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William was one of a number of the Neville sons to make a good match, marrying the Fauconberg heiress, Joan de Fauconberg, 6th Baroness Fauconberg suo jure, daughter of Thomas de Fauconberg, 5th Baron Fauconberg by his second wife, Joan Brounflete (died 1409), and taking the title Lord Fauconberg; just as his nephew, Richard Neville, married ...
Two days later, Fauconberg set out for the Midlands with a contingent of 10,000 men of the army, followed soon afterwards by Warwick and Edward of March. Salisbury, Lord Cobham and Wenlock were left with 2,000 men to besiege the Tower. They also had support from the militia raised from the infuriated citizens.
Thomas Fauconberg or Thomas Neville, sometimes called Thomas the Bastard, or the Bastard of Fauconberg (1429 – 22 September 1471), was the natural son of William Neville, Lord Fauconberg, [1] who was a leading commander in the Hundred Years' War and, until joining his cousin, Richard Neville ("Warwick the Kingmaker") in rebellion on the Lancastrian side against another cousin, Edward IV ...
York and Salisbury were both killed at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460, but Warwick helped York's son Edward, Earl of March, to depose Henry VI and gain the throne as Edward IV in 1461. [29] Among the family's rewards for their support was the elevation of Salisbury's brother, the veteran soldier William Neville, Lord Fauconberg, as Earl of Kent.
Baron Fauconberg (also Falconberg or Falconbridge) is an hereditary title created twice in the Peerage of England.. First created in 1295 when Sir Walter de Fauconberg, [1] an Anglo-Norman, was summoned to parliament.
Thomas Fauconberg, 5th Baron Fauconberg (20 July 1345 – 9 September 1407) was an English peer. Fauconberg was the eldest son of Walter Fauconberg, 4th Baron Fauconberg, and his wife, Maud. Circa 1376, Thomas joined the French in the Hundred Years' War and was imprisoned in Gloucester Castle , for treason , from 1378 to 1391.
Edward relied heavily on Warwick's uncle, Lord Fauconberg, a veteran of the Anglo-French wars, highly regarded by contemporaries for his military skills. [31] He demonstrated this in a wide range of roles, having captained the Calais garrison, [31] led naval piracy expeditions in the Channel, [32] and commanded the Yorkist vanguard at ...
Baron Fauconberg (1295) Joan Neville, 6th Baroness Fauconberg: 1429: ... William Abernethy, 2nd Lord Saltoun: 1460: 1488: Lord Gray (1445) Andrew Gray, 1st Lord Gray ...