William Neville, Earl of Kent

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William Neville, Earl of Kent, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of the Roses on the Yorkist side.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century person ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
Yorkist supporter ⓘ
medieval soldier ⓘ
member of the English peerage ⓘ
acquiredTitleThrough marriage to Joan Fauconberg ⓘ
allegiance House of York ⓘ
alsoKnownAs William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
William Neville, Lord Fauconberg ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Plantagenet ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Yorkshire ⓘ
battle Battle of Ferrybridge ⓘ
Battle of Northampton (1460) ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ
birthYear c. 1405 ⓘ
burialPlace likely in England (exact site uncertain) ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathYear 1463 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
familyName Neville ⓘ
father Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
heldOffice Constable of Roxburgh Castle ⓘ
Justice of the Peace in Yorkshire ⓘ
Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ
Warden of the Eastern March ⓘ
Warden of the Scottish Marches ⓘ
maternalFamily House of Beaufort ⓘ
linked to: Beaufort family
memberOf House of Neville ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
mother Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Kent ⓘ
Lord Fauconberg ⓘ
notableFor border warfare with Scotland ⓘ
commanding Yorkist forces at Towton ⓘ
naval operations in the North Sea ⓘ
politicalFaction Yorkist faction ⓘ
linked to: Yorkist forces
reasonForTitleGrant military service to the Yorkist cause ⓘ
receivedTitleFrom Edward IV of England ⓘ
region Northern England ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
sibling Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ⓘ
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury ⓘ
spouse Joan Fauconberg, 6th Baroness Fauconberg ⓘ
supportedClaimant Edward, Earl of March (later Edward IV) ⓘ
Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
uncleOf Edward IV of England ⓘ
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ⓘ

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Battle of Towton → commander → William Neville, Earl of Kent ⓘ
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York → sibling → William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
linked to: William Neville, Earl of Kent
William Neville, Earl of Kent → alsoKnownAs → William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
linked to: William Neville, Earl of Kent
Eleanor Neville → sibling → William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
linked to: William Neville, Earl of Kent
George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer → sibling → William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
linked to: William Neville, Earl of Kent
Katherine Neville, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk → sibling → William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
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Neville family → notableMember → William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
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