Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers

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Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, was an English nobleman, soldier, and patron of learning in the late 15th century, noted for his influence at the Yorkist court and his role in the turbulent politics surrounding the Wars of the Roses.

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Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers canonical 4
2nd Earl Rivers 1
Anthony Woodville 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
Yorkist
patron of learning
soldier
activity translation of French texts into English
alsoKnownAs Anthony Wydeville
Lord Scales
associatedWith Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey

early English printing
birthYear c. 1440
burialPlace Pontefract, Yorkshire (probable)
causeOfDeath execution
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court Yorkist court
deathDate 1483-06-25
executedBy Richard, Duke of Gloucester
familyName Woodville
father Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
givenName Anthony
language English
French
militaryConflict Wars of the Roses
mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
nobleFamily Woodville family
notableBattle Battle of Barnet
Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Towton
notableFor influence over the young Edward V
patronage of humanist learning
notableWork The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers
patronOf William Caxton
placeOfDeath Pontefract Castle
politicalAlignment House of York
positionHeld Constable of England
Governor of the Prince of Wales
Lord Great Chamberlain of the United Kingdom
surface form: Lord Great Chamberlain of England
religion Roman Catholicism
servedMonarch Edward IV of England
Edward V of England
sibling Elizabeth Woodville
Lionel Woodville
spouse Elizabeth de Scales, 8th Baroness Scales
Mary FitzLewis
stepfatherOf Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
title Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2nd Earl Rivers

Lord Scales
surface form: Baron Scales

Lord of the Isle of Wight

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Edward V of England guardian Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Edward V of England uncle Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Pontefract Castle notablePrisoner Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
this entity surface form: Anthony Woodville
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York uncle Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Richard III (1995 film) character Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
this entity surface form: Earl Rivers
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers title Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2nd Earl Rivers
Sir John Woodville sibling Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers