General Notes

Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury was born in 1400 in Raby Castle, County Durham, England.

He was the son of Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Lady Joan de Beaufort.

He married Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury and Eleanor de Holand, before February 1421 in a Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

He died on 31 December 1460 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, beheaded.

Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury gained the title of 5th Earl of Salisbury. He was invested as a Knight in 1420. He held the office of Warden of the West Marches towards Scotland between 1420 and 1434. He held the office of Keeper of the Forests beyond the Trent in 1424. He held the office of Constable of England in 1429. He held the office of Constable of Pontefract Castle in 1432. He held the office of Warden of the East and West Marches towards Scotland from 1434 to 1435. He was Commissioner to treat for peace with France in the Hundred Years War in 1436. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1436. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1437. He held the office of Keeper of the Forests beyond the Trent in 1443. He held the office of Governor of Barnard Castle in 1446. He held the office of Joint Keeper of the West March in 1453. He held the office of Keeper of Porchester Castle in 1454. He held the office of Chancellor of England in 1454. He was the leading Yorkist in the early years of the War of the Roses. He fought in the First Battle of St. Albans on 22 May 1455. In November 1459 he was attainted. On 7 October 1460 he was pardoned. He held the office of Lord Great Chamberlain on 29 October 1460, for life