Isabella Neville
Isabella Neville (born September 5, 1451 Warwick Castle, † December 22, 1476 ) was the eldest daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick , the "kingmaker" of the Wars of the Roses , and Anne Beauchamp .
Life
Her birthplace was Warwick Castle . In 1469 she married George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence . Since the king was against this marriage, it took place on July 11th by a secret wedding in Calais. Through the marriage of the two, her husband entered into an alliance with Richard Neville , as well as with the House of Lancaster and the queen widow Margaret . A few months after the birth of her son on October 6, 1476, she died on December 22, 1476 at the age of only 25.
Since it was assumed that her servant Ankarette Twynho had poisoned her, she was hanged for this alleged crime. It is now believed that she died of either puerperal fever or tuberculosis. She was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire .
progeny
- Unnamed child (* / † April 17, 1470, was named Anne by some as a girl, as a boy by some.)
- Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury (* August 14, 1473 † May 27, 1541)
- Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (February 25, 1475 † November 28, 1499)
- Richard of York (October 6, 1476 † January 1, 1477)
literature
- Alison Weir: Britain's Royal Families; The complete genealogy. Vintage Books, 2002, ISBN 0-09-953973-X .
- John A. Wagner: Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses. ABC Clio, 2001, ISBN 1-85109-358-3 , pp. 177-178.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lady Isabel Neville on thepeerage.com , accessed October 6, 2015.
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| SURNAME | Neville, Isabella |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1451 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1476 |