal ward to. This later married Ralph's daughter Cecily.

In addition to his political activity was Ralph Neville many churches and the College of Staindrop build, where a remarkable monument to him and his two wives recalls.

William Shakespeare had him in his play Henry V as " Westmoreland " occur

Family

Ralph Neville's importance in the history is also due to its numerous brood of children. In 1382 he married Margaret Stafford ( * ca 1364 Brancepath, † June 9, 1396 ;) Raby, daughter of Sir Hugh Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp. With her he had nine children:

  • Maud Neville ( † October 1438 ), ∞ Piers de Mauley, 5th Baron Mauley
  • Alice Neville,
  • Philippa Neville, ∞ Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre
  • John Neville, Lord Neville ( † 1420 ) ∞ Elizabeth Holland ( Holland House ), parents of Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmoreland
  • Sir Ralph Neville ( † February 25, 1458 ), ∞ Mary Ferrers, daughter of Sir Robert Ferrers ( 1373-1396 )
  • Elizabeth Neville, a nun
  • Anne Neville, ∞ Sir Gilbert Umfraville
  • Margaret Neville ( † about 1465 ),
  • Anastasia Neville

After the death of his wife he married on November 29, 1396 Joan Beaufort ( * 1379, † November 13, 1440 ), a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Catherine Swynford. With her he had 14 children:

  • Katherine Neville
  • Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
  • Eleanor Neville, ∞ Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
  • Robert Neville ( † 1457 ), Bishop of Durham
  • William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent
  • Sir Edward Neville, 1st Lord Abergavenny
  • Anne Neville, ∞ Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
  • Cecily Neville (1415-1495), ∞ Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, mother of the later English kings Edward IV and Richard III.
  • George Neville, 1st Lord Latimer
  • John Neville died as a child
  • Cuthbert Neville, died as a child
  • Thomas Neville, died as a child
  • Henry Neville, died as a child
  • Joan Neville, a nun
Henry IV of England House of Lancaster Richard II of England Henry V of England Henry VI of England Cecily Neville, Duchess of York Henry V (play) Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland Katherine Swynford
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