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

Birth Date: 1412

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 August 1469

Death Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Father:

Mother: Johanna Bedlisgate

Spouse(s): Jacquetta Luxembourg

Children(s): Lady Bedford, Anna Woodville, Margaretha Woodville, Catharina Woodville, Elisabeth Woodville, Jacquette Woodville

Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville was born in 1412 in Maidstone, Kent, England, the child of Richard Wydeville And Johanna Bedlisgate. Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville married Jacquetta Duchess Of Bedford Luxembourg, and had children including Anna Woodville, Catharina Woodville, Elisabeth Woodville, Jacquette Woodville, Lady Catherine Kate Woodville Wydeville Lady Of Grafton Regis Baroness Of Kimbolton Castle 1St Countess Of Pembroke Countess Of Stafford 2Nd Duchess Of Buckingham 1St Duchess Of Bedford, Margaretha Woodville. Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville passed away in 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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  • Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville was born in 1412 in Maidstone, Kent, England, the child of Richard Wydeville And Johanna Bedlisgate.
  • Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville married Jacquetta Duchess Of Bedford Luxembourg, and had children including Anna Woodville, Catharina Woodville, Elisabeth Woodville, Jacquette Woodville, Lady Catherine Kate Woodville Wydeville Lady Of Grafton Regis Baroness Of Kimbolton Castle 1St Countess Of Pembroke Countess Of Stafford 2Nd Duchess Of Buckingham 1St Duchess Of Bedford, Margaretha Woodville.
  • Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville passed away in 1469 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Richard Woodville's Ancestors

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Richard Woodville
1412–1469
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Johanna Bedlisgate
1390–1448
Bedlisgate, Northamptonshire
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Richard Woodville's Descendants

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Richard (1st Earl Rivers) Woodville (1412–12 August 1469) m. Jacquetta (Duchess of Bedford) Luxembourg (July 1416–30 May 1472)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of) Bedford 1458–1497 m. Sir (Lord Henry I Stafford, Knight of the Garter, Knight of Bath, 1st Earl Consort of Pembroke, 8th Earl of Stafford, 1st Duke of Bedford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 17th Lord High Constable of) England 1454–1483 m. Richard (Sir) Wingfield 1456–1525 m. Jasper (Duke of Bedford) Tudor 1429–1495
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry) VIII) 1479–1532 m. Lord (Thomas II K.G. Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Surrey, Earl Marshal of England, Lord High Treasurer of England, 13th Baron Mowbray, 14th Baron) Segrave** 1473–1542 m. Sir (George de Hastings, 1st Earl of) Huntingdon 1488–1544
      1. 1. Henry (2nd Earl of Sussex and Viscount Fitzwalter) Radcliffe 1506–1566
        1. 1. Sir (Phillip) Calthrop 1496–1549 m. Jane (Amata) Boleyn 1485–1543
      2. 2. Sir (Henry KG Howard, 3rd Earl of) Surrey 1517–1547
      3. 3. Sir (Francis 2nd Earl Huntingdon) Hastings 1514–1569
    2. 2. Henry (Stafford 1st Earl of) Wiltshire 1479–1522
    3. 3. Edward (Richard 3rd Duke of Buckingham) Stafford 1478–1521
    4. 4. Humphrey Stafford 1480–
    5. 5. Margaret Stafford 1486–1530
    6. 6. Anne Stafford, 1483–1544
    7. 7. James (Wingfield of Stone) Castle 1519–1587
    8. 8. Thomas (Maria Wingfield of Kimbolton) Castle 1515–1558
    9. 9. Elizabeth Wingfield –1522
    10. 10. Cecily Wingfield –1525
    11. 11. Jane Wingfield 1525–
    12. 12. Charles (Wingfield of Kimbolton) Castle 1513–1540
  2. 2. Anna Woodville 1440–1489
  3. 3. Margaretha Woodville 1439–1490
  4. 4. Catharina Woodville 1458–1525
  5. 5. Elisabeth Woodville 1435–1492
  6. 6. Jacquette Woodville 1445–1475

Richard Woodville's Timeline

2 Records

1412
1412
Birth of Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1469
12 August 1469
Age 57
Death of Richard 1st Earl Rivers Woodville in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1412
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1469
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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