Alice Montagu, 5th Countess of Salisbury

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Alice Montagu, 5th Countess of Salisbury, was a prominent 15th-century English noblewoman and heiress whose lineage and marriage helped shape the power base of the influential Neville family during the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century English person
English noblewoman
heiress
associatedDynasty House of York NERFINISHED
associatedRegion Salisbury NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
era Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED
familyName Montagu NERFINISHED
father Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED
givenName Alice NERFINISHED
heldTitleInOwnRight Countess of Salisbury NERFINISHED
languageOfUse Middle English
maritalStatus married
mother Eleanor Holland NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Montagu family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Countess of Salisbury NERFINISHED
notableFor role in the politics leading up to the Wars of the Roses
strengthening the Neville family power base
notableRole key Neville family matriarch
ordinal 5th Countess of Salisbury NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Yorkist affinity
positionHeld suo jure Countess of Salisbury NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
socialClass high nobility
spouse Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED
spouseNobleFamily Neville family NERFINISHED
spouseNobleTitle Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED
timePeriod 15th century
titleInheritedFrom Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED

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Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick mother Alice Montagu, 5th Countess of Salisbury