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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl of Salisbury, known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, landowner of the House of Neville fortune and military commander. The eldest son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, he became Earl of Warwick through marriage, and was the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age, with political connections ...
The 14th earl was created Duke of Warwick in 1445, a title which became extinct on his early death the following year. The best-known earl of this creation was the 16th earl jure uxoris, Richard Neville, who was involved in the deposition of two kings, a fact which later earned him the epithet of "Warwick the Kingmaker".
The open breach between the king and the earl came in 1467. Edward dismissed Warwick’s brother, George Neville, the chancellor; repudiated a treaty with Louis XI that the earl had just negotiated; and concluded an alliance with Burgundy against which Warwick had always protested. Warwick then began to organize opposition to the king.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute. He was known as Warwick the Kingmaker, administrator, and military commander. He was the son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury. Warwick was the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age, with political connections that went beyond ...
1. His marriage made him very powerful. Whilst still a boy, Richard Neville was betrothed to Anne, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. When her brother’s daughter died in 1449, Anne – as the only sister – brought her husband the title and chief share of the Warwick estates. This made Richard Neville the most important earl ...
When Richard Neville 16th Earl Of Warwick was born on 22 November 1428, in Bisham, Berkshire, England, his father, Sir Richard Neville, was 27 and his mother, Alice Montagu, was 23. He married Anne de Beauchamp Countess of Warwick about 1449, in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick KG, known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander. The son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, Warwick was the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age, with political connections that went beyond the country's borders.
