Katherine NEVILLE^[1]

Abt 1397 - Aft 1478  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Katherine NEVILLE  [2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1397	Raby Castle, Durham, England   [4]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	DC77D9CD08874B168F6BC60F72A153B8D63E
  Death	Aft Jan 1477-1478  [4]
  Person ID	I13355	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2024

  
  

  Marriage	Y  [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F13597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John De MOWBRAY, Kg, 2Nd Duke Of Norfolk,   b. Abt 1392, Thetford, Norfolk, England d. 19 Oct 1432, Epworth, Axholme, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1411-1412	1st Husband   [3, 8]
  Family ID	F6813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas STRANGWAYS, Esq.,   b. 1395, Castle Harlsley, Yorkshire, England d. 27 Jan 1442, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Bef 27 Jan 1440-1441	2ND Husband, 2ND Wife   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Joan STRANGEWAYS,   b. Abt 1427, Harlsey Castle, Yorkshire, England d. 24 Feb 1483 (Age ~ 56 years)
  Family ID	F6814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

  Family 3
  Marriage	Aft 1442	3rd Husband 2ND Wife   [3, 9]
  Family ID	F6815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 4
  Marriage	Aft 1464	4th Husband   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F6816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Katharine or Katherine Nevill(e); m. 1st 2nd Duke of Norfolk of the 1397 creation; m. 2nd before 27 Jan 1441/2 Sir Thomas Strangeways; m. 3rd after 1442, as his 2nd wife, 1st Viscount Beaumont; m. 4th just after 1464 Sir John Woodville, brother of Elizabeth, Queen Consort of Edward IV. [Burke's Peerage] ------------------------- He [John Beaumont] married 2ndly, after 1442, Katharine, widow of Sir Thomas STRANGWAYS, and before that of JOHN (DE MOWBRAY), DUKE OF NORFOLK) and daughter of Ralph (NEVILL), EARL OF WESTMORLAND, by his 2nd wife, Joan DE BEAUFORT, daughter of John of Gaunt, DUKE OF LANCASTER. He died 10 July 1460, being slain under the Lancastrian banner, at the battle of Northampton. His widow married, 4thly, shortly after 1464, Sir John WIDVILLE) who was beheaded (with his father, EARL RIVERS) at Kenilworth) 12 August 1469. [Complete Peerage II:62, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] Note: Talk about an age difference. Katherine was probably 40 years or more older than her 4th husband! It makes you wonder whether John Wydeville was a brother of Richard Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers, rather than his son. - - - - - - - The following excerpt from a post to SGM, 16 Oct 2001, by Henry Sutliff, supports the "May-Dec" marriage of Katherine & John Wydeville: "Also, let's all not put an undue amount of emphasis on the Royal Descents. I cannot think of any family that made a greater effort at making political marriages than the Wydevilles. The suggestion that everything was based on Royal Descents rather than political strategy is not correct. Both were considerations. I regret not having my notes handy, but Elizabeth Wydeville's brother John was married to Katherine Neville, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk and thrice widowed. John Wydeville was more than 40 years her junior. This marriage had nothing to do with Royal Descents, but everything to do with politics, alliance and money." - - - - - - - I used to mistakenly state "40 years or more younger" in the note above, but thanks to Pomