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Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmoreland

Male 1525 - 1583  (~ 59 years)

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  • Name Henry Neville  [1
    Suffix 5th Earl of Westmoreland 
    Birth Between 1524 and 1525 
    Gender Male 
    _FSFTID L69S-R79 
    _FSLINK https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=L69S-R79 
    Death 10 Feb 1583  Kelvedon, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Staindrop, , Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Henry NEVILLE

      (5th E. Westmoreland)

      Born: ABT 1524/5

      Died: 10 Feb 1562/63/64, Kelvedon, Essex, England

      Buried: Staindrop

      Notes: Knight of the Garter.

      Father: Ralph NEVILLE (4° E. Westmoreland)

      Mother: Catherine STAFFORD (C. Westmoreland)

      Married: Anne MANNERS 3 Jul 1536, Holywell, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

      Children:

      1. Charles NEVILLE (6° E. Westmoreland)

      2. Eleanor NEVILLE

      3. Ralph NEVILLE

      4. Mary NEVILLE

      5. Catherine NEVILLE

      6. Adeline NEVILLE

      Married 2: Jane CONSTABLE 1549

      Married 2: Jane CHOLMLEY (C. Wesmoreland) (dau. of Richard Cholmley and Ca therine Constable) ABT 1550, Roxby, Yorkshire, England

      Married 3: Margaret CHOLMLEY (C. Wesmoreland) (dau. of Richard Cholmley a nd Catherine Constable) (w. of Henry Gascoine) ABT 1559, Roxby, Yorkshir e, England


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      Son of Ralph Neville, fourth Earl of Westmoreland, by his wife, Catherin e, dau. of Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. Knighted, 30 Sep 1544, aft er the surrender of Boulogne. He held the office of Carver to the Ki ng in 1545. He fought in the the Earl of Hereford's great and successful r aid into Scotland in Sep 1545. On 7 Jun 1546 he was attached to Lord Lisle 's embassy to France for the negotiation of the Treay of Camp. On 1 Oct 15 46 he was committed to the Fleet for plotting to murder his father and wi fe (he was heavily in debt for gambling). His father was ordered on 24 M ar 1546/7 to take him back and pay his debts. He succeeded to the tit le of 5th Lord Neville [E., 1459]; 8th Lord Neville of Raby [E., 1295] a nd 5th Earl of Westmorland [E., 1397] on 24 Apr 1549. He was invest ed as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 26 Feb 1550/1.

      He held the office of Chief Commissioner to divide the debatable land betw een England and Scotland on 8 Mar 1551/2. He held the office of Lord Lieut enant of the Bishopric of Durham on 16 May 1552. He was invested as a Knig ht of the Garter on 16 Dec 1552. On 16 Jun 1553 he was one of the 26 pee rs who signed the Letters Patent to agreed to settle the crown on Lady Ja ne Grey on Edward VI's death, but swiftly declared for Mary. He was comman der of the the capture of Scarborough Castle in Apr 1557 then held in rebe llion by Thomas Stafford.

      He held the office of Chief Commissioner to treat with the commissione rs of Mary, Queen of Scots on 25 May 1557. He was Captain General of the t he Horse in the North on 30 May 1557. He held the office of Steward of li fe of Galtres Forest, Yorkshire on 3 Jul 1557. He was Lieutenant-Gener al of the the North between 22 Jan 1558 and Dec 1558. He held the offi ce of Commissioner to fortify the castle and town of Berwick on 11 June 15 58. He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 22 Jan 1561/62.

      Married firstly (aged 11) Lady Anne Manners, second daughter of Thomas, 1 st Earl of Rutland, 1536; secondly Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Cholmle y; and, thirdly, her sister Margaret, widow of Sir Henry Gascoigne. Died 1 563.

      http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/HenryNeville(5EWestmoreland).htm
    Person ID I3157  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2015 

    Father Ralph Neville, 4th Earl Westmoreland,   b. 21 Feb 1497   d. 14 May 1555, Holywell House, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Catherine Stafford, Countess of Westmoreland,   b. Abt 1499, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1555, Holywell-In-Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Marriage Bef Jun 1520  Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne Manners,   b. 1527, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 27 Jun 1549 (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1536  Holywell, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmoreland   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Eleanor Neville
     3. Ralph Neville
     4. Mary Neville
     5. Catherine Neville
     6. Adeline Neville
    Family ID F881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Family 2 Jane Constable   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1549 
    Family ID F892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Family 3 Jane Cholmley, Countess of Wesmoreland   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1550  Roxby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Family 4 Margaret Cholmley, Countess of Wesmoreland   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1559  Roxby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

  • Sources 
    1. [S383] http://www.tudorplace.com.ar\NEVILLE FAMILY\NEVILLE of Westmoreland-Kent-Salisbury.htm.