Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers

E761326

15th-century English person Earl English nobleman courtier soldier

Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, soldier, and courtier who rose to power through his marriage to Jacquetta of Luxembourg and as the father of Queen Elizabeth Woodville, consort of King Edward IV.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers canonical	3
Richard Woodville (younger)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	15th-century English person ⓘ Earl ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ courtier ⓘ soldier ⓘ
allegiance	House of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward IV of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacquetta of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle	Battle of Edgecote Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Towton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthYear	c. 1405 ⓘ
causeOfDeath	execution by beheading ⓘ
child	Anne Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacquetta Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ John Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	12 August 1469 ⓘ
deathPlace	Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathYear	1469 ⓘ
executedBy	supporters of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ⓘ
familyName	Woodville NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Richard Wydeville (the elder) NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Richard ⓘ
militaryRank	knight ⓘ
mother	Joan Bittlesgate NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle	1st Earl Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Baron Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	execution after the Battle of Edgecote Moor ⓘ father of Queen Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ secret marriage to Jacquetta of Luxembourg ⓘ
notableWork	service in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ service in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
positionHeld	Baron Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Constable of Rochester Castle ⓘ Earl Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice of the Peace for Northamptonshire ⓘ Lord Treasurer of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneschal of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Jacquetta of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cecily of York → maternalGrandfather → Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ⓘ

Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers → father → Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ⓘ

Sir John Woodville → father → Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ⓘ

Sir John Woodville → sibling → Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Richard Woodville (younger)