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{{Short description|English noblewoman}}
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{{for|her mother Alice Montagu (1407 – before 1462), married to Richard Neville|Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury}}
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| name =Alice Neville
| title = ''Baroness FitzHugh of Ravensworth''
| title = ''Baroness FitzHugh of Ravensworth''
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| spouse =[[Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron Fitzhugh|Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth]]
| spouse =[[Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh|Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth]]
| issue = Richard FitzHugh, later 6th Baron FitzHugh<br>[[George Fitzhugh (priest)|George FitzHugh, Dean of Lincoln]]<br>Edward FitzHugh<br>Thomas FitzHugh<br>John FitzHugh<br>[[Alice FitzHugh]]<br>[[Elizabeth FitzHugh]]<br>Anne FitzHugh<br>Margery FitzHugh<br>Joan FitzHugh<br>Eleanor FitzHugh
| issue = Richard FitzHugh, 6th Baron FitzHugh<br>[[George Fitzhugh (priest)|George FitzHugh, Dean of Lincoln]]<br>Edward FitzHugh<br>Thomas FitzHugh<br>John FitzHugh<br>[[Alice FitzHugh]]<br>[[Elizabeth FitzHugh]]<br>Anne FitzHugh<br>Margery FitzHugh<br>Joan FitzHugh<br>Eleanor FitzHugh
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| noble family =[[House of Neville|Neville]]
| noble family =[[House of Neville|Neville]]
| father =[[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury]]
| father =[[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury]]
| mother =[[Alice Neville, 5th Countess of Salisbury|Lady Alice Montague, 5th Countess of Salisbury]]
| mother =[[Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury|Lady Alice Montague, 5th Countess of Salisbury]]
| birth_date =c. 1430
| birth_date =c. 1430
| birth_place =[[Wessex]]<ref>David Baldwin. ''The Kingmaker's Sisters: Six Powerful Women in the Wars of the Roses'', History Press, Aug 1, 2009.</ref>
| birth_place =[[Wessex]]<ref>David Baldwin. ''The Kingmaker's Sisters: Six Powerful Women in the Wars of the Roses'', History Press, 1 August 2009.</ref>
| death_date =after 22 November 1503
| death_date =after 22 November 1503
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'''Lady Alice Neville''' (c. 1430 - after 22 November 1503), '''Baroness FitzHugh of Ravensworth''', was the wife of Henry FitzHugh, 5th [[Baron FitzHugh]].<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 17.</ref> She is best known for being the great-grandmother of Queen consort [[Catherine Parr]] and her siblings, [[Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke|Anne]] and [[William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton|William]], as well as one of the sisters of [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Warwick the 'Kingmaker']]. Her family was one of the oldest and most powerful families of the North. They had a long-standing tradition of military service and a reputation for seeking power at the cost of the loyalty to the crown as was demonstrated by her brother, the [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Earl of Warwick]].<ref name="Porter">Linda Porter. ''Katherine the Queen; The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII''. Macmillan, 2010.</ref>
'''Alice Neville, Baroness FitzHugh''' (c. 1430 after 22 November 1503) or Lady Alice FitzHugh, was the wife of Henry FitzHugh, 5th [[Baron FitzHugh]].<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 17.</ref> She is best known for being the great-grandmother of queen consort [[Catherine Parr]] and her siblings, [[Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke|Anne]] and [[William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton|William]], as well as one of the sisters of [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Warwick the 'Kingmaker']]. Her family was one of the oldest and most powerful families of the North. They had a long-standing tradition of military service and a reputation for seeking power at the cost of the loyalty to the crown as was demonstrated by her brother, the [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick|Earl of Warwick]].<ref name="Porter">Linda Porter. ''Katherine the Queen; The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII''. Macmillan, 2010.</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
[[Image:Richard Neville.jpg|thumb|left|[[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], also known as ''Warwick the Kingmaker'' was the eldest brother of Alice Neville]]
[[Image:Richard Neville.jpg|thumb|left|[[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], also known as ''Warwick the Kingmaker'', was the eldest brother of Alice Neville.]]
Lady Alice was the third daughter of [[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury]] ''[[jure uxoris]]'' and Lady [[Alice Neville, 5th Countess of Salisbury|Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury]] ''[[suo jure]]''.
Lady Alice was the third daughter of [[Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury]] ''[[jure uxoris]]'' and Lady [[Alice Neville, 5th Countess of Salisbury|Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury]] ''[[suo jure]]''.
By her father she was a descendant of King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] through the legitimised children of [[John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster]] and his mistress, later wife, [[Katherine Swynford|Katherine Roët]]. Her mother was the only child and sole heiress of [[Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury]] by his first wife [[Eleanor Holland|Lady Eleanor Holland]]. Lady Alice was the sister of [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age. Warwick was the most important and influential peer in the realm, and one of the principal protagonists in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. Her aunt, [[Cecily Neville, Duchess of York]], mother of future kings and Alice's first cousins, [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]] and [[Richard III of England|Richard III]], was another key figure in the dynastic civil wars that dominated most of the latter half of 15th century England.
By her father she was a descendant of King [[Edward III]] through the legitimised children of [[John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster]] and his mistress, later wife, [[Katherine Roët]]. Her mother was the only child and sole heiress of [[Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury]] by his first wife [[Eleanor Holland, Countess of Salisbury|Lady Eleanor Holland]]. Lady Alice was the sister of [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age. Warwick was the most important and influential peer in the realm, and one of the principal protagonists in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. Her aunt, [[Cecily Neville, Duchess of York]], mother of future kings and Alice's first cousins, [[Edward IV]] and [[Richard III]], was another key figure in the dynastic civil wars that dominated most of the latter half of 15th-century England.


