Ralph NEVILLE

(4th E. Westmoreland)

Born: 21 Feb 1497

Acceded: 1499

Died: 24 Apr 1550/14 May 1549/55, Holywell House, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Buried: 17 May 1555, St Leonard's, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Notes: Knight of the Garter. The Complete Peerage v.XIIpII,p.553.

Father: Ralph NEVILLE (B. Neville)

Mother: Elizabeth (Edith) SANDYS

Married: Catherine STAFFORD (C. Westmoreland) BEF Jun 1520, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales

Children:

1. Henry NEVILLE (5º E. Westmoreland)

2. Margaret NEVILLE (C. Rutland)

3. Dorothy NEVILLE (C. Oxford)

4. Ralph NEVILLE (d. 1565)

5. Thomas NEVILLE

6. Christopher NEVILLE (Sir)

7. George NEVILLE

8. Edward NEVILLE

 9. Elizabeth NEVILLE

10. Cuthbert NEVILLE

11. Eleanor NEVILLE

12. Mary NEVILLE

13. Eleanor NEVILLE

14. Anne NEVILLE

15. Ursula NEVILLE

¿16. William NEVILLE (Sir)?

Styled as Lord Neville from 1498 to 1499. He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Neville [E., 1459]; 4th Earl of Westmorland [E., 1397]; 7th Lord Neville of Raby [E., 1295] on 6 Feb 1498/99. On 9 Jul 1510 he was made a ward of the Duke of Buckingham. Present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1522. He fought in the campaigns against the Scots from 1522 to 1523. He was invested as a Knight in 1523 at Scotland, by the Earl of Surrey. He was invested as a Knight of the Garter on 25 Jun 1525. He held the office of Chief Commissioner to treat with the Scots on 27 Aug 1525. He held the office of Vice Warden of the East and Middle Marches, under the Duke of Richmond between Oct 1525 and Sep 1526. He held the office of Deputy Captain of Berwick between Oct 1525 and Sep 1526. On 15 Jan 1525/6 at Berwick, he concluded a truce with the Earl of Angus. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 5 Feb 1525/6. He held the office of Commissioner to enquire into treasons in Cumberland on 23 May 1534. He held the office of Commissioner to suppress disorders in Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland between Jun 1535 and Jul 1535. On 15 May 1536 he was one of the Peers who tried Queen Anne Boleyn. He was in command of the East and Middle Marches, while Hertford invaded Scotland in May 1544.

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