Richard Neville
Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker. He helped Edward IV gain the throne, subsequently broke with him and took part in Henry VI’s restoration. He died fighting at Barnet in 1471.
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Key details
Birth: 22 November 1428 Documented
Death: 14 April 1471 Documented
Role: Count
Other recorded names: Warwick the Kingmaker · Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
Dynasty: Neville · ES
Territories: England (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy · MedLands
- The Royal Family · Henry VI
- Dictionary of National Biography · Richard Neville, Warwick
- Historic England · Barnet y Tewkesbury
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
22 November 1428
The authority record gives the birth as 1428-11-22. - DeathDocumented
14 April 1471
The authority record gives the death as 1471-04-14.
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Richard Neville
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Alice Montagu
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Anne Beauchamp
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.