Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1405 - 1469  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Richard Woodville
  Suffix	1st Earl Rivers
  Birth	Abt 1405	La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Aug 1469	Northamptonshire, England
  	Cause: Beheaded-Executed with his son
  Notes	http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WOODVILLE.htm#Richard%20WOODVILLE%20(1º%20E.%20Rivers) Knight of the Garter. http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm In command of the forces during the French wars. Lord High Constable. Treasurer of the Exchequer. Richard was assigned to accompany Jacquetta, the beautiful young widow of the Duke of Bedford, on a voyage to England from Rouen, where the Duke had died. Woodville later married the widow. The marriage did not meet with universal approval and the young couple had to pay a fine of £1000 for marrying without the King's permission. Woodville was a loyal servant of King Henry and was rewarded with the Rivers Barony in 1448. His wife was high in Queen Margaret's favour. Beheaded 1469. Also called Wydeville or Wydvile. Executed with his son. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal02271
  Person ID	I9095	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Father	Richard Woodville, Esq.,   b. Abt 1387, La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England d. Aft 29 Nov 1441, Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Joan Bedlisgate   d. Aft 17 Jul 1448
  Family ID	F7932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacquetta of Luxembourg zu St. Pol,   b. Abt 1416   d. 30 Apr 1472 (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1435	England
  Children	1. Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England,   b. Abt 1437, Grafton Regis, Northants d. 8 Jun 1492, Saint Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London, England (Age ~ 55 years)   2. Anne Woodville, Viscountess Bourchier and Countess Kent,   b. Abt 1438   d. 30 Jul 1489 (Age ~ 51 years)   3. Lewis Woodville,   b. Abt 1438   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Margaret Woodville, Countess Arundel,   b. Abt 1439   d. Bef 6 Mar 1490 (Age ~ 51 years)   5. Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl of Rivers,   b. 1440, Grafton, Northampton, England d. 25 Jun 1483, Pontefract, Northampton, England (Age 43 years)   6. Eleanor (Joan) Woodville   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jacquetta Woodville, Baroness Strange of Knockyn,   b. Abt 1444   d. 1509 (Age ~ 65 years)   8. Sir John Woodville, Sir Knight,   b. Abt 1445   d. 12 Aug 1469, Kenilworth, Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 24 years)   9. Catherine Woodville, Duchess Buckingham/Duchess Bedford,   b. Bef 1458   d. Between 1497 and 22 Jul 1525 (Age ~ 39 years)   10. Martha Woodville,   b. Abt 1445   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury,   b. Abt 1446   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Thomas Woodville,   b. Abt 1452   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers,   b. Abt 1453   d. Abt 1491 (Age ~ 38 years)   14. Sir Edward Woodville, Knight,   b. Abt 1455   d. Aft 1500 (Age ~ 46 years)   15. Mary Woodville, Countess Pembroke,   b. Abt 1456   d. Bef 1481 (Age ~ 24 years)
  Family ID	F3838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett). [S27] http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/.