Richard Wydville^{[1, 2]}

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• Name	Richard Wydville
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Aug 1469
  Person ID	I72569	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Richard Woodville
  Mother	Joan Bedlisgate
  Family ID	F32512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacquette Of Luxemburg,   b. 1416   d. 30 May 1472 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1437
  Children	1. Elizabeth Wydville,   b. 1437   d. 1492 (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F32282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

• Notes

  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (d. 1469) was an English nobleman, best remembered as the father of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV. He was the son of another Sir Richard Woodville, chamberlain to the Duke of Bedford. After the duke died the younger Richard married the widowed duchess, Jacquetta of Luxembourg. He was created Baron Rivers by Henry VI in 1448. Initially he was on the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses, but he later switched and became a Yorkist. After the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth to Edward IV, he was created Earl Rivers (1466) and appointed Lord Treasurer by his new son-in-law. Lord Rivers was executed by the Lancastrians after the Battle of Edgecote. His eldest son, Anthony succeeded him as earl.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1328] Schwennicke, Detlev, ES, (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt Verlag, 1980-), 2:86 (Reliability: 3). [S1482] Schwennicke, Detlev, ES(nf), (Frankfurt am Main, Germany:Vittorio Klostermann, 1998-), 1.2:231 (Reliability: 3).