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Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers 1435–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 25 June 1483

Death Location: Beheaded, Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire, England

Father: Lord Rivers

Mother: Jacquetta Luxembourg

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In 1435, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers entered the world in Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Lord Richard Wydeville 1St Earl Rivers And Jacquetta Dutchess Of Bedford De Luxembourg. Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers passed away in 1483 in Beheaded, Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1435, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers entered the world in Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Lord Richard Wydeville 1St Earl Rivers And Jacquetta Dutchess Of Bedford De Luxembourg.
  • Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers passed away in 1483 in Beheaded, Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire, England.

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Anthony Rivers's Ancestors

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Anthony Rivers
1435–1483
Birth Place: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers
1405–1469
Maidstone, Kent, England
Jacquetta ("Dutchess of Bedford" de) Luxembourg
1416–1472
St Pol, Artois, France
Grandparents
Richard (Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers Contable of the Tower Sheriff of Kent) I
1385–1441
La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
Johanna Bedlisgate
1390–1448
Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire, , England
Pierre (I de van) LIMBURG
1385–1433
Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Comtesse (Margaretha De Baux) D'Andria
1394–1469
Andria, Bari, Puglia, Italy
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Anthony Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers in Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1483
25 June 1483
Age 48
Death of Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers in Beheaded, Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire, England
Beheaded, Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1483
    Event Place: Beheaded, Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire, England

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