Countess of Westmorland Joan Beaufort
Abt 1379 - 1440 (~ 61 years)1. Countess of Westmorland Joan Beaufort was born Abt 1379, Beaufort, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England; was buried , Lincolnshire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 3722
Notes:
Birth:
Château de Beaufort
Buried:
Lincoln CathedralJoan — Ralph Neville. Ralph (son of John Neville and Maude De Percy) was born 1364, Raby, Durham, England; died 21 Oct 1425, Raby, Durham, England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. George Neville was born Abt 1414, Raby, Durham, England; died 30 Dec 1469, Well, Yorkshire, England; was buried , Abergavenny, Monmouth, England.
- 3. Katherine Neville was born Abt 1397; died Aft 1483.
- 4. Eleanor Neville was born Abt 1397; died 1472.
- 5. Richard Neville was born 1400; died 31 Dec 1460.
- 6. William Neville was born Abt 1410; died 9 Jan 1463.
- 7. John Neville was born 1407; died 20 Mar 1420.
- 8. Edward Neville was born 1414; died 18 Oct 1476.
- 9. Anne Neville was born 1414; died 1480.
- 10. Cecily Neville was born 3 May 1415, Durham, England; died 31 May 1495, Hertfordshire, England.
- 11. Robert Neville died 8 Jul 1457.
- 12. Cuthbert Neville
- 13. Thomas Neville
- 14. Henry Neville
- 15. Joan Neville
Generation: 2
2. George Neville (1.Joan1) was born Abt 1414, Raby, Durham, England; died 30 Dec 1469, Well, Yorkshire, England; was buried , Abergavenny, Monmouth, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 10397
Notes:
George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer or (Latymer) (died 30 December 1469) was an English peer.
George Neville was the fifth son of Ralph de Nevill, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by his second wife Lady Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. He succeeded to the Latymer estates on the death of his half-uncle John Nevill, 6th Baron Latimer, in 1430 (see Baron Latimer), and on 25 February 1432 he was summoned to Parliament as Baron Latimer.
Lord Latimer later fought in Scotland in 1436, was a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland in 1437 and admitted to the Privy Council in 1439.
In 1437, Lord Latimer married Lady Elizabeth (1417-1480), daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, by his first wife, Elizabeth Berkeley. They had five children:
Katherine Neville, who died childless.
Sir Henry Neville (d. 26 July 1469), who married Joan Bourchier, daughter of John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners, and Marjorie Berners.
Thomas Neville, of Shenstone, Staffordshire.
Jane Neville, who married Oliver Dudley.
George Neville.
George Neville appears to have suffered from some form of dementia in his later years, as he was described as an "idiot," and the guardianship of his lands was given to his nephew, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker. George Neville, Lord Latimer, died on 30 December 1469 and was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Richard, his eldest son Sir Henry Neville having predeceased him by several months, dying at the Battle of Edgecote Moor, 26 July 1469.
From: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nevill,_1st_Baron_Latymer)
Buried:
Priory ChurchGeorge — Elizabeth Beauchamp. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Beauchamp and Elizabeth Berkley) was born 10 Sep 1415; died 18 Jun 1447. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Henry Neville was born 1437, Raby, Durham, England; died 7 Oct 1470.
- 17. George Neville was born 1440, Raby, Durham, England; died 20 Sep 1492, Sussex, England.
- 18. Thomas Neville
- 19. Jane Neville
- 20. Katherine Neville
3. Katherine Neville (1.Joan1) was born Abt 1397; died Aft 1483. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38050
Notes:
Katherine Neville or Catherine de Neville (born c. 1397 - died after 1483) was the eldest daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364-1425) and Joan Beaufort (c. 1379-1440), daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster by his mistress (later, 3rd wife) Catherine de Roet.
Katherine was married firstly to John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1392-1432). Their only known child was:
John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1415-1461).
Katherine married secondly, Thomas Strangeways (c. 1395-before 1442) - they had 2 daughters:
Joan Strangeway, married Sir William Willoughby.
Catherine Strangeway
She married thirdly John, Viscount Beaumont, who was killed in 1460.
Her fourth and last marriage was infamous, and known by contemporaries as the 'diabolical marriage' - she married John Woodville, brother of Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV's queen. He would have been barely twenty at the time of their marriage - she in her mid to late sixties. Yet she survived even him as he was executed in 1469 during the brief period of time that her nephew - Richard, Earl of Warwick (The 'Kingmaker') had usurped the authority of the crown. She was still alive in 1483, having survived all the descendents of her first marriage.
From: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Katherine_Neville)
Katherine — John Mowbray. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. John de Mowbray was born 1415; died 1461.
