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Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England — Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "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 ...
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Lady Cicely Neville. Published 2nd August 2015. Cicely (or Cecily) Neville, was one of the vast brood of children of Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, by his second wife, Joan, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Cicely was born and brought up in the great Neville stronghold of Raby Castle, Durham.
Cecily Neville's husband was Richard, Duke of York, the heir to King Henry VI and protector of the young king in his minority and later during a bout of insanity. Richard was the descendant of two other sons of Edward III: Lionel of Antwerp and Edmund of Langley. Cecily was first betrothed to Richard when she was nine years old, and they ...
Apr 6, 2018 · Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. Cecily, the youngest child of Joan Beaufort and Ralph Neville, was born on 3 May 1415 at Raby Castle. Like the rest of her siblings an advantageous marriage was arranged for her by her parents. She was possibly married by 1427 to Richard of York when she reached the age of twelve certainly she had become ...
This is the first scholarly biography of Cecily Neville, duchess of York, the mother of Edward IV and Richard III. J. L. Laynesmith draws on a wealth of rarely considered sources to construct a fresh and revealing portrait of a remarkable woman, the only major protagonist to live right through the Wars of the Roses.
Name variations: Cecily, duchess of York; Lady Cecily Neville; Cecily of York; the Rose of Raby. Born on May 3, 1415, in Raby Castle, Durham, England; died on May 31, 1495, at Berkhempsted or Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England; daughter of Joan Beaufort (1379–1440) and Sir Ralph Neville of Raby; married Richard, 3rd duke of York, Lord ...
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Jul 20, 2023 · ‘The Rose of Raby’ From birth, Cecily Neville’s veins ran with the sapphire-blood of European royalty: she was a great-granddaughter of King Edward III of England and the daughter of Ralph Neville, sixth baron Neville of Raby, whose marriage in 1397 to John of Gaunt’s illegitimate daughter Joan Beaufort (born to the King’s third wife and former mistress, Katherine Swynford) paved the ...
