Life History
1405 |
Born in Maidstone, Kent, England.1 |
23rd Mar 1436/7 |
Married Jacquetta DE LUXEMBOURG.5,3 |
about 1437 |
Birth of daughter Elizabeth Queen of England WOODVILLE in Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.1,4 |
about 1445 |
Birth of daughter Jacquette Baroness Strange WOODVILLE in Grafton, Northamptonshire, England.5,2 |
12th Aug 1469 |
Died.1 |
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Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Richard Woodville (or Wydeville), 1st Earl Rivers, KG (1405 - 12 August 1469) was an English nobleman, best remembered as the father of Elizabeth Woodville and the maternal grandfather of Edward V and the maternal great-grandfather of Henry VIII.
Born at Maidstone in Kent, he was the son of another Richard Wydeville, chamberlain to the Duke of Bedford. After the duke died, the younger Richard married the widowed duchess, Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1416-1472). This was initially a secret marriage, for which the couple were fined when it came to public notice.
In the Wars of the Roses, he was initially a Lancastrian, but he became a Yorkist when he thought that the Lancastrian cause was lost. He reconciled himself to the victorious Edward IV, his future son-in-law. On 1 May 1464, Edward married his daughter Elizabeth, widow of Sir John Grey of Groby. Richard was created Earl Rivers in 1466, appointed Lord Treasurer in March 1466 and Constable of England on 24 August 1467.
-- Read Tiger, "Richard Woodville," http://readtiger.com/wkp/en/Richard_Woodville,_1st_Earl_Rivers
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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Richard Woodville
Spouse Name Jacqueta of Luxembourg
[no date]
Sources
- 1. Read Tiger
- 2. Geni Trees
- 3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 5. Wikipedia