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3rd Earl Rivers: Earl Rivers; Tenure: 1483–1491: Predecessor: Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers: Successor: none ; Born: 1453 Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, Kingdom of England: Died: 6 March 1491 (aged 37–38) Father: Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers: Mother: Jacquetta of Luxembourg
- 1483–1491
- Jacquetta of Luxembourg
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.
Here’s another Woodville mini-biography I’ve posted on my website: By far the least known brother of Elizabeth Woodville is Richard, who eventually became the third Earl Rivers. Richard seems to have been the second oldest Woodville brother.
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 · Richard Woodville. (1453 - 1491) Richard "3rd Earl Rivers" Woodville. Born 1453 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England. Ancestors. Son of Richard Wydeville KG and Jacquette (Luxembourg) Wydeville. Brother of Elizabeth (Woodville) York, Lewis Woodville, Anne (Wydeville) Grey, Anthony (Wydeville) Woodville, Jacquetta (Woodville) le Strange ...
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RICHARD WOODVILLE, EARL RIVERS, (or Wydeville), was a member of a family of small importance long settled at Grafton in Northamptonshire. His father, Richard Woodville, was a squire to Henry V, and afterwards the trusted servant of John of Bedford, in whose interest he was Constable of the Tower during the troubles with Humphrey of Gloucester in 1425.
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...