Alice's other siblings included Lady Joan Neville, Countess of Arundel; [[Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick]]; [[John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu]]; [[George Neville (bishop)|George Neville, Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England]]; Lady Eleanor Neville, Countess of Derby; [[Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings|Lady Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings]]; Sir Thomas Neville (1443–1460); and Lady Margaret Neville, Countess of Oxford.
Alice's other siblings included Lady Joan Neville, Countess of Arundel; [[Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick]]; [[John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu]]; [[George Neville (bishop)|George Neville, Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England]]; Lady Eleanor Neville (who died in 1472 before her husband was created Earl of Derby); [[Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings|Lady Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings]]; Sir Thomas Neville (1443–1460); and Lady Margaret Neville, Countess of Oxford.


Lady Fitzhugh's nieces, the daughters of Warwick, were [[Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence|Isabel Neville]], who married [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]]'s brother [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence]] and [[Anne Neville]]. Anne was [[Princess of Wales]] as the wife of [[Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales]], the son of [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] and [[Margaret of Anjou]]. After the premature death of the [[Prince of Wales]] at 17 years old, Anne eventually became [[Queen consort of England]] upon her second marriage to [[Richard III of England|Richard, Duke of Gloucester]], who later became [[King of England]] as Richard III.<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage'', 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 16.</ref><ref>DWYER, J. G. "Pole, Margaret Plantagenet, Bl." New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 11. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 455-456.</ref>
Lady FitzHugh's nieces, the daughters of Warwick, were [[Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence|Isabel Neville]], who married [[Edward IV]]'s brother [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence]] and [[Anne Neville]]. Anne was [[Princess of Wales]] as the wife of [[Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales]], the son of [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] and [[Margaret of Anjou]]. After the battlefield death of the [[Prince of Wales]] at 17 years old at the [[Battle of Tewkesbury]] on 4 May 1471, Anne eventually became [[queen consort of England]] upon her second marriage to [[Richard III of England|Richard, Duke of Gloucester]], who became [[King of England]] as Richard III in 1483.<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage'', 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 16.</ref><ref>DWYER, J. G. "Pole, Margaret Plantagenet, Bl." New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 11. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 455–456.</ref>


==Lady-in-waiting==
==Lady-in-waiting==
Lady Alice, who was close to her niece [[Anne Neville|Anne]], was very supportive of the [[Richard III of England|Duke of Gloucester]] after he had become [[Lord Protector]] of the Realm. She influenced her family members to do the same. When Gloucester ascended the throne as King Richard III in 1483, Lady Alice and her daughter, [[Elizabeth FitzHugh, Baroness Vaux of Harrowden|Elizabeth]], were appointed by the Queen to serve as her ladies-in-waiting. The two received presents from the King which included yards of the grandest cloth available to make dresses. At the coronation in 1483, it was Alice and Elizabeth who were two of the seven noble ladies given the honour to ride behind the queen.<ref name="Porter" />
Lady Alice, who was close to her niece [[Anne Neville|Anne]], was very supportive of the [[Richard III of England|Duke of Gloucester]] after he had become [[Lord Protector]] of the Realm. She influenced her family members to do the same. When Gloucester ascended the throne as King Richard III in 1483, Lady Alice and her daughter, [[Elizabeth FitzHugh|Elizabeth]], were appointed by the queen to serve as her ladies-in-waiting. The two received presents from the King which included yards of the grandest cloth available to make dresses. At the coronation in 1483, it was Alice and Elizabeth who were two of the seven noble ladies given the honour to ride behind the queen.<ref name="Porter"/>


