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Lambeth Palace Library, London. 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. He was one of the leading members of the Woodville family, which came to prominence during the reign of King ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (born c. 1440—died June 25, 1483) 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 (1455–85).
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views 3,661,252 updated. Rivers, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl (1442–83). The eldest brother of Elizabeth Woodville, he benefited from the marriage of his sister to Edward IV. He fled into exile with Edward IV in 1470, returning in triumph in 1471. He was thereafter entrusted with the upbringing of the prince of Wales and given extensive power ...
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. He was internationally renowned for his jousting and was an important patron and collaborator of William Caxton.
Mar 18, 2024 · Anthony’s execution was not just the end of a prominent figure. It marked the waning influence of the Woodville family in English politics. The tragic end of Anthony Woodville is a somber reminder of the volatility of medieval politics where fortunes could change overnight and loyalty could often be rewarded with betrayal.
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 ...
Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers. 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.