Katherine — Thomas Strangeways. Thomas was born Abt 1395; died 1442. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Katherine — John Beaumont. John died 1460. [Group Sheet]
Katherine — John Woodville. [Group Sheet]
4. Eleanor Neville (1.Joan1) was born Abt 1397; died 1472. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38058
Eleanor — Richard le Despenser. [Group Sheet]
Eleanor — Henry Percy. Henry died 1455. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. John Percy was born 8 Jul 1418.
- 25. Thomas Percy was born 29 Nov 1422, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England; died 10 Jul 1460, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.
- 26. Henry Percy was born 25 Jul 1421; died 29 Mar 1461.
- 27. Katherine Percy was born 28 May 1423; died Aft 1475.
- 28. George Percy was born 24 Jul 1424; died 14 Nov 1424.
- 29. Ralph Percy was born 1425; died 25 Apr 1464.
- 30. Richard Percy was born 1426; died 29 Mar 1461.
- 31. William Percy was born 7 Apr 1428; died 26 Apr 1462.
- 32. Anne Percy was born 1436; died 1522.
- 33. Joan Percy
5. Richard Neville (1.Joan1) was born 1400; died 31 Dec 1460. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38071
Richard — Alice Montague. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 34. Cecily Neville was born 1424; died 1450.
- 35. Richard Neville was born 1428; died 1471.
- 36. John Neville was born 1431; died 1471.
- 37. George Neville was born 1432; died 1476.
- 38. Joan Neville was born 1434; died 1462.
- 39. Katherine Neville was born 1442; died 1503.
- 40. Thomas Neville was born 1443; died 1460.
- 41. Eleanor Neville was born 1447; died 1482.
- 42. Alice Neville was born 1450; died 1503.
- 43. Margaret Neville was born 1450; died 1506.
6. William Neville (1.Joan1) was born Abt 1410; died 9 Jan 1463. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38083
William — Joan Fauconberge. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 44. Thomas Neville
- 45. Anthony Neville
- 46. Alice Neville
- 47. Elizabeth Neville
- 48. Joan Neville
7. John Neville (1.Joan1) was born 1407; died 20 Mar 1420. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38091
8. Edward Neville (1.Joan1) was born 1414; died 18 Oct 1476. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38092
Edward — Elizabeth de Beauchamp. Elizabeth died 18 Jun 1446. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 49. Richard Neville
- 50. George Neville
- 51. Alice Neville
- 52. Catherine Neville
Edward — Katherine Howard. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 53. Catherine Neville
- 54. Margaret Neville
- 55. Anne Neville
9. Anne Neville (1.Joan1) was born 1414; died 1480. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38102
10. Cecily Neville (1.Joan1) was born 3 May 1415, Durham, England; died 31 May 1495, Hertfordshire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38103
Notes:
Birth:
Raby Castle
Died:
Berkhamsted CastleCecily — Richard Plantagenet. Richard was born 21 Sep 1411; died 30 Dec 1460. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. Anne Plantagenet
- 57. Edward IV Plantagenet
- 58. Edmund Plantagenet
- 59. Elizabeth Plantagenet
- 60. Margaret Plantagenet
- 61. George Plantagenet
- 62. Richard III Plantagenet died 1485; was buried , Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
11. Robert Neville (1.Joan1) died 8 Jul 1457. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38090
12. Cuthbert Neville (1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38112
13. Thomas Neville (1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38113
14. Henry Neville (1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38114
15. Joan Neville (1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38115
Generation: 3
16. Henry Neville (2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born 1437, Raby, Durham, England; died 7 Oct 1470. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 10413
Henry — Joanna Bourchier. Joanna was born Abt 1437. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 63. Richard Neville was born 1468, Latimer, Buckinghamshire, England; died 1530, Yorkshire, England.
17. George Neville (2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born 1440, Raby, Durham, England; died 20 Sep 1492, Sussex, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15570
Notes:
He was invested as a Knight on 4 May 1471 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, by Edward IV. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Abergavenny on 18 Oct 1476. On 12 Jan 1476/7 he had livery of the lands of his parents, but he never had seizin of Abergavenny.
George married Margaret Fenne Abt 1466, Scoulton, Norfolk, England. Margaret (daughter of Hugh Fenne) died 28 Sep 1485. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 64. Elizabeth Neville was born 1479, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died Aft 1510, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England.
- 65. George Neville was born Abt 1469, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 13 Jun 1535, Birling, Kent, England.
- 66. John Neville was born Abt 1467, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
- 67. Edward Neville was born Abt 1485, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 9 Jan 1538, London, London, England.