The position of [[lady-in-waiting]] to the [[Queen consort|Queens of England]] became a family tradition spanning down to Lady FitzHugh's great-granddaughter, [[Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke|Anne Parr]] who served all of King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'s [[Wives of Henry VIII|six wives]].<ref>Susan James. ''Catherine Parr: Henry VIII's Last Love''. The History Press; 1st Ed. edition (January 1, 2009).</ref>
The position of [[lady-in-waiting]] to the [[Queen consort|queens of England]] became a family tradition spanning down to Lady FitzHugh's great-granddaughter, [[Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke|Anne Parr]], who served all of King [[Henry VIII]]'s [[Wives of Henry VIII|six wives]].<ref>Susan James. ''Catherine Parr: Henry VIII's Last Love''. The History Press; 1st Ed. edition (1 January 2009).</ref>


Lady Fitzhugh was very much the same temperament of her brother the [[Earl of Warwick]]. Although her husband, Henry, Lord FitzHugh is generally given credit for instigating the 1470 rebellion which drew King [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]] into the north and allowed a safe landing of the Earl of Warwick in the West country, the boldness of the stroke is far more in keeping with Alice, Lady Fitzhugh's temperament and abilities than with her husband's.<ref>Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. ''Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society , Volume 94''. Printed by T. Wilson and sons, 1994.</ref>
Lady FitzHugh was very much the same temperament of her brother the [[Earl of Warwick]]. Although her husband, Henry, Lord FitzHugh is generally given credit for instigating the 1470 rebellion which drew King [[Edward IV]] into the north and allowed a safe landing of the Earl of Warwick in the West country, the boldness of the stroke is far more in keeping with Alice, Lady FitzHugh's temperament and abilities than with her husband's.<ref>Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. ''Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society , Volume 94''. Printed by T. Wilson and sons, 1994.</ref>


After the death of her husband in 1483, Lady Fitzhugh along with her children Richard, Roger, Edward, Thomas, and Elizabeth joined the Corpus Christi guild at [[York]].<ref>Jennifer C. Ward. ''Women in England in the Middle Ages''. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006. pg. 186.</ref>
After the death of her husband in 1483, Lady FitzHugh along with her children Richard, Roger, Edward, Thomas, and Elizabeth joined the Corpus Christi guild at [[York]].<ref>Jennifer C. Ward. ''Women in England in the Middle Ages''. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006. p. 186.</ref>


[[Image:Ravensworth Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2380905.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ravensworth Castle (North Yorkshire)|Ravensworth Castle]], home of the Lord FitzHugh's of Ravensworth until it was transferred to Alice and Henry's descendants by [[Sir Thomas Parr]].<ref>Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat). ''The castles of England: their history and structure'', Volume 2, W. Heinemenn, 1897. pg 229-230. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7DMWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA229&dq=Ravensworth+Castle+Lord+FitzHugh&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oZtFT4erGcrG0QGep7TqAw&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Ravensworth%20Castle%20Lord%20FitzHugh&f=false ''Google eBook'']</ref>]]
[[Image:Ravensworth Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2380905.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ravensworth Castle (North Yorkshire)|Ravensworth Castle]], home of the Lord FitzHughs of Ravensworth until it was transferred to Alice and Henry's descendants by [[Sir Thomas Parr]]<ref>Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat). ''The castles of England: their history and structure'', Volume 2, W. Heinemenn, 1897. pp. 229–230. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7DMWAAAAYAAJ&dq=Ravensworth+Castle+Lord+FitzHugh&pg=PA229 ''Google eBook'']</ref>]]


