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Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers 1385–1451 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1385

Birth Location: La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1451

Death Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Father: John Wydeville

Mother: Isabel Godard

Spouse(s): Johanna Bedlisgate

Children(s): Richard Woodville

The story of Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers began in 1385 in La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England. Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers married Johanna Bedlisgate, and had children including Richard Woodville. Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers passed away in 1451 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers began in 1385 in La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England.
  • Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers married Johanna Bedlisgate, and had children including Richard Woodville.
  • Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers passed away in 1451 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Richard Rivers's Ancestors

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Richard Rivers
1385–1451
Birth Place: La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
John Wydeville
1341–1401
England
Isabel Godard
1345–1401
Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Rivers's Descendants

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Richard (De Wydeville, 1st Earl) Rivers (1385–29 Nov 1451) m. Johanna Bedlisgate (1380–17 Jul 1448)
  1. 1. Richard Woodville 1405–1469
    1. 1. Elizabeth Woodville 1456–1485
      1. 1. York Elizabeth 1465–1503 m. Henry VII 1455–1509
        1. 1. Mary (Rose Queen Consort of France Duchess of Suffolk) Tudor 1496–1533 m. Lord (Charles Brandon Lord President of the Council, Lord Commander of the English Army & 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1485–1545
        2. 2. Prince Arthur 1486–1502
        3. 3. Charlotte Tudor 1502–1507
        4. 4. Roland (Tudor De) Velville 1502–1535
        5. 5. Katherine Tudor 1480–1486
        6. 6. Margaret (Elizabeth) Tudor 1473–1519
        7. 7. Edward (Tudor of) England 1497–1498
        8. 8. Edward Tudor 1500–1575
        9. 9. Princess (Elizabeth) Tudor 1492–1495
        10. 10. Edmund, (Duke of Somerset) Tudor 1499–1509
        11. 11. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
        12. 12. Margaret (Tudor\ Queen of) Scots 1489–1541
        13. 13. Henry VIII 1491–1547 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Blount 1498–1540 m. Anne (Boleyn, Queen of) England 1502–1536 m. Kathryn (Howard, Queen of) England 1521–1542 m. Anne (of Cleves La Marck, Queen of) England 1515–1557 m. Jane (Seymour, Queen of) England 1515–1536 m. Katherine (Parr, Queen of England, Baroness Seymour, Baroness Latimer, Lady) Burgh 1512–1548 m. Catherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536
      2. 2. Edward V 1470–1483
      3. 3. Richard York 1473–1483
    2. 2. Anthony (Woodville Baron Scales, Earl) Rivers 1442–1483

Richard Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1385
1385
Birth of Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers in La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
1451
29 Nov 1451
Age 66
Death of Richard De Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1385
    Event Place: La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1451
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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