Anthony Wydeville

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Anthony Wydeville was a 15th-century English nobleman, soldier, courtier, and patron of literature who played a prominent role during the Wars of the Roses.

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instanceOf 15th-century person ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
participant in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
patron of literature ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 2nd Earl Rivers ⓘ
Anthony Woodville ⓘ
authorOf The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers ⓘ
causeOfDeath beheading ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
court royal court of Edward IV of England ⓘ
linked to: court of Edward IV
dateOfBirth circa 1440 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 25 June 1483 ⓘ
executedBy Richard III of England ⓘ
familyName Woodville ⓘ
Wydeville ⓘ
father Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ⓘ
givenName Anthony ⓘ
heldTitleThrough marriage to Elizabeth Scales ⓘ
knownFor promoting the introduction of printing into England ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution ⓘ
memberOf House of York ⓘ
militaryConflict Battle of Barnet ⓘ
Battle of Edgecote Moor ⓘ
Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ
Wars of the Roses ⓘ
mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Scales ⓘ
linked to: Lord Scales

Earl Rivers ⓘ
notableWork translation of The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers ⓘ
patronOf William Caxton ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfBurial Pontefract Priory ⓘ
placeOfDeath Pontefract, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
linked to: Pontefract
positionHeld Governor of the Prince of Wales ⓘ
Lord Great Chamberlain ⓘ
Lord High Treasurer of England ⓘ
linked to: Lord High Treasurer
relative Edward IV of England ⓘ
Elizabeth of York ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
Lionel Woodville ⓘ
Richard Woodville ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Scales, 8th Baroness Scales ⓘ
Mary FitzLewis ⓘ
supported Edward IV of England ⓘ
the Yorkist cause ⓘ

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