Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland
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Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland KG, PC (21 February 1497 – 24 April 1549) was an English peer and soldier.
and Isabel Booth. When his father died in 1498 he took the style of Lord Neville. Neville used this title until the death of his grandfather on 6 February 1499 when he became Earl of Westmorland
. At the age of thirteen, Ralph was put under the guardianship of the Duke of Buckingham
.
in 1523. He would later become a Knight of the Garter, a member of the Privy Council, and was one of the peers who tried Anne Boleyn
. Ralph died at the age of 52 at Holywell House
.
, later Duke of Buckingham
and Lady Eleanor Percy
. They had at least eighteen children, including;
Early life
Ralph Neville was born to Ralph Neville, Lord Neville and Edith Sandys, and was the grandson of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of WestmorlandRalph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland
Ralph 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...
and Isabel Booth. When his father died in 1498 he took the style of Lord Neville. Neville used this title until the death of his grandfather on 6 February 1499 when he became Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
. At the age of thirteen, Ralph was put under the guardianship of the Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Lady Catherine Woodville, daughter of the 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of King Edward IV.-Early life:Stafford was born at Brecknock Castle in Wales...
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Later Life and Death
Neville went with the English and fought the Scots from 1522 to 1523. He was knighted in Scotland by the Earl of SurreyHenry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Henry Howard, KG, , known as The Earl of Surrey although he never was a peer, was an English aristocrat, and one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry.-Life:...
in 1523. He would later become a Knight of the Garter, a member of the Privy Council, and was one of the peers who tried Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the...
. Ralph died at the age of 52 at Holywell House
Holywell House, Hertfordshire
Holywell House was a house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.The manor house was originally called Hallywell...
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Marriage
Before June 1520 Neville married Lady Catherine Stafford the daughter of Edward StaffordEdward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Lady Catherine Woodville, daughter of the 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of King Edward IV.-Early life:Stafford was born at Brecknock Castle in Wales...
, later Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Buckingham
The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham, referring to Buckingham, have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There have also been Earls of Buckingham.-1444 creation:...
and Lady Eleanor Percy
Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham
Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham , also known as Alianore, was a daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland by his wife Lady Maud Herbert, herself a daughter of the first Earl of Pembroke. She married Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, who was beheaded in 1521 on false charges of...
. They had at least eighteen children, including;
- Lady Dorothy, who married John de Vere, 16th Earl of OxfordJohn de Vere, 16th Earl of OxfordJohn de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford was born to John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel, daughter of Edward Trussel...
- Lady Margaret, who married Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of RutlandHenry Manners, 2nd Earl of RutlandHenry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, 14th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG was the son of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland. He also held the title of 14th Baron de Ros of Hamlake, a title to which he acceded in 1543....
- Henry Neville, 5th Earl of WestmorlandHenry Neville, 5th Earl of WestmorlandHenry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland was an English peer, member of the House of Lords and Knight of the Garter.He inherited the earldom from Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland and was succeeded by his son Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland...
. - Lady Elizabeth, who married Thomas Dacre, 4th Baron DacreThomas Dacre, 4th Baron DacreThomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre of Gilsland, also Baron Greystock and de jure Baron Boteler was an English Member of Parliament and after his father's death a peer and major landowner in the counties of Cumberland, Yorkshire and Northumberland.-Early life:Born about 1527, Dacre was the eldest of...
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See also
- Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of BuckinghamEdward Stafford, 3rd Duke of BuckinghamEdward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Lady Catherine Woodville, daughter of the 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of King Edward IV.-Early life:Stafford was born at Brecknock Castle in Wales...
- Lady Eleanor PercyEleanor Percy, Duchess of BuckinghamEleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham , also known as Alianore, was a daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland by his wife Lady Maud Herbert, herself a daughter of the first Earl of Pembroke. She married Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, who was beheaded in 1521 on false charges of...