John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
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John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
(c. 1410 – 29 March 1461) was an English nobleman and soldier.
The younger son of Sir John Neville, Lord Neville and Elizabeth Holland.
Sometime after 1451, he married Anne Holland, daughter of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
and his nephew's widow; they had one son:
Originally a supporter of Richard, Duke of York
, he went over to the Lancastrian
s just before the Battle of Wakefield
(1460). Richard gave battle, thinking Neville would arrive to reinforce him, but being attacked instead was defeated and slain. Neville's half-uncle, the Earl of Salisbury
, was killed shortly after the battle, and by his testament Neville became Constable of Middleham Castle
and Sheriff Hutton Castle
.
He was one of the Lancastrian commanders at the Battle of Ferrybridge
, and was killed shortly thereafter at the Battle of Towton
. He was attainted in November, but his son Ralph obtained a reversal of the attainder and succeeded him in 1472.
Baron Neville de Raby
Baron Neville de Raby, also referred to as Baron Raby, was an ancient title in the Peerage of England. It was first created around 1295 for Ralph Neville. The fourth baron was created Earl of Westmorland in 1397, and the two titles remained merged until the sixth earl was attainted in 1571...
(c. 1410 – 29 March 1461) was an English nobleman and soldier.
The younger son of Sir John Neville, Lord Neville and Elizabeth Holland.
Sometime after 1451, he married Anne Holland, daughter of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.-Family:...
and his nephew's widow; they had one son:
- Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of WestmorlandRalph Neville, 3rd Earl of WestmorlandRalph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland was an English peer.He was the son of John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby, in turn the younger brother of Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland. His mother was Anne Holland, daughter of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter...
(1456–1499)
Originally a supporter of Richard, Duke of York
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
Richard Plantagenêt, 3rd Duke of York, 6th Earl of March, 4th Earl of Cambridge, and 7th Earl of Ulster, conventionally called Richard of York was a leading English magnate, great-grandson of King Edward III...
, he went over to the Lancastrian
House of Lancaster
The House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...
s just before the Battle of Wakefield
Battle of Wakefield
The Battle of Wakefield took place at Sandal Magna near Wakefield, in West Yorkshire in Northern England, on 30 December 1460. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses...
(1460). Richard gave battle, thinking Neville would arrive to reinforce him, but being attacked instead was defeated and slain. Neville's half-uncle, the Earl of Salisbury
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
Richard Neville, jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury and 7th and 4th Baron Montacute, KG, PC was a Yorkist leader during the early parts of the Wars of the Roses.-Background:...
, was killed shortly after the battle, and by his testament Neville became Constable of Middleham Castle
Middleham Castle
Middleham Castle in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190. It was built near the site of an earlier motte and bailey castle...
and Sheriff Hutton Castle
Sheriff Hutton Castle
Sheriff Hutton Castle is a quadrangular castle in the village of Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England.-History:The original motte and bailey castle, the remains of which can be seen to the south of the churchyard. was built by Bertram de Bulmer, Sheriff of York during the reign of King Stephen...
.
He was one of the Lancastrian commanders at the Battle of Ferrybridge
Battle of Ferrybridge
The Battle of Ferrybridge, 28 March 1461, was a small engagement between the houses of York and Lancaster before the larger battle of Towton, during the period known as the Wars of the Roses....
, and was killed shortly thereafter at the Battle of Towton
Battle of Towton
In 1461, England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, an indecisive man who suffered bouts of madness...
. He was attainted in November, but his son Ralph obtained a reversal of the attainder and succeeded him in 1472.