Ralph De Neville 
Ralph was born about 1350 in Castle Raby, Raby With Kevers, Durham, England.1 Ralph's father was John De Neville and his mother was Maud De Percy. His paternal grandparents were Ralph De Neville and Alice De Audley; his maternal grandparents were Henry De Percy and Idoine (Idonea) De Clifford. He was an only child. He died in Castle Raby, Raby With Kevers, Durham, England. He was buried in October 1425 in Collegiate Church, Staindrop, Durham, England.1 1 General Notes
Built for the mighty dynasty of the Nevills, this great fortress stands proud and defiant, its history rolling back almost a thousand years.
King Cnut (also known as Canute II the Great) owned the Estate, then known as 'Rabi' (derived from 'Ra', Danish for a boundary, and 'Bi', a settlement or dwelling) in the early 11th Century.
The Viking King and self appointed 'Emperor of the North' may well have built a manor house here, but it was the Nevills who built the 14th century castle which still stands today.
Ralph, Earl of Richmond and Cicely, the "Rose of Raby" John, Lord Nevill, was succeeded by his son, Ralph, mentioned by Shakespeare in Henry V, who was created Earl of Westmoreland in 1397, the first to hold this title, by Richard II, but he afterwards joined the Lancastrians and was instrumental in placing his brother-in-law. Henry IV, on the throne. In return the King created him Earl of Richmond, a Knight of the Garter and Earl Marshal of England. His first wife was Lady Margaret Stafford, by whom he had seven children, and his second Lady Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, by whom he had a further fourteen children.
Their youngest daughter, Cicely, the "Rose of Raby", married Richard, Duke of York, and was the mother of Edward IV and Richard III. Through her granddaughter Elizabeth of York, Queen of Henry VII, she is an ancestress of the Royal family. The Earl's youngest son, Edward, was created Baron Bergavenny and his descendant, the Marquess of Abergavenny, is the present head of the Nevill family. The Earl was a great church builder, and his alabaster tomb in Staindrop Church, where his effigy lies between that of his two wives, is regarded as being among the finest monuments in the North. He died in 1425
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1223 in Raby With Kevers, Staindrop, Durham, England d.20 Aug 1282
- b.~ 1240 in Raby, Durham, England d.1271
- b.Between 1220-1229 in Raby With Kevers, Staindrop, Durham, England d.18 May 1315
- b.18 Oct 1262 in Raby, Durham, England d.Between 18 Apr 1331-1332
- b.~ 1206 in Middleham, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1244 in Middleham, Yorkshire, England d. in Coverham, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1216 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.1291 in Raby, Durham, England d.05 Aug 1367 in Durham, England
- b.~ 1201 in Clavering, Essex, England d.~ 1248
- b.~ 1247 in Clavering, Essex, England d.29 Apr 1310
- b.~ 1203 in Northumberland, England d.1256
- b.~ 1267 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England d.1329 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1203 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England d.12 Aug 1270 in England
- b.~ 1251 in Clavering, Essex, England
- b.1222 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.20 Aug 1296 in England
- b.1328 in Raby With Keverstone, Durham, England d.17 Oct 1388 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
- b.1175 in Heleigh, Stafford, Engalnd d.Nov 1246 in Mainwaring, Bersted, Sussex, England
- b.1220 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England d.11 Jun 1276 in Ireland
- b.1197 in England d.1249
- b.1250 in Audley, Staffordshire, England d.Mar 1326
- b.1205 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.07 Feb 1250 in AL-Mansourah On The Nile, Egypt
- b.1228 in England d.22 Nov 1299
- b.1206 in Northampton, England d.1252
- b.1304 in Hadley, Staffordshire, England d.12 Jan 1374 in Greystoke, Northumberland, England
- b.1231 in Cawmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales d.27 Oct 1282 in Kingsford, Herefordshire, England
- b.1250 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.Jul 1304 in Builth, Wales
- b.1215 in Bramber Castle, Breconshire, Wales d.20 Mar 1301
- b.1270 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.1338
- b.1245 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England d.11 Jul 1302 in Battle Of Coutrain, West Flanders
- b.1262 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.07 Feb 1334 in England
- b.1245 in Courtrain, Mayenne, France d.1302
- b.~ 1350 in Castle Raby, Raby With Kevers, Durham, England d.Between 21 Oct 1425-1426 in Castle Raby, Raby With Kevers, Durham, England
- b.~ 1192 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1235 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England d.29 Aug 1272 in Sallay, Craven, Yorkshire
- b.1190 in Stoke, Devonshire, England d.1233
- b.25 Mar 1273 in Petworth, Sussex, England d.02 Oct 1314 in Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England
- b.Jul 1231 in Warren, Sussex, England d.27 Sep 1304 in Kennington, England
- b.1250 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
- b.1223 in Lusignan, Vienne, France d.02 Feb 1291 in Warren, Sussex, England
- b.6 Feb 1300-1301 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England d.26 Feb 1351-1352 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England
- b.May 1223 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.~10 Nov 1267
- b.14 Sep 1246 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.18 Mar 1271-1272
- b.1225 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d.27 Nov 1283 in England
- b.1274 in Arundel, Northumberland, England
- b.1231 in Cawmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales d.27 Oct 1282 in Kingsford, Herefordshire, England
- b.1248 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.10 Aug 1300
- b.1215 in Bramber Castle, Breconshire, Wales d.20 Mar 1301
- b.~ 1335 in Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland d.18 Feb 1378-1379
- b.1218 in Clifford Castle, Clifford, Herefordshire d.1285
- b.1242 in Clifford Castle, Clifford, Herefordshire d.06 Nov 1282 in Drowned At The Menai Straits, Angelsey, Wales
- b.1220 in Clifford Castle, Clifford, Herefordshire (?) d.1301
- b.01 Apr 1274 in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England d.24 Jun 1314 in Battle Of Bannockburn, Scotland
- b.1235 in Ricester, Oxfordshire, England d.07 Jun 1264 in Evesham?, Lewes?
- b.1254 in Ricester, Oxfordshire, England d.14 May 1292
- b.1254 in Ricester, Oxfordshire, England
- b.1303 in Clifford, Hereford, England d.24 Aug 1365 in Yorkshire, England
- b.04 Aug 1222 in Magna Charta Surety d.15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield Manor, Kent, Eng.
- b.1245 in Thomond, Connaught, Ireland d.29 Aug 1287 in Clare, Ireland; Killed In Battle, Ireland
- b.1223 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d.1289 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1279 in Gloucestershire, England d.01 Feb 1325
- b.1248 in Wexford, Ireland d.1286 in Ross, Ireland
- b.1266 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland d.1320
- b.1250 in Ulster, Ireland d.1291
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Ralph and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony about 1382 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.1 They had a daughter named Philippi.
Family Notes
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Children
Philippi De Neville
Philippi was born in 1386 in Raby Castle, Durham, England.1 She died at the age of 67 on July 8th, 1453 in Raby Castle, Durham, England.1
Ralph were married in a religious ceremony on November 29th, 1396 in Chateau DE Beaufort, Meuse-Et-Loire, France.1 He had a biological daughter named Eleanor.
Family Notes
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Children
Eleanor De Neville
Eleanor was born about 1407 in Raby, Durham, England.1 She died in 1472 in England.1
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