Henry Neville (knight)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir Henry Neville of Heversham (* around 1437, † 1469 ) was an English knight .

Life

Sir Henry was the son of George Nevill, 1st Baron Latymer and Elizabeth, a daughter of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick . He was a first cousin of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and the three York brothers Edward IV , George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Richard III.

Sir Henry fought for the House of York in the battles of Hedgeley Moor and Hexham during the Wars of the Roses in 1464 . When his cousin, the Earl of Warwick, rebelled against King Edward IV, Sir Henry also switched sides and fought on July 26, 1469 at the Battle of Edgecote Moor as one of the commanders under the leadership of Sir John Conyers.

Sir Henry was captured and executed that same day. He has his final resting place in the Beauchamp Chapel of St. Mary's Church in Warwick .

Marriage and offspring

Sir Henry was married to Joan, a daughter of John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners.The couple had at least two sons:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c John and Bernard Burke: The Royal Families of England, Scotland and Wales Vol.I , E. Churton London 1848, S.clxxvii / S.cii
  2. ^ A b c d Towton Battlefield Society
  3. ↑ a b c Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.richard111.com
  4. ^ A b Richard Brooke: Visits to the Fields of Battle in England , John R. Smith London 1837, p. 54 / p. 193
  5. ^ A b Mary Ann Hookham: The Life and Time of Margaret of Anjou , Tinsley Brothers London 1872, pp. 234/235
  6. ↑ a b M.Rapin de Thoyras: The History of England Vol.V , Knapton London 1757, p.43 / S. 44
  7. ↑ a b J.G. Edgar: The Wars of the Roses , Harper Brothers New York 1873, p. 211
  8. ↑ a b c d e Douglas Richardson: Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition , Douglas Richardson 2011, ISBN 978-1-461-04520-5 , p. 2
  9. ^ Edward Baines: History of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Vol. I , Fisher, Son & Co. London 1836, p. 445
  10. ↑ James Bohn: The Chronicles of the White Rose of York , William Stevens London 1845, p. 111
  11. ^ A b Henry T. Crooke: Notices of the Churches of Warwickshire Vol. I , Warwick 1847, p. 62
  12. ^ Richard Brooke: Observations Illustrative of the Accounts given by ancient historical Writers of the Battle of Stoke , Thomas Kaye Liverpool 1825, p. 42 / p. 49
personal data
SURNAME Neville, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neville, Sir Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1469