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Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers 1412–1469 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1412

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 August 1469

Death Location: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Woodville

Mother:

Spouse(s): Jacquette Bedford)

Children(s): Richard Wydeville

In 1412, Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Richard Woodville De Woodville And Joan Beauchamp. Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers married Jacquette Deluxembourg Dowager Duchess Of Bedford, and had children including Richard Rivers Lancaster Wydeville. Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers passed away in 1469 in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1412, Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Richard Woodville De Woodville And Joan Beauchamp.
  • Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers married Jacquette Deluxembourg Dowager Duchess Of Bedford, and had children including Richard Rivers Lancaster Wydeville.
  • Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers passed away in 1469 in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Rivers's Ancestors

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Richard Rivers
1412–1469
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Woodville de Woodville
1385–1442
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Rivers's Descendants

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Richard (Wydevill Earl) Rivers (1412–12 August 1469) m. Jacquette (deLuxembourg( dowager Duchess of) Bedford) (1416–30 May 1472)
  1. 1. Richard (Rivers Lancaster) Wydeville 1410–1469 m. Jaquetta Wydeville 1416–1472
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wydeville 1437–1492 m. Sir (John) Grey 1432–1461 m. Edward IV 1442–1483 m. John Grey 1432–1461
      1. 1. Thomas Grey 1451–1501 m. Cecily Bonville 1460–1529
        1. 1. Cicely (Grey Marques) Dorcet 1488–1554 m. Lord (Edward Sutton) Dudley 1459–1532 m. John (Lord of) Dudley 1495–1553
        2. 2. John Grey 1725–
        3. 3. Doryfy Grey –1544
      2. 2. Thomas Grey –1731
      3. 3. Richard Grey 1459–1483
      4. 4. Margaret Plantagenet 1472–1472
      5. 5. Richard Grey 1459–1483
      6. 6. Elizabeth (of) York 1465–1503
      7. 7. Edward V 1470–1483
      8. 8. Mary Plantagenet 1467–1482
      9. 9. George Plantagenet 1477–1479
      10. 10. Cecily Welles 1469–1507
      11. 11. Katherine Courtenay 1479–1527
      12. 12. Bridget Plantagenet 1480–1517
      13. 13. Anne Howard 1475–1511
      14. 14. Richard Grey 1473–1483
      15. 15. Arthur Plantagenet 1472–1542

Richard Rivers's Timeline

2 Records

1412
1412
Birth of Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1469
12 August 1469
Age 57
Death of Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers in Beheaded At Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Beheaded At Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1469
    Event Place: Beheaded At Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [7] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1412
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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