- 68. William Neville was born Abt 1473, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
- 69. Thomas Neville was born Abt 1475, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 29 May 1542.
- 70. Richard Neville was born Abt 1477, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
- 71. Jane Neville was born Abt 1481, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 9 Jan 1538.
18. Thomas Neville (2.George2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38046
19. Jane Neville (2.George2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38047
Jane — Oliver Dudley. [Group Sheet]
20. Katherine Neville (2.George2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38049
21. John de Mowbray (3.Katherine2, 1.Joan1) was born 1415; died 1461. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38055
22. Joan Strangeways (3.Katherine2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38053
23. Catherine Strangeways (3.Katherine2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38054
24. John Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 8 Jul 1418. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38061
25. Thomas Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 29 Nov 1422, Leconfield, Yorkshire, England; died 10 Jul 1460, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38062
Notes:
Died:
Battle of Northampton26. Henry Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 25 Jul 1421; died 29 Mar 1461. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38063
Notes:
Died:
Battle of Towton27. Katherine Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 28 May 1423; died Aft 1475. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38064
28. George Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 24 Jul 1424; died 14 Nov 1424. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38065
29. Ralph Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 1425; died 25 Apr 1464. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38066
30. Richard Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 1426; died 29 Mar 1461. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38067
31. William Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 7 Apr 1428; died 26 Apr 1462. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38068
32. Anne Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) was born 1436; died 1522. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38069
33. Joan Percy (4.Eleanor2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38070
34. Cecily Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1424; died 1450. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38073
35. Richard Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1428; died 1471. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38074
36. John Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1431; died 1471. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38075
37. George Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1432; died 1476. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38076
38. Joan Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1434; died 1462. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38077
39. Katherine Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1442; died 1503. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38078
40. Thomas Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1443; died 1460. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38079
41. Eleanor Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1447; died 1482. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38080
42. Alice Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1450; died 1503. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38081
43. Margaret Neville (5.Richard2, 1.Joan1) was born 1450; died 1506. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38082
44. Thomas Neville (6.William2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38085
45. Anthony Neville (6.William2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38086
46. Alice Neville (6.William2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38087
47. Elizabeth Neville (6.William2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38088
48. Joan Neville (6.William2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38089
49. Richard Neville (8.Edward2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38094
50. George Neville (8.Edward2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38095
51. Alice Neville (8.Edward2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38096
52. Catherine Neville (8.Edward2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38097
53. Catherine Neville (8.Edward2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38099
54. Margaret Neville (8.Edward2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38100
55. Anne Neville (8.Edward2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38101
56. Anne Plantagenet (10.Cecily2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38105
57. Edward IV Plantagenet (10.Cecily2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38106
58. Edmund Plantagenet (10.Cecily2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38107
59. Elizabeth Plantagenet (10.Cecily2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38108
60. Margaret Plantagenet (10.Cecily2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38109
61. George Plantagenet (10.Cecily2, 1.Joan1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38110
62. Richard III Plantagenet (10.Cecily2, 1.Joan1) died 1485; was buried , Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 38111
Notes:
February 4, 2013
Parking Lot Remains Confirmed to Belong to Richard III
By Sarah Pruitt
In September 2012, news broke that archaeologists had discovered two sets of remains buried beneath a municipal parking lot in the city of Leicester, believed to be the site of the former priory of Grey Friars Church. One set of remains was identifiably female, while the other appeared to be a possible candidate for King Richard III. The 15th-century English ruler, accused by his critics of being a murderous tyrant, died on the battlefield in 1485 at the hands of soldiers loyal to the rival House of Tudor. For the past five months, a team of archaeologists, historians, genealogists and geneticists has worked feverishly on proving the identity of the remains. In a news conference today, the University of Leicester research team confirmed one of the most exciting archaeological finds in recent history, announcing that the DNA testing has proved "beyond reasonable doubt" that the remains found are in fact those of Richard III.
Richard III may have ruled England for only two years, but he stands out in many minds as one of the country’s most notorious kings. At the age of 32, he was killed during the Battle of Bosworth Field, in which his supporters faced off against the army loyal to Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII). After his death, Richard’s powerful Tudor enemies demonized the last Plantagenet king as a brutal, corrupt tyrant who ordered the murder of his two young nephews in the Tower of London, among other heinous crimes. Later scholars have viewed Richard in a more favorable light, however, emphasizing contemporary accounts of his progressive leadership (including measures to help the poor, provide legal protection for accused criminals and ease censorship of the printed word) and the lack of hard evidence linking him to the young princes’ disappearance.
