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  1. Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick KG (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, 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 ...

  2. Apr 10, 2023 · Richard Neville, 16th earl of Warwick, also called 6th earl of Salisbury, byname the Kingmaker, (born November 22, 1428—died April 14, 1471, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), English nobleman called, since the 16th century, “the Kingmaker,” in reference to his role as arbiter of royal power during the first half of the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York.

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  3. Dec 19, 2018 · About Richard Neville, "the Kingmaker," 16th Earl of Warwick. "Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick KG (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander. The eldest son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, Warwick was the wealthiest and most powerful ...

    • November 22, 1428
    • Bisham Priory , Bisham, Berkshire, England
    • Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  4. Richard Neville, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November 1428 â April 14, 1471), known as "Warwick the Kingmaker", was a leading figure in the Wars of the Roses, during which he helped depose the Lancastrian King Henry VI in favour of the Yorkist King Edward IV.

  5. Warwick ‘the Kingmaker’ was a nobleman, a military commander in the Wars of the Roses and an influential politician who would by stealth, cunning and daring be in virtual control of the country for many years until his death at the Battle of Barnet in April 1471. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. He was born Richard Neville on 22nd November ...

  6. Feb 14, 2023 · Richard was 16th Earl of Warwick (first creation of the title) by right of his wife. He is sometimes referred to as 1st Earl of Warwick (second creation), as on 2 March 1449/50 he was given the title of Earl of Warwick in his own right for life, with remainder to the heirs of his wife after they had both died.

  7. Mar 25, 2021 · Richard Neville, the 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–71) was a decisive player in the late 15th-century conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Fuelled by unparalleled personal wealth and the influence it generated at home and abroad, Warwick used his power to raise and remove kings in a medieval game of thrones that had far-reaching effects on ...

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