Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
English Earl · Writers · Lived 1364 to 1425 · aged 61
Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Earl Marshal, was an English nobleman of the House of Neville. Elevated to the earldom by Richard II, he later supported his brother-in-law Henry of Lancaster in deposing the king and became a key supporter of the Lancastrian dynasty.
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- Lady Maud Neville
Philippa Neville
John Neville, Lord Neville- Lady Elizabeth Neville
- Lady Anne de Neville
- Ralph de Neville
- Lady Margaret Neville
- Lady Anastasia Neville
Katherine Neville, Duchess of Norfolk- Eleanor Percy, Countess of Northumberland
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
William Neville, Earl of Kent
George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer- Robert Neville
- Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny
- Anne Neville, Duchess of Buckingham
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York- Joan Neville
- Henry de Neville
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![Alabaster effigy of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland with his two wives, Staindrop Church, County Durham, considered the finest sepulchral monument in the north of England.[1] On his tunic he displays the arms of Neville; his head rests on a helm atop which is the bull's head crest of Neville](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Ralph_Neville%2C_1st_Earl_of_Westmorland%2C_and_his_two_wives%2C_Margaret_Stafford_and_Joan_Beaufort%2C_Staindrop_Church%2C_County_Durham.jpg/500px-Ralph_Neville%2C_1st_Earl_of_Westmorland%2C_and_his_two_wives%2C_Margaret_Stafford_and_Joan_Beaufort%2C_Staindrop_Church%2C_County_Durham.jpg)
Alabaster effigy of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland with his two wives, Staindrop Church, County Durham, considered the finest sepulchral monument in the north of England.[1] On his tunic he displays the arms of Neville; his head rests on a helm atop which is the bull's head crest of Neville
Contemporary miniature of the 1st Earl of Westmorland with twelve of his children in the Neville Hours. Another miniature (not pictured) features his second wife, Lady Joan Beaufort, with the rest of his children
Cecily Neville (1415-1495), a daughter of Ralph Neville by his second wife Joan Beaufort. She married Richard, 3rd Duke of York by whom she was the mother of King Edward IV and King Richard III
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), "The Kingmaker", a grandson of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, and Joan Beaufort. On his shield he displays his maternal arms of Montacute, but displays the Neville bull's head crest at sinister and stands on the same Neville heraldic beastAwards
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As a royal kinsman through his marriage to Joan Beaufort, he was rewarded with high offices, including Earl Marshal, and played a central role in northern politics and border warfare with Scotland.