Archaeologists first decided to dig up the site in Leicester after ground-penetrating radar showed that the former Grey Friars priory was not located underneath a 19th-century bank building (as had been suspected) but under a municipal parking lot across the street. They broke ground in late August, and within days found what they were looking for-a medieval church and garden, along with two sets of human remains-within days.
The male skeleton was found in a corner of the church’s chapel, in the exact spot where 16th-century Tudor historian John Rouse reported that Richard III was buried after his death on Bosworth Field (some 20 miles from Leicester). It showed skull trauma consistent with a battlefield injury, and had a visible spinal curvature likely caused by scoliosis. Such a condition would explain the hunchback appearance that became Richard’s most identifying physical characteristic. (His detractors-notably William Shakespeare, who penned an eponymous play about the king-emphasized and exaggerated this physical deformity, using it as a symbol of his evil character.)
Soon after finding the remains, the University of Leicester team announced they would be testing them against DNA samples of Richard’s family’s modern-day descendants. Over the five months that followed, as the DNA analysis was being completed, the team confirmed through additional tests that the body was of a man in his late 20s or early 30s, with a diet rich in meat and fish, characteristic of a wealthy 15th-century Englishman. In addition, radiocarbon dating of two rib bones indicated the owner had died between 1455 and 1540 (Richard was killed in 1485). The team also found that the remains showed various injuries consistent with Richard’s battlefield wounds as well as with those injuries likely inflicted by Tudor soldiers as they carried the dead king on horseback to Leicester, including dagger thrusts to the cheek, jawbone and lower back. The wound on his skull (believed to have caused his death) may have been inflicted by a halberd, a medieval weapon that was a lethal combination between a spear and battleaxe.
Finally, in today’s news conference, lead archaeologist Richard Buckley announced that DNA testing had confirmed “beyond reasonable doubt” that the remains found under the parking lot are in fact of King Richard III. According to geneticist Turi King, samples taken from two modern-day descendants of Richard’s family matched the remains found at the site. One of the descendants is Michael Ibsen, a Canadian-born furniture maker and the son of a 16th-generation niece of King Richard’s; the other has chosen to remain anonymous. Now that the identity is confirmed, University of Leicester officials say that remains will be buried sometime early next year in Leicester’s Anglican cathedral, some 100 yards from where they were found.
Buried:
Grey Friars Church
Died:
Battle of Bosworth Field
Generation: 4
63. Richard Neville (16.Henry3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born 1468, Latimer, Buckinghamshire, England; died 1530, Yorkshire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 10398
Richard — Anne Stafford. Anne (daughter of Humphrey Stafford and Catherine Fray) was born 1472, England; died 1520. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 72. Dorothy Neville was born 27 Mar 1496, Yorkshire, England; died 23 Oct 1532.
64. Elizabeth Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born 1479, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died Aft 1510, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15449
Elizabeth — Thomas Berkeley. Thomas (son of Edward Berkeley and Christian Holt) was born 1462, Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England; died 1510, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 73. Anne Berkeley was born 1489, Hampshire, England; died 1572, Kent, England.
- 74. Alice Berkeley was born Abt 1500.
- 75. Elizabeth Berkeley was born Abt 1510, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
- 76. Thomas Berkeley was born Abt 1500, Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England; died Bef 1521.
- 77. Lora Berkeley
65. George Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born Abt 1469, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 13 Jun 1535, Birling, Kent, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15573
66. John Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born Abt 1467, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15574
67. Edward Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born Abt 1485, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 9 Jan 1538, London, London, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15575
Notes:
Lord of Addington Park, Kent. Knight Banneret. He held the office of Esquire of the Body. He held the office of Sewer (official overseeing service) to King Henry VIII's Household. He was invested as a Knight on 25 Sep 1513. He held the office of Gentleman of the Chamber and Master of the Hounds in 1516. King Henry VIII's Standard Bearer in 1531. He held the office of Constable of Leeds Castle, Kent in 1534. Beheaded for supporting Reginald Pole, one of the Yorkist heirs.
Died:
Tower of London68. William Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born Abt 1473, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15576
69. Thomas Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born Abt 1475, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 29 May 1542. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15577
Notes:
Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1510. He held the office of Speaker of the House of Commons in 1514. He held the office of Secretary of State to King Henry VIII. Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1515. He held the office of Member of the Star Chamber in 1519. He was invested as a Privy Councillor. M.P. for Kent. J.P. for Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex and Worcestershire. He lived at Mereworth, Kent, England. Steward of Westminster Abbey in 1532.
70. Richard Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born Abt 1477, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15578
71. Jane Neville (17.George3, 2.George2, 1.Joan1) was born Abt 1481, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales; died 9 Jan 1538. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15579