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The House of Neville or Nevill family (originally FitzMaldred) is a noble house of early medieval origin, which was a leading force in English politics in the Late Middle Ages. The family became one of the two major powers in northern England and played a central role in the Wars of the Roses along with their rival, the House of Percy.
The Percy–Neville feud was a series of skirmishes, raids, and vandalism between two prominent northern English families, the House of Percy and the House of Neville, and their followers, that helped provoke the Wars of the Roses. The original reason for the long dispute is unknown, and the first outbreaks of violence were in the 1450s, prior ...
7th/5th Baron Neville de Raby: John Neville c. 1410 –1461: Richard Neville 1400–1460 5th Earl of Salisbury: Alice Montacute 1407–1462 5th Countess of Salisbury, 6th Baroness Monthermer, 7th/4th Baroness Montagu: Robert Neville 1404–1457 Bishop: Cecily Neville 1415–1495: Richard of York 1411–1460 3rd Duke of York: William Neville c ...
The noble family is known for its long rivalry with the House of Neville, another family powerful in northern England during the 15th century. The feud between the two families, known as the Percy-Neville feud led to the Wars of the Roses, at the time known as the Civil Wars, in England.
The incumbent Marquess of Abergavenny is the current head of the House of Neville, a noble house of early medieval origins, notable for its central role in the Wars of the Roses. [2] Lord Abergavenny's ancestor, Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny , was a younger son of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland , and Lady Joan Beaufort , daughter ...
Arms of Neville: Gules, a saltire argent Thomas Nevill, 5th Baron Furnivall (died 1407), was a late-14th and early-15th century English nobleman of the House of Neville.He was the son of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville and Elizabeth Latimer, 5th Baroness Latimer, and the younger brother of Ralph Neville, later Earl of Westmorland.
Sir Thomas Neville or Nevill (in or before 1484 – 29 May 1542) was a younger son of George Neville, 4th Baron Bergavenny. He was a prominent lawyer and a trusted councillor of King Henry VIII , and was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 1515.
The Neville–Neville feud was an inheritance dispute in the north of England during the early fifteenth century between two branches of the noble Neville family. The inheritance in question was that of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland , a prominent northern nobleman who had issue from two marriages.