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Neville, Cecily (Duchess of Warwick)

Born: 1425 Died: 1450

Daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montacute. Cecily should not be confused with her aunt, the mother of Edward IV and Richard III, who shares the same name.

 

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Father:Neville, Richard (Earl of Salisbury) ( - d.1460)
Mother:Montacute, Alice (Daughter of Earl of Salisbury)
 Neville, Cecily (Duchess of Warwick) (b.1425 - d.1450)
    +Beauchamp, Henry (1st Duke of Warwick) ( - d.1446)
        = Beauchamp, Anne (Countess of Warwick) (b.1443? - d.1449?)
 Neville, Cecily (Duchess of Warwick) (b.1425 - d.1450)
    +Beauchamp, Henry (1st Duke of Warwick) ( - d.1446)
        = Beauchamp, Anne (Countess of Warwick) (b.1443? - d.1449?)

Neville, George (Archbishop of York)

Died: 1476

Brother of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and 'Kingmaker'. After the battle of Northampton the Yorkists gained power and George was made chancellor of England. At this time he was already Bishop of Exeter. George became Archbishop of York in 1465.

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    1460

    Now that the Yorkists had control of the King, they started moves to regain their confiscated lands and reverse the sentences of the attainder passed by the Coventry Parliament. To this end they sent letters demanding Parliament should meet on 7th October. George Neville, the Kingmaker's brother was made chancellor of England.

    1469

    Warwick and the Duke of Clarence travelled to France where Clarence was married to Warwick's fifteen year old daughter Isabel. The ceremony was conducted by Warwick's brother George Neville the Archbishop of York.

    1471

    The Earl of Warwick was in Coventry and apparently unwilling to confront Edward, so Edward and Richard marched south to London. London was under the control of Warwick's brother, George Neville the Archbishop of York, but the Londoners were Yorkists and they welcomed the return of their true king. Once inside the city Edward had the Archbishop arrested and along with King Henry VI put in the Tower of London.

     

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    Father:Neville, Richard (Earl of Salisbury) ( - d.1460)
    Mother:Montacute, Alice (Daughter of Earl of Salisbury)
     Neville, George (Archbishop of York) ( - d.1476)
     Neville, George (Archbishop of York) ( - d.1476)

    Neville, George (Duke of Bedford)

    Born: circa 1461 Died: 1483

    eorge was the son of John Neville, Lord Montague and Isabel Ingoldsthorpe. At an early age he was granted the title of Duke of Bedford and a marriage was arranged for him and Elizabeth of York, the daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. George had a bright future as a powerful noble but this was lost when he father and uncle rebelled against King Edward and were killed in battle. After this the marriage proposal was cancelled and the title removed.

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    Father:Neville, John (Earl of Northumberland, Lord Montague) ( - d.1471)
    Mother:Ingoldsthorpe, Isabel
     Neville, George (Duke of Bedford) (b.1461? - d.1483)
     Neville, George (Duke of Bedford) (b.1461? - d.1483)

    Neville, Katherine

    Born: circa 1442 Died: circa 1504

    Katherine was the sister of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, also known as the Kingmaker. She married twice, the second time to William Lord Hastings. She did not marry after the execution of Hastings in 1483.

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    Father:Neville, Richard (Earl of Salisbury) ( - d.1460)
    Mother:Montacute, Alice (Daughter of Earl of Salisbury)
     Neville, Katherine (b.1442? - d.1504?)
        +William (Lord Hastings) (b.1430? - d.1483)
     Neville, Katherine (b.1442? - d.1504?)
        +William (Lord Hastings) (b.1430? - d.1483)

    Nicholas (II, Pope)

    Died: 1061

    Gerard, the bishop of Florence was elected to the position of Pope early in 1059. His predecessor, Benedict X had been elected in December of the previous year but the election was seen to be tampered with. When Hildebrand heard of Benedict's election he returned to Rome and at a council held at Sutri, it was agreed that Gerard should become Pope and Benedict should be removed and excommunicated. To help remove the old Pope Nicholas saught the help of the Normans. To prevent political interference with Papal elections Nicholas brought together over one hundred bishops to agree new several reforms including the selection of new Popes by the vote of cardinals in Rome.

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    1059

    Gerard, the bishop of Florence was elected to the position of Pope early in 1059. The previous Pope Benedict X, now regarded as an antipope, was forced to flee Rome.

    1061

    Death of Pope Nicholas II

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