Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland
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Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland (1456 – 6 February 1499) was an English peer
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He was the son of John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
, in turn the younger brother of Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
. His mother was Anne Holland, daughter of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
. His father was killed fighting for the Lancastrian
s at the Battle of Towton
and was attainted
in 1461. Neville obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1472 and inherited the barony of Neville de Raby. Before 1478, he married Margaret, the daughter of Sir Roger Booth, by whom he had two children:
He was knighted before 1480, and was a justice of the peace
in County Durham
. In 1484, Neville inherited the earldom from his uncle Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
. He was a captain of the army sent into Scotland in 1497 after James IV
supported the pretensions of Perkin Warbeck
. His eldest son died in the following year, and Westmorland died the year after, supposedly of grief. He was succeeded by his grandson Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland
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Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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He was the son of John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby was an English nobleman and soldier.The younger son of Sir John Neville, Lord Neville and Elizabeth Holland....
, in turn the younger brother of Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland was an English peer.The eldest son of John Neville, Lord Neville, he became heir apparent to his grandfather Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland upon his father's death in 1420...
. His mother was Anne Holland, daughter of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.-Family:...
. His father was killed fighting for the Lancastrian
House of Lancaster
The House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...
s at the Battle of Towton
Battle of Towton
In 1461, England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, an indecisive man who suffered bouts of madness...
and was attainted
Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime . It entails losing not only one's property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one's heirs...
in 1461. Neville obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1472 and inherited the barony of Neville de Raby. Before 1478, he married Margaret, the daughter of Sir Roger Booth, by whom he had two children:
- Ralph Neville, Lord Neville (d. 1498)
- Lady Anne Neville, married first William Conyers, 1st Baron ConyersWilliam Conyers, 1st Baron ConyersWilliam Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers , also known as William Conyers of Hornby, was an English baron and aristocrat.-Personal life:...
and second Anthony Saltmarsh.
He was knighted before 1480, and was a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
. In 1484, Neville inherited the earldom from his uncle Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland
Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland was an English peer.The eldest son of John Neville, Lord Neville, he became heir apparent to his grandfather Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland upon his father's death in 1420...
. He was a captain of the army sent into Scotland in 1497 after James IV
James IV of Scotland
James IV was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all...
supported the pretensions of Perkin Warbeck
Perkin Warbeck
Perkin Warbeck was a pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII of England. By claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, the younger son of King Edward IV, one of the Princes in the Tower, Warbeck was a significant threat to the newly established Tudor Dynasty,...
. His eldest son died in the following year, and Westmorland died the year after, supposedly of grief. He was succeeded by his grandson Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland
Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland
Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland KG, PC was an English peer and soldier.-Early life:Ralph Neville was born to Ralph Neville, Lord Neville and Edith Sandys, and was the grandson of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland and Isabel Booth. When his father died in 1498 he took the style of Lord...
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