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Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower 1375–1441 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1375

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: November 29, 1441

Death Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Northants

Mother:

Spouse(s): Joan Bittlesgate

Children(s): Richard Rivers, Joan Wydeville\Woodville

In 1375, Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Sir John De Wydeville Sheriff Of Northants And Isabel Goddard. Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower married Joan Bittlesgate, and had children including Hon Elizabeth Wydeville Pashley, Joan Wydeville Woodville, Richard Woodville 1St Earl Rivers. Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower passed away in 1441 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1375, Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Sir John De Wydeville Sheriff Of Northants And Isabel Goddard.
  • Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower married Joan Bittlesgate, and had children including Hon Elizabeth Wydeville Pashley, Joan Wydeville Woodville, Richard Woodville 1St Earl Rivers.
  • Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower passed away in 1441 in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England.

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Richard Tower's Ancestors

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Richard Tower
1375–1441
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John de Wydeville, Sheriff of Northants
1341–1403
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (de) Wydeville,
1310–1378
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wydeville
1285–1329
Margery Oakley
1290–1323
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wydeville
1241–1327
Alice Wydeville
1265–1349

Richard Tower's Descendants

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Richard (Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the) Tower (Abt 1375–November 29, 1441) m. Joan Bittlesgate (1390–July 17, 1448)
  1. 1. Richard (Woodville, 1st Earl) Rivers 1405–1469 m. Jacquetta (of) Luxembourg 1415–1472
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Woodville, Queen Consort of) England 1437–1492 m. King (Edward IV King of) England 1442–1483 m. John (Grey of) Groby –1461
      1. 1. Elizabeth (of) York 1466–1503 m. ` (Henry VII Tudor of Lancaster King of England) REX 1457–1509
        1. 1. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1496–1533 m. Sir (James Stuart DD van Beath, Constable of Doune Earl of) Moray 1506–1544
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England 1489–1541 m. James (IV King of) Scotland 1473–1513
        3. 3. King (Henry VIII King of) England 1491–1547
        4. 4. Arthur (Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
        5. 5. Edmund (Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
        6. 6. Katherine 1503–1503
        7. 7. Elizabeth 1492–1495
      2. 2. Edward (V King of) England 1470–1483
      3. 3. Mary (of) York 1467–1482
      4. 4. Cecily (of York Viscountess) Welles 1469–1507
      5. 5. Margaret (of) York 1472–1472
      6. 6. Richard (Duke of) York 1473–1483
      7. 7. Anne (of York Lady) Howard 1475–1511
      8. 8. George (Duke of) Bedford 1477–1479
      9. 9. Catherine (of York Countess of) Devon 1479–1527
      10. 10. Bridget (of York Nun at Dartford Priory,) Kent 1480–1507
    2. 2. Sir (John) Woodville 1444–1469
    3. 3. Anne (Woodville, Viscountess) Bourchier 1438–1489
    4. 4. Anthony (Woodville, 2nd Earl) Rivers 1440–1483
    5. 5. Mary (Woodville, Countess of) Pembroke 1456–1481
    6. 6. Jacquetta (Woodville, Baroness Strange of) Knockin 1445–1509
    7. 7. Sir (Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl) Rivers 1453–1491
    8. 8. Eleanor (Woodville, Lady) Grey –1512
    9. 9. Lionel (Woodville, Bishop of) Salisbury 1446–1484
    10. 10. Margaret (Woodville, Countess of) Arundel 1450–1490
    11. 11. Edward (Woodville, Lord) Scales 1454–1488
    12. 12. Catherine (Woodville, Duchess of) Buckingham 1458–1497
    13. 13. Lewis Woodville 1438–
    14. 14. Martha (Woodville, 1st Earl) Rivers –1500
  2. 2. Joan Wydeville\Woodville –1462

Richard Tower's Timeline

2 Records

1375
Abt 1375
Birth of Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1441
November 29, 1441
Age 66
Death of Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1375
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 29, 1441
    Event Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

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