Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland

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Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, was a powerful late medieval English nobleman and royal councillor who played a key role in northern politics during the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
medieval politician
royal councillor
alliedWith House of Lancaster NERFINISHED
associatedWith Raby Castle NERFINISHED
birthYear c. 1364
burialPlace Staindrop, County Durham NERFINISHED
child Cecily Neville, Duchess of York NERFINISHED
Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny NERFINISHED
George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer NERFINISHED
John Neville, Lord Neville NERFINISHED
Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland NERFINISHED
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED
councillorTo Henry IV of England NERFINISHED
Henry V of England NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
createdEarlOfWestmorlandBy King Richard II NERFINISHED
creationOfEarldomYear 1397
deathDate 21 October 1425
era Late Middle Ages
father John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby NERFINISHED
heldOffice Earl Marshal of England NERFINISHED
Member of the King’s Council
Warden of the East March
Warden of the West March NERFINISHED
language Middle English
loyalTo Henry IV of England NERFINISHED
mother Maud Percy NERFINISHED
motherOfManyChildren Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland NERFINISHED
name Ralph Neville NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Neville family NERFINISHED
notableEvent supported Henry Bolingbroke’s usurpation of Richard II
numberOfChildren more than twenty
participatedIn negotiations with Scotland
suppression of the Percy rebellion at Shipton Moor (1403)
playedKeyRoleIn northern English politics
regionOfInfluence Northern England NERFINISHED
relationship father-in-law of Henry V of England
religion Roman Catholicism
seat Raby Castle NERFINISHED
servedMonarch Henry IV of England NERFINISHED
Henry V of England NERFINISHED
Richard II of England NERFINISHED
spouse Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland NERFINISHED
Margaret Stafford NERFINISHED
supported Henry Bolingbroke NERFINISHED
title 1st Earl of Westmorland NERFINISHED
Baron Neville de Raby NERFINISHED

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Raby Castle builtBy Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York father Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence maternalGrandfather Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Raby Castle notableResident Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland