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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
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 ...
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.
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Aug 12, 2012 · On this date in 1469, Richard Woodville, the father of the queen, lost his head. Though he died as Earl Rivers, Woodville started life as a commoner. As a retainer to the Duke of Bedford , Woodville drew escort duty for the mistress of the house when the master died suddenly.
Nov 6, 2017 · Jacquetta and Sir Richard Woodville – Yorkists. Posted on November 6, 2017. Sir Richard Woodville (Lord Rivers) and his eldest son Sir Anthony were men in trouble in the aftermath of the Battle of Towton fought at Eastertide 1461.
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.
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.