==Marriage and issue==
==Marriage and issue==
Lady Alice married Henry, Lord FitzHugh of [[Ravensworth Castle (North Yorkshire)|Ravensworth Castle]], near Richmond (1429–72), head of a powerful local family between Tees and Swale.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Neville, Richard (1400-1460)|volume=40}}</ref> Lord and Lady FitzHugh had 11 children; five sons and six daughters:
Lady Alice married Henry, Lord FitzHugh of [[Ravensworth Castle (North Yorkshire)|Ravensworth Castle]], near Richmond (1429–72), head of a powerful local family between Tees and Swale.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Neville, Richard (1400-1460)|volume=40}}</ref> Lord and Lady FitzHugh had 11 children; five sons and six daughters:
* Sir Richard, [[Baron FitzHugh|6th Baron FitzHugh]] who married Elizabeth Burgh, daughter of [[Thomas Burgh of Gainsborough]]; their son, George, inherited the barony of FitzHugh, but after his death in 1513 the barony fell into abeyance between his aunt Alice and her nephew [[Sir Thomas Parr]], son of his other aunt Elizabeth. This abeyance continues to the present day.<ref name="Richardson">Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), page 326, 566.</ref>
* [[Sir Richard, Baron FitzHugh|Sir Richard, 6th Baron FitzHugh]], who married Elizabeth Burgh, daughter of [[Thomas Burgh of Gainsborough]]. Their son, George, inherited the barony of FitzHugh, but after his death in 1513 the barony fell into abeyance between his aunt Alice and her nephew [[Sir Thomas Parr]], son of his other aunt Elizabeth. This abeyance continues to the present day.<ref name="Richardson">[[Douglas Richardson]], ''Plantagenet Ancestry'' (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), page 326, 566.</ref>
* [[George Fitzhugh (priest)|George FitzHugh]], [[Dean of Lincoln]] from 1483–1505 <ref name="Richardson" />
* [[George Fitzhugh (priest)|George FitzHugh]], [[Dean of Lincoln]] from 1483 to 1505<ref name="Richardson"/>
* [[Alice FitzHugh]] married [[Sir John Fiennes]], the son of [[Sir Richard Fiennes]] and [[Joan Dacre, 7th Baroness Dacre]].<ref name="Richardson" /><ref>G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 135.</ref>
* [[Alice FitzHugh]] married [[Sir John Fiennes]], the son of [[Sir Richard Fiennes]] and [[Joan Dacre, 7th Baroness Dacre]].<ref name="Richardson"/><ref>[[George Edward Cokayne|G.E. Cokayne]]; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 135.</ref>
* [[Elizabeth FitzHugh]], who married firstly [[William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal]] and secondly [[Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden|Sir Nicholas Vaux]]. By her first husband, Elizabeth was the grandmother to Queen consort [[Catherine Parr]], [[Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke|Anne, Countess of Pembroke]], and [[William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton|William, Marquess of Northampton]].<ref name="Richardson" />
* [[Elizabeth FitzHugh]], who married, firstly, [[William Parr (died 1483)|William Parr]] and, secondly, [[Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden|Sir Nicholas Vaux]]. By her first husband, Elizabeth was the grandmother to queen consort [[Catherine Parr]], [[Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke|Anne, Countess of Pembroke]], and [[William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton|William, Marquess of Northampton]].<ref name="Richardson"/>
* Anne, wife of [[Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Scaife|title=Register of the Corpus Christi Guild|publisher=Surtees Society|pages=86}}</ref>
* Anne, wife of [[Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell]]<ref name="Richardson"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Scaife|title=Register of the Corpus Christi Guild|publisher=Surtees Society|pages=86}}</ref>
* Margery, who married Sir [[Marmaduke Constable]].<ref name="Richardson" />
* Margery, who married Sir [[Marmaduke Constable]]<ref name="Richardson"/>
* Joan, who became a nun.<ref name="Richardson" />
* Joan, who became a nun<ref name="Richardson"/>
* Edward FitzHugh (dsp.)<ref name="Richardson" />
* Edward FitzHugh ([[Decessit sine prole|dsp.]])<ref name="Richardson"/>
* Thomas FitzHugh (dsp.)<ref name="Richardson" />
* Thomas FitzHugh (dsp.)<ref name="Richardson"/>
* John FitzHugh (dsp.)<ref name="Richardson" />
* John FitzHugh (dsp.)<ref name="Richardson"/>
* Eleanor FitzHugh<ref name="Richardson" />
* Eleanor FitzHugh<ref name="Richardson"/>


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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==See also==
==See also==
[[Percy-Neville feud|Percy-Neville Feud]]
*[[Percy–Neville feud]]


