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Lady Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Lady Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Female 1415 - 1495  (80 years)

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  • Name Cecily Neville 
    Title Lady 
    Suffix Duchess of York 
    Nickname Proud Cis 
    Birth 3 May 1415  Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 31 May 1495  Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Burial Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • It is noted for containing a mausoleum to leading members of the Yorkist dynasty of the Wars of the Roses .
    Person ID I37407  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2015 

    Father Sir Ralph Neville, Knight, 1st Earl of Westmorland,   b. 1364, Castle Raby, Raby-Keverstone, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1425, Castle Raby, Raby-Keverstone, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Lady Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland,   b. ~ 1379, Chateau Beaufort, Anjou, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Marriage Bef 29 Nov 1396  Chateau Beaufort, Anjou, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    • by Papal Dispensation...
    Family ID F13644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sir Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York,   b. 21 Sep 1411, Conisborough Castle, Conisborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 31 Dec 1460, Wakefield, West Riding, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 1424  [1, 2, 9, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Anne of York,   b. 10 Aug 1439   d. 14 Jan 1476 (Age 36 years)
     2. Edward IV, King of England,   b. 28 Apr 1442, Rouen, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1483, Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     3. Lady Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk,   b. 22 Apr 1444, Rouen, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~ 1503, (Suffolkshire) England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     4. Richard III, King of England,   b. 2 Oct 1452, Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1485, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F13840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 May 1415 - Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 May 1495 - Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England Link to Google Earth
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    Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (3 May 1415 - 31 May 1495)    		Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (3 May 1415 - 31 May 1495)
    was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and the mother of two Kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III.

    Cecily Neville was called "the Rose of Raby", because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham, and "Proud Cis", because of her pride and a temper that went with it. Historically she is also known for her piety. She herself signed her name "Cecylle".

  • Notes 
    • Cecily Neville was the eighteenth child of Ralph Neville, 1st earl of Westmorland (c.1364-1425). Her mother was his second wife, Joan Beaufort (d.1440). By October 1429, she had married Richard, duke of York (1411-x. December 30, 1460), who had been her father's ward. They had been betrothed before she reached her tenth year.

      They had at least twelve children between 1439 and 1452, seven of whom survived to adulthood: Anne (1439-January 1476), Edward (1442-1483), Edmund (x.1460), Elizabeth (1444-1503/4), Margaret (May 3, 1446-November 22, 1503), George (d.1478), and Richard (1452-1485). Cecily went with her husband to France, where he was governor, and to Ireland, where he was lieutenant. He was attainted in 1459 and executed the following year as part of the conflict between the houses of Lancaster and York. Cecily's eldest surviving son, Edward, became King Edward IV.

      She is said to have disapproved of his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, his lowborn queen. It was during Edward's reign, in 1470, that Cecily's younger son, George, duke of Clarence, started the rumor that Cecily had been unfaithful to her husband and that Edward was illegitimate. This story resurfaced after Edward's death, when Cecily's youngest son, Richard of Gloucester, deposed her grandson, Edward V, and had himself crowned Richard III. What Cecily thought of this is unknown, but Richard launched his campaign for the throne from her London house. In spite of the frequent upheavals during the conflict between the houses of Lancaster and York, Cecily never suffered financially.

      In 1460, she was briefly placed in the custody of her sister, the duchess of Buckingham, but otherwise enjoyed both her freedom and the income from extensive property. Henry VII, who defeated Richard, married Cecily's granddaughter, Elizabeth of York, and thus was inclined to support her.

      In 1486, he gave her an annuity and renewed her license to export wool. Biography: entry in the Oxford DNB under "Cecily [Cicely; nâee Cecily Neville], duchess of York." [4]
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      Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (3 May 1415 - 31 May 1495)[1] was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and the mother of two Kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III.

      Cecily Neville was called "the Rose of Raby", because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham, and "Proud Cis", because of her pride and a temper that went with it. Historically she is also known for her piety.

      She herself signed her name "Cecylle". [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6258] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecily_Neville,_Duchess_of_York.

    2. [S7086] "Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland (c. 1379 - 1440)",.

    3. [S7345] "Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (3 May 1415 - 31 May 1495)", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecily_Neville,_Duchess_of_Y.

    4. [S9147] "CECILY NEVILLE (May 3,1415-May 31, 1495)" biography, http://www.kateemersonhistoricals.com/TudorWomenN.htm, downloaded.

    5. [S49536] http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/ahnentafel.php?personID=I16294&tree=00&parentset=0&generations=5.

    6. [S51338] http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I6674&tree=00.

    7. [S51653] http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/ahnentafel.php?personID=I7926&tree=00&parentset=0&generations=5.

    8. [S6521] Catherine Neville's 5-Generation Ahnentafel, http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/pedigree.php?personID=I132833&tree=00.

    9. [S7023] Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 40.

    10. [S7166] "Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, KG (22 November 1428 - 14 April 1471) Biogrpahy", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.

    11. [S7834] "Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364-1425)" biography,.

    12. [S51651] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_IV_of_England.


  

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