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Jun 20, 2022 · Rivers recognized that the Lancastrian cause was lost and made his peace with the new king. The marriage of his eldest daughter, Elizabeth, widow of Sir John Grey of Groby, to Edward on the 1st of May 1464, secured the fortunes of his family. Rivers was appointed treasurer on the 4th of March 1466, and a little later created earl.
He was a son of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent and his first wife Anne Woodville. His maternal grandparents were Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. His father was secondly married to Catherine Herbert. His paternal half-brothers included Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent.
Nov 6, 2017 · Posted on November 6, 2017. Sir Richard Woodville (Lord Rivers) and his eldest son Sir Anthony were men in trouble in the aftermath of the Battle of Towton fought at Eastertide 1461. They were Lancastrians who within six weeks of the battle found themselves attainted of treason and their lands confiscated. By July 12 1462 Lord Rivers was pardoned.
Joan Woodville (1452–1512), married Sir Anthony Grey, son of Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent; Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers (1453–1491) Margaret Woodville (1454–1490), married Thomas FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel; Edward Woodville, Lord Scales (d. 1488), soldier and courtier
Jan 21, 2024 · Richard Woodville (or Wydeville), 1st Earl Rivers (1405 12 August 1469) was an English nobleman, best remembered as the father of Queen consort Elizabeth Woodville and the maternal grandfather of Edward V and the maternal greatgrandfather of Henry VIII. Born at Maidstone in Kent, he was the son o
ANTHONY WOODVILLE, 2nd EARL RIVERS, or Wydeville, statesman and patron of literature, and author of the first book printed on English soil, was born probably in 1442. He was the son of Richard de Wydeville and his wife, Jacquetta de Luxemburg, Duchess of Bedford. His father was raised to the peerage in his son's infancy, and was made Earl of ...
May 1, 2021 · 1469 (26th July) Battle of Edgecote Moor. Woodville and his son, John were taken prisoner following this battle which saw the Yorkist army defeated by a rebel force led by Robin of Redesdale. Redesdale’s true identity remains unknown but it is believed he was acting under instruction of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.
