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Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers KG (1405 – 12 August 1469), also Wydeville, was the father of Elizabeth Woodville and father-in-law of Edward IV.
- 1405
- Richard Wydeville
- Joan Bittlesgate
- Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Richard Woodville (c. 1410-1469) was a knight in the service of John Duke of Bedford and married Bedford’s widow, Jacquetta. He was made Baron Rivers in 1448 and despite fighting for the Lancastrians at Towton had become one of Edward IV’s counsellors by 1463.
May 29, 2018 · Richard Woodville Rivers, 1st Earl, d. 1469, English nobleman. He was knighted (1426) by Henry VI [1] and acquired wealth and power by marrying (c.1436) Jacquetta of Luxemburg, widow of John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford.
1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. Richard Woodville, first of the Woodville family to step out onto the pages of history, was born in 1405 at Maidstone in Kent, the son of Richard Wydeville, a soldier and politician and Joan Bittlesgate, the daughter of Thomas Bittlesgate of Knightstone. Wydeville himself was the son of John ...
When Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers was born on 12 August 1405, in Maidstone, Kent, England, his father, Sir Richard Woodville, was 20 and his mother, Joan Bedlisgate, was 15. He married Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, Countess Rivers before 23 March 1437. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 13 daughters.
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.
Sep 1, 2021 · Biographies. Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. September 1, 2021February 7, 2022 danmoorhouse. WOODVILLE or WYDVILLE, RICHARD, first Earl Rivers (d. 1469), was son of Richard Woodville of the Mote, near Maidstone in Kent, and (after the death of his elder brother Thomas) of Grafton, Northamptonshire.
