Ranulph Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby

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Ranulph Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby (also Ranulf or Ralph de Nevill ; according to another count also 3rd Baron Neville ) (* October 18, 1262 , † after April 18, 1331 ) was an English nobleman.

Ranulph Neville came from a branch of the Neville family . He was the only son of Robert de Neville and his wife Mary FitzRandolph , a daughter of Ralph FitzRandolph, Lord of Middleham . His father died in 1271, and after the death of his grandfather Robert de Neville in 1282 he inherited the family estates. These consisted mainly of northern English possessions, including Raby Castle in County Durham . He inherited Middleham Castle and other Yorkshire estates through his mother . By Writ of Summons he was called to take part in Parliament on June 24, 1295 , so that he is considered Baron Neville de Raby . Neville took part in several campaigns during the war with Scotland until 1318 , little is known of his actions.

The Neville de Raby family had close ties with the Diocese of Durham . Neville testified to several documents from Bishop Robert and his successor Antony Bek . However, there were also quarrels between Bek and Neville over land ownership. In 1302, Ralph Neville led a delegation of Durham County residents who wanted a charter setting out Bishop Antony Bek's rights over them.

Neville had married Euphemia, a daughter of Robert FitzRoger from Clavering , Essex, and his wife Margery de la Zouche . With her he had at least five sons and a daughter:

Four of his sons took part in an advance near Berwick during the War with Scotland in 1319 . They were caught on June 6th by a Scottish force. While Robert Neville was being killed, Ralph and two others were captured in Scotland. The Scots demanded a ransom of 2,000 marks for the now eldest son Ralph alone . Neville had already paid a large ransom for his captured sons after the Battle of Bannockburn , and in view of the renewed high sum, Neville turned to King Edward II for financial support, otherwise he would be impoverished. However, whether the king supported Neville is unknown. His sons were released before 1321. In contrast to his sons, Neville did not take an active part in the overthrow of Edward II in 1326, probably due to his age of 64 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Robert Young: Making of the Neville family in England, 1166-1400 . Boydell, Woodbridge 1996, ISBN 0-85115-668-1 , p. 101.
  2. ^ Charles Robert Young: Making of the Neville family in England, 1166-1400 . Boydell, Woodbridge 1996, ISBN 0-85115-668-1 , p. 100.
  3. ↑ Anthony Tuck: Neville, Ralph, fourth Lord Neville (c. 1291-1367). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Neville de Raby
1295-1331 		Ralph Neville
personal data
SURNAME Neville, Ranulph, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES de Neville, Ralph; de Neville, Ranulf; Neville, Ranulph, 3rd Baron Neville
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1262
DATE OF DEATH after April 18, 1331