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Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers KG (1405 – 12 August 1469), also Wydeville, was the father of Elizabeth Woodville and father-in-law of Edward IV. Early life
The first creation was made for Richard Woodville, 1st Baron Rivers, in 1466 and remained in this family until 1491.As borne by the Woodvilles the title was not derived from the name of a place, but from an ancient family name, Redvers, or Reviers, members of this family, whose arms are quartered on the Rivers shield, having been sometime Earls of Devon.
Richard (died 1469), who married Jacquetta, widow of the Duke of Bedford, and was created Earl Rivers. Their daughter Elizabeth was the queen consort of King Edward IV, [1] [2] becoming the ancestor of all ruling monarchs of England from 1509 on and of Scotland from 1513 on. Joan (died 1462), who married the Kent MP William Haute, of ...
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.
Richard Woodville may refer to: Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405–1469), English nobleman, father of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV; Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers (1453–1491), son of the above, brother of Elizabeth Woodville; Richard Woodville (died 1441), father-in-law of William Haute (MP), Captain of Calais and High ...
Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham and Bedford, otherwise Katherine Wydeville (1458–1497), sister of Elizabeth; Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405–1469), father of Elizabeth, Katherine, Anthony, and Richard (3rd earl) Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (c. 1440–1483), son of Richard Woodville (1st earl)
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers: Born: c. 1454-8 Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, Kingdom of England: Died: 28 July 1488 Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: Father: Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers: Mother: Jacquetta of Luxembourg
She was born in about 1456 to Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and his wife, Jacquetta of Luxembourg.After King Edward IV's public recognition of Elizabeth Woodville as his wife, the new queen sought to raise her family's standing by arranging a series of advantageous marriages for her five brothers and seven unwed sisters.