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Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers 1408–1469 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1408

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 August 1469

Death Location: Edgecote

Father: Richard I

Mother: Joan Wydeville

Spouse(s): Jacobajacquette Luxemburg

Children(s): Elizabeth England

In 1408, Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Richard Wydeville 1St Earl Rivers Contable Of The Tower Sheriff Of Kent I And Joan Bedlisgate De Wydeville. Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers married Jacobajacquette De Luxemburg, and had children including Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England. Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers passed away in 1469 in Edgecote.

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Biography

  • In 1408, Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Richard Wydeville 1St Earl Rivers Contable Of The Tower Sheriff Of Kent I And Joan Bedlisgate De Wydeville.
  • Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers married Jacobajacquette De Luxemburg, and had children including Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England.
  • Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers passed away in 1469 in Edgecote.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard I
1385–1441
Birth Location: La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
RI
Joan Wydeville
1390–1448
Birth Location: Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire, England
JW

Spouses(s)

Jacobajacquette Luxemburg
1416–1472
Birth Location: Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, Kingdom of France
JL

Children(s)

Elizabeth England
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
EE

Earl Rivers's Ancestors

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Earl Rivers
1408–1469
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers Contable of the Tower Sheriff of Kent I
1385–1441
La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
Joan (Bedlisgate de) Wydeville
1390–1448
Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John (Wydeville\ Sir) 15-6
1341–1403
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Isabel (Godard\ Lady) 15-6
1345–1401
Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England
John (Bedlisgate\) 15-6
1344–1398
Bedlisgate, Northamtonshire, England
Mary (Beauchamp\) 15-6
1355–1394
Bedilsgate, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Rivers's Descendants

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Earl (Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable) Rivers (1408–12 August 1469) m. Jacobajacquette (De) Luxemburg (5 July 1416–30 May 1472)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Woodville, Queen consort) England 1437–1492 m. Edward (Plantagenet IV,) King 1442–1483
    1. 1. Cicely (of York) Plantagenet 1469–1507 m. John, (1st Viscount Welles, Lancastrian Nobleman, KG) deWelles 1450–1499
      1. 1. Robert Welles 1494–1558 m. Elizabeth (de) Welles 1488–1553
        1. 1. Viscount (Thomas De Elmham of Welles of) Stourton 1512–1558 m. Elizabeth Bryan 1516–1558

Earl Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1408
1408
Birth of Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1469
12 August 1469
Age 61
Death of Earl Richard 11 1st Earl Rivers, Lord High Constable Rivers in Edgecote
Edgecote

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1469
    Event Place: Edgecote
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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