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Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers 1405–1469 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: AUG 1469

Death Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Father: Richard Woodville

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jacquetta Luxemburg

Children(s): Katherine Widville, Elizabeth Grey

In 1405, Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Richard Woodville De Woodville And Joan Wydeville. Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers married Jacquetta Of Luxemburg, and had children including Elizabeth Grey, Katherine Widville. Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers passed away in 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1405, Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Richard Woodville De Woodville And Joan Wydeville.
  • Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers married Jacquetta Of Luxemburg, and had children including Elizabeth Grey, Katherine Widville.
  • Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers passed away in 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Woodville
1385–1442
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Jacquetta Luxemburg
1416–1472
Birth Location: Luxembourg
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Children(s)

Katherine Widville
1458–1497
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Grey
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Richard Rivers's Ancestors

Self
Richard Rivers
1405–1469
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Woodville de Woodville
1385–1442
Maidstone, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Rivers's Descendants

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Richard (Wydevill Earl) Rivers (1405–AUG 1469) m. Jacquetta (of) Luxemburg (1416–30 MAY 1472)
  1. 1. Katherine Widville 1458–1497 m. Henry Stafford 1454–1483 m. Jasper Tudor 1429–1496
    1. 1. Edward (Stafford) Buckingham 1478–1521 m. Eleanor Stafford 1480–1530
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stafford 1494–1558 m. Thomas (Howard) Norfolk 1473–1554
    2. 2. Elizabeth Radcliffe 1480–1532
    3. 3. Anne Hastings 1483–1544
  2. 2. Elizabeth Grey 1437–1492 m. Edward 1442–1483 m. John Grey 1432–1461
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stolworthy 1465–1503 m. Henry Tudor 1457–1509
      1. 1. VIII (Henry of) England 1491–1547 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548 m. Catherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Jane Seymour 1508–1537 m. Anne Tudor 1515–1557 m. Catherine Howard 1523–1542
        1. 1. Queen Elizabeth 1533–1603
        2. 2. Baby (Boy) Tudor 1536–1536
        3. 3. Edward VI 1537–1553
      2. 2. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James IV 1473–1513
        1. 1. James V 1512–1542 m. Madeleine (Madeleine of) France 1520–1537
      3. 3. Mary (Rose) Tudor 1496–1533
      4. 4. Arthur Tudor 1486–1502
      5. 5. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
      6. 6. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
      7. 7. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
    2. 2. Anne (Plantagenet) Howard 1475–1512 m. Thomas (Howard) Norfolk 1473–1554
      1. 1. Thomas Howard 1497–1508
    3. 3. Thomas (de) Grey 1456–1501
    4. 4. Edward (V of) York 1470–1483
    5. 5. Richard (of) York 1473–1483
    6. 6. Margaret (of) York 1472–1472
    7. 7. George (Duke of) Bedford 1477–1479
    8. 8. Bridget (of) York 1480–1517
    9. 9. Katherine Courtenay 1479–1527 m. William Courtenay 1475–1511
      1. 1. Margaret Courtenay 1499–1526
        1. 1. Lady (Lucy) Neville 1535–1583 m. John Neville 1520–1577
      2. 2. Henry Courtenay 1496–1538 m. Elizabeth Grey 1505–1519
      3. 3. Edward Courtenay 1497–1502
    10. 10. Mary (Of) York 1467–1482
    11. 11. Cecilia 1469–1507 m. Thomas Kyme 1465–

Richard Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1405
1405
Birth of Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1469
AUG 1469
Age 64
Death of Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3892469

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1469
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3892469
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