==References==
==References==
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Alice Neville
Baroness FitzHugh of Ravensworth
Bornc. 1430
Wessex[1]
Diedafter 22 November 1503
Noble familyNeville
Spouse(s)Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth
IssueRichard FitzHugh, 6th Baron FitzHugh
George FitzHugh, Dean of Lincoln
Edward FitzHugh
Thomas FitzHugh
John FitzHugh
Alice FitzHugh
Elizabeth FitzHugh
Anne FitzHugh
Margery FitzHugh
Joan FitzHugh
Eleanor FitzHugh
FatherRichard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
MotherLady Alice Montague, 5th Countess of Salisbury

Alice Neville, Baroness FitzHugh (c. 1430 – after 22 November 1503) or Lady Alice FitzHugh, was the wife of Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh.[2] She is best known for being the great-grandmother of queen consort Catherine Parr and her siblings, Anne and William, as well as one of the sisters of Warwick the 'Kingmaker'. Her family was one of the oldest and most powerful families of the North. They had a long-standing tradition of military service and a reputation for seeking power at the cost of the loyalty to the crown as was demonstrated by her brother, the Earl of Warwick.[3]

Family[edit]

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, also known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was the eldest brother of Alice Neville.

Lady Alice was the third daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury jure uxoris and Lady Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury suo jure. By her father she was a descendant of King Edward III through the legitimised children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Roët. Her mother was the only child and sole heiress of Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury by his first wife Lady Eleanor Holland. Lady Alice was the sister of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age. Warwick was the most important and influential peer in the realm, and one of the principal protagonists in the Wars of the Roses. Her aunt, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, mother of future kings and Alice's first cousins, Edward IV and Richard III, was another key figure in the dynastic civil wars that dominated most of the latter half of 15th-century England.

Alice's other siblings included Lady Joan Neville, Countess of Arundel; Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick; John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu; George Neville, Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England; Lady Eleanor Neville (who died in 1472 before her husband was created Earl of Derby); Lady Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings; Sir Thomas Neville (1443–1460); and Lady Margaret Neville, Countess of Oxford.

Lady FitzHugh's nieces, the daughters of Warwick, were Isabel Neville, who married Edward IV's brother George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Anne Neville. Anne was Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, the son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. After the battlefield death of the Prince of Wales at 17 years old at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471, Anne eventually became queen consort of England upon her second marriage to Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who became King of England as Richard III in 1483.[4][5]

Lady-in-waiting[edit]

Lady Alice, who was close to her niece Anne, was very supportive of the Duke of Gloucester after he had become Lord Protector of the Realm. She influenced her family members to do the same. When Gloucester ascended the throne as King Richard III in 1483, Lady Alice and her daughter, Elizabeth, were appointed by the queen to serve as her ladies-in-waiting. The two received presents from the King which included yards of the grandest cloth available to make dresses. At the coronation in 1483, it was Alice and Elizabeth who were two of the seven noble ladies given the honour to ride behind the queen.[3]

The position of lady-in-waiting to the queens of England became a family tradition spanning down to Lady FitzHugh's great-granddaughter, Anne Parr, who served all of King Henry VIII's six wives.[6]

Lady FitzHugh was very much the same temperament of her brother the Earl of Warwick. Although her husband, Henry, Lord FitzHugh is generally given credit for instigating the 1470 rebellion which drew King Edward IV into the north and allowed a safe landing of the Earl of Warwick in the West country, the boldness of the stroke is far more in keeping with Alice, Lady FitzHugh's temperament and abilities than with her husband's.[7]

After the death of her husband in 1483, Lady FitzHugh along with her children Richard, Roger, Edward, Thomas, and Elizabeth joined the Corpus Christi guild at York.[8]

Ravensworth Castle, home of the Lord FitzHughs of Ravensworth until it was transferred to Alice and Henry's descendants by Sir Thomas Parr[9]

Marriage and issue[edit]

Lady Alice married Henry, Lord FitzHugh of Ravensworth Castle, near Richmond (1429–72), head of a powerful local family between Tees and Swale.[10] Lord and Lady FitzHugh had 11 children; five sons and six daughters:

Ancestry[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ David Baldwin. The Kingmaker's Sisters: Six Powerful Women in the Wars of the Roses, History Press, 1 August 2009.
  2. ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 17.
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Further reading[edit]

  • The Kingmaker's Sisters: Six Powerful Women in the Wars of the Roses by David Baldwin