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Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers 1405–1469 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1405

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Aug 1469

Death Location: Kenilworth, Northampshire, England

Father: Richard I

Mother: Johanna Bedlisgate

Spouse(s): Jacquetta Luxembourg

Children(s): Elizabeth Woodville, Anthony Rivers, Agnes Wydeville, Henry Wydeville, Mary Woodville, Margaret Woodville, Lionel Woodville, Richard Wydeville, Martha Woodville, Maria\Mary Wydeville, Jacquette Woodville, Lewis Wydeville, Joan Wydeville, John Wydeville, Richard Rivers, Catherine Woodville, Eleanor Wydeville, Countess (Wydeville), Lady pVgK, KATHERINE BUCKINGHAM, Anne Bourchier

The story of Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers began in 1405 in Maidstone, Kent, England. Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers married Jacquetta Dutchess Of Bedford De Luxembourg, and had children including Agnes De Wydeville, Anne Dewoodville Wydeville 2Nd Viscountess Of Bourchier, Anthony Woodville 2Nd Earl Of Rivers, Catherine Woodville, Countess Of Arundel Margaret Woodville Wydeville, Eleanor Wydeville, Elizabeth Woodville, Henry Wydeville, Jacquette Woodville, Joan De Wydeville, John Wydeville, Katherine Wydeville Woodville Duchess Buckingham, Lady Catherine Duchess Buckingham Woodville Wydeville Pvgk, Lewis Wydeville, Lionel Woodville, Margaret Woodville, Maria Mary Woodville Countess Of Pembroke Wydeville, Martha Woodville, Mary Wydeville Woodville, Richard Earl Of Rivers Wydeville, Richard Wydeville Earl Rivers. Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers passed away in 1469 in Kenilworth, Northampshire, England.

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  • The story of Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers began in 1405 in Maidstone, Kent, England.
  • Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers married Jacquetta Dutchess Of Bedford De Luxembourg, and had children including Agnes De Wydeville, Anne Dewoodville Wydeville 2Nd Viscountess Of Bourchier, Anthony Woodville 2Nd Earl Of Rivers, Catherine Woodville, Countess Of Arundel Margaret Woodville Wydeville, Eleanor Wydeville, Elizabeth Woodville, Henry Wydeville, Jacquette Woodville, Joan De Wydeville, John Wydeville, Katherine Wydeville Woodville Duchess Buckingham, Lady Catherine Duchess Buckingham Woodville Wydeville Pvgk, Lewis Wydeville, Lionel Woodville, Margaret Woodville, Maria Mary Woodville Countess Of Pembroke Wydeville, Martha Woodville, Mary Wydeville Woodville, Richard Earl Of Rivers Wydeville, Richard Wydeville Earl Rivers.
  • Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers passed away in 1469 in Kenilworth, Northampshire, England.

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Lord Rivers's Ancestors

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Lord Rivers
1405–1469
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
Johanna Bedlisgate
1390–1448
Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire, , England
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Lord Rivers's Descendants

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Lord (Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl) Rivers (12 Aug 1405–12 Aug 1469) m. Jacquetta ("Dutchess of Bedford" de) Luxembourg (July 1416–30 May 1472)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Woodville 1439–1492 m. John (Grey) DeGrey 1432–1461 m. King (Edward IV Plantagenet King of England from 1461-1470 and) 1471-1483 1442–1483
    1. 1. Roger Grey 1474–1541 m. Isabelle Darcy 1469–1510
      1. 1. John (Gutter (13th) PGF)o 1505–1560 m. Marion (Clerke (13th) PGM)o 1510–1539 m. Gracia Hanchett 1507–1561
        1. 1. Richard Gutter 1534–1601 m. Jane Mylles 1534–1576
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Alice) Bradley 1525–1572
        3. 3. Peter Gray 1545–1601
      2. 2. Thomas Grey 1495–1570
      3. 3. Cuthbert Grey 1498–
      4. 4. Edith Grey 1502–1575
      5. 5. Sir. (Thomas Graye of) Horton 1512–1570
    2. 2. Elizabeth (of York Queen consort of) England 1444–1502
    3. 3. Thomas (Grey, Marquess of Dorset, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby,) KG 1451–1501
    4. 4. Cecily Plantagenet 1450–1483
    5. 5. Margaet Tudor 1456–1542
    6. 6. Edward (IVPlantagenet) England 1442–1483
    7. 7. Mary (Mary Plantagenet of York Plantagenet) Princess 1467–1482
    8. 8. Bridget Plantagenet 1480–1517
    9. 9. Richard (of Shrewsbury) Plantagenet 1473–1483
    10. 10. George Plantagenet 1477–1479
    11. 11. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
    12. 12. Richard Grey 1459–1483
    13. 13. York (Elizabeth (Elizabeth of) York) 1465–1503
  2. 2. Anthony (Woodville, 2nd Earl of) Rivers 1435–1483
  3. 3. Agnes (De) Wydeville 1450–1506
  4. 4. Henry Wydeville 1455–1488
  5. 5. Mary ((Wydeville)) Woodville 1456–1481
  6. 6. Margaret Woodville 1435–1490
  7. 7. Lionel Woodville 1447–1484
  8. 8. Richard (Earl of Rivers) Wydeville 1453–1491
  9. 9. Martha Woodville 1450–1500
  10. 10. Maria\Mary ((Woodville) Countess of Pembroke) Wydeville 1439–1481
  11. 11. Jacquette Woodville 1444–1475
  12. 12. Lewis Wydeville 1438–1488
  13. 13. Joan (De) Wydeville 1446–1475
  14. 14. John Wydeville 1445–1469
  15. 15. Richard (Wydeville, Earl) Rivers 1442–1483
  16. 16. Catherine Woodville 1436–1525
  17. 17. Eleanor Wydeville 1438–1489
  18. 18. Countess (of Arundel Margaret Woodville) (Wydeville) 1439–1490
  19. 19. Lady (Catherine Duchess Buckingham Woodville * (Wydeville)) pVgK 1458–1497
  20. 20. KATHERINE (WYDEVILLE (WOODVILLE) - DUCHESS) BUCKINGHAM 1448–1497
  21. 21. Anne (DeWoodville-Wydeville, 2nd Viscountess of) Bourchier 1451–1489

Lord Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1405
12 Aug 1405
Birth of Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1469
12 Aug 1469
Age 64
Death of Lord Richard Wydeville\ 1st Earl Rivers in Kenilworth, Northampshire, England
Kenilworth, Northampshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1405
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1469
    Event Place: Kenilworth, Northampshire, England

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