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Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers: brother of Elizabeth Woodville, brother-in-law of King Edward IV, uncle of King Edward V. When Edward IV died, Anthony was tasked with bringing the new King...
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Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers KG (c. 1440 – 25 June 1483), was an English nobleman, courtier, bibliophile and writer. He was the brother of Queen Elizabeth Woodville who married King Edward IV .
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, gained enemies just as quickly as he gained power. Within a few years after his sister became the unlikely queen of England, he acquired powerful positions at court and led important military expeditions abroad.
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers was an English noble, a leading supporter of his brother-in-law, the Yorkist king Edward IV. Anthony and his father, Sir Richard Woodville (afterward 1st Earl Rivers), fought for the Lancastrians against the Yorkists in the early years of the Wars of the Roses.
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Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers. Born: c. 1440. Died: June 25, 1483. Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England (Age c. 43) Earl Rivers in History. The Woodville family can be described as an ambitious one to say the least. They worked their way up from the lower depths of the nobility all the way to England's throne.
Anthony Woodville (c. 1440 – 1483) was the eldest brother of Elizabeth, Edward IV’s queen. He acquired the title Lord Scales through his first marriage, in 1460, and became Earl Rivers on his father’s death in 1469.
Mar 18, 2024 · In 1469, his father was killed by rebels under the Earl of Warwick. Edward IV and Anthony Rivers and other Yorkists were driven into exile in October of 1470 and then they returned back to England in March of 1471. Anthony Rivers helped defeat Warwick at the Battle of Barnet in April of 1471.
