Richard Wydeville

1405 - 1469  (64 years)

• Name	Richard Wydeville  [1]
  Born	1405	Maidstone, Kent, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	In command of the forces during the French wars
  Occupation	Knight of the Garter  [1]
  Occupation	Lord High Constable  [1]
  Occupation	Treasurer of the Exchequer  [1]
  Died	12 Aug 1469	Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  	Cause: Beheaded
  Person ID	I22473	Jerry Milo Johnson
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family	Jacquetta De Luxembourg,   b. 1416, St. Po, Artois, France ,   d. 30 May 1472, Grafton, Northamptonshire, England  (Age 56 years)
  Married	Bef 23 Mar 1436  [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Woodville,   b. Abt 1437, Grafton Regis, Northhampton, England ,   d. 08 Jun 1492, Bermondsey Abbey, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 55 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F8040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1405 - Maidstone, Kent, England Died - Cause: Beheaded - 12 Aug 1469 - Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrier/ifamily/HTMLFiles/HTMLFiles_07/Richard_Wydeville_P3822.html ancestors 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. Total Number of Children: 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S292] Genealogy of Neal Frank Carrier, Neal Frank Carrier, (Name: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrier/ifamily/index.html;), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrier/ifamily/HTMLFiles/HTMLFiles_03/Edmond_Ingalls_P2153.html (Reliability: 3).