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Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers (1453 – 6 March 1491) succeeded his brother, Anthony Woodville, as the third Earl Rivers. He was the son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. Richard was the brother of the English queen Elizabeth Woodville.
- 1483–1491
- Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Brief Life History of Richard. When Richard Woodville , 3rd Earl Rivers was born in 1453, in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, his father, Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers, was 48 and his mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, Countess Rivers, was 38. He died on 6 March 1491, in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, at the ...
Jan 14, 2022 · The theory rests on the proposed secret marriage of the last (3rd) Earl Rivers (Woodville-17) and a secret son, Richard Rivers. More info here: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/rivers/1306/ WikiTree profile: Richard Woodville. rivers. woodville. medieval. england. pre-1500.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers died 6 March 1491) succeeded his brother, Anthony Woodville, as the third Earl Rivers. He was the son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and was the brother of Elizabeth Woodville, wife and Queen of King Edward IV of England.
Whether Richard joined Henry Tudor’s forces at Bosworth is unknown. Following Richard III’s defeat there, Richard Woodville was restored to his estates, including those of his father, and became the third Earl Rivers, the title that his father and his brother Anthony had held before him.
(11) Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers (c. 1453-1491). (12) Edward Woodville, Lord Scales (d. 1488). (13) Margaret Woodville (1454-1490), married Thomas Fitzalan, 17th Earl of Arundel. (14) Catherine Woodville (c.1458-1497), married (i) Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, (ii) Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford.
Richard, 3rd Earl Rivers, was a younger son of Richard Woodville by wife, Jacquetta of Luxembourg. He was brother of Elizabeth Woodville, wife and queen of King Edward IV. He succeeded his elder brother Anthony who, after Edward's death, was arrested and executed by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, on 25 June 1483. Just...
