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Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville 1412–1469 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1412

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, , England

Death Date: 2 Aug 1469

Death Location: Beheaded at Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Father: Richard Woodville

Mother: Joan Bedlisgate

Spouse(s): Jacquette Luxembourg

Children(s): Elizabeth None, Eleanor Woodville, Anne Woodville, Lewis Woodville, Margaret Woodville, Anthony Woodville, Catherine Woodville, Mary Woodville, Jacquetta Woodville, John Woodville, Lionel Woodville, Martha Woodville, Thomas Woodville, Richard Woodville, Margaret Woodville, Edward Woodville, Katherine Woodville

In 1412, Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, , England, born to Richard Wydevill Woodville And Joan Bedlisgate. Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville married Jacquette Duchess Of Bedford De Luxembourg, and had children including Anne Woodville, Anthony Woodville, Catherine Woodville, Edward Woodville, Eleanor Woodville, Elizabeth, Jacquetta Woodville, John Woodville, Katherine Woodville, Lewis Woodville, Lionel Woodville, Margaret Woodville, Martha Woodville, Mary Woodville, Richard Woodville, Thomas Woodville. Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville passed away in 1469 in Beheaded at Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

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  • In 1412, Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, , England, born to Richard Wydevill Woodville And Joan Bedlisgate.
  • Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville married Jacquette Duchess Of Bedford De Luxembourg, and had children including Anne Woodville, Anthony Woodville, Catherine Woodville, Edward Woodville, Eleanor Woodville, Elizabeth, Jacquetta Woodville, John Woodville, Katherine Woodville, Lewis Woodville, Lionel Woodville, Margaret Woodville, Martha Woodville, Mary Woodville, Richard Woodville, Thomas Woodville.
  • Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville passed away in 1469 in Beheaded at Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

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Richard Woodville's Ancestors

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Richard Woodville
1412–1469
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, , England
Parents
Richard Wydevill Woodville
1385–1441
Grafton Regis, Nrthmp, England
Joan Bedlisgate
1390–1448
Of, , , England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Woodville's Descendants

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Richard (1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight) Woodville (1412–2 Aug 1469) m. Jacquette (Duchess of Bedford De) Luxembourg (1416–30 May 1472)
  1. 1. Elizabeth 1437–1492
  2. 2. Eleanor Woodville 1437–
  3. 3. Anne Woodville 1438–1489
  4. 4. Lewis Woodville 1438–
  5. 5. Margaret Woodville 1439–
  6. 6. Anthony Woodville 1440–
  7. 7. Catherine Woodville 1442–1512
  8. 8. Mary Woodville 1443–
  9. 9. Jacquetta Woodville 1444–1509
  10. 10. John Woodville 1445–1469
  11. 11. Lionel Woodville 1446–1484
  12. 12. Martha Woodville 1447–
  13. 13. Thomas Woodville 1452–
  14. 14. Richard Woodville 1453–1491
  15. 15. Margaret Woodville 1454–1490
  16. 16. Edward Woodville 1455–1500
  17. 17. Katherine Woodville 1449–1525 m. Henry Stafford 1454–1483
    1. 1. Anne Stafford 1493–1544 m. George Hastings 1489–1544
      1. 1. Francis, (Earl of Huntingdon) Hastings 1514–1569 m. Catherine Pole 1511–1576
        1. 1. Frances (Ann) Hastings 1533–1574
        2. 2. Henry, (3rd Earl Huntingdon) Hastings 1533–1595
        3. 3. William Hastings 1537–1637
        4. 4. George Hastings 1540–1604
        5. 5. Edward, (Sir) Hastings 1542–1603
        6. 6. Catherine Hastings 1542–1576 m. Henry, (Sir) Clinton 1540–1616
        7. 7. Walter Hastings 1544–1600
        8. 8. Elizabeth Hastings 1546–1621
      2. 2. Dorothy Hastings 1520–1538
    2. 2. Edward Stafford 1478–1521 m. Eleanor Percy 1476–1529
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stafford 1494–1558 m. Thomas Howard 1473–1554
        1. 1. Henry Howard 1517–1547
        2. 2. Thomas Howard 1496–1508
        3. 3. Mary Howard 1520–1537
        4. 4. Thomas (Howard) Viscount 1520–1582
        5. 5. Dorothy Howard 1521–
        6. 6. Edmund Howard –1539
      2. 2. Catherine Stafford 1500–1555
      3. 3. Mary Stafford 1503–1545
      4. 4. Margaret Stafford 1511–1537
      5. 5. Henry Stafford 1502–1563 m. Ursula Pole 1504–1570
        1. 1. Dorothy Stafford 1526–1604 m. William Stafford 1500–1556
        2. 2. Walter Stafford 1541–1571
        3. 3. Daughter Stafford 1540–
        4. 4. Richard Stafford 1539–
        5. 5. Edward Stafford 1536–1603
        6. 6. Daughter Stafford 1536–1536
        7. 7. Daughter Stafford 1534–
        8. 8. Thomas Stafford 1531–1557
        9. 9. Elizabeth Stafford 1528–
        10. 10. Henry Stafford 1527–1565

Richard Woodville's Timeline

2 Records

1412
1412
Birth of Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville in Maidstone, Kent, , England
Maidstone, Kent, , England
1469
2 Aug 1469
Age 57
Death of Richard 1st Earl Rivers Sir Knight Woodville in Beheaded at Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Beheaded at Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1412
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1469
    Event Place: Beheaded at Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

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