Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRalph Neville , 1st Earl of Westmoreland
Birthabt 1364, Raby Castle, Durham, England
Death21 Oct 1425, Raby Castle, Durham, England
BurialSt Mary’s Church, Staindrop, Durham, England
MotherMaud Percy (~1335-~1378)
Misc. Notes
Titles:
Knight of the Garter (1380)
Baron Neville of Raby (1388 - 4th)  
Earl of Westmoreland (1397 - 1st)

Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (c. 1364 – October 21, 1425) was born in Raby Castle, County Durham, England, and was created 1st Earl of Westmoreland in 1397. He had become the fifth Baron Neville de Raby in 1388. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1402, taking the place left vacant by the death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York. Neville was a supporter of King Henry IV of England.

He was the son of John de Neville and Maud Percy. His first wife (1382) was Margaret Stafford, daughter of Sir Hugh Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp. On November 29, 1396, he married as his second wife Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Katherine de Roet (better known as Katherine Swynford). Her paternal grandparents were Edward III of England and his Queen consort Philippa of Hainault.

He had nine children by Margaret Stafford. He had fourteen children by Joan Beaufort.

He is buried in St. Mary's Church, Staindrop, County Durham, England. His effigy lies between the effigies of both of his wives.
Spouses
Birthabt 1379, Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France
Death13 Nov 1440, Howden, Humberside, England
Burial1440, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, England
MotherKatherine Rouet (Swynford) (1350-1403)
Marriage3 Feb 1397
ChildrenEleanor (1398-~1440)
 Anne (~1411-1480)
 Edward (~1417-1476)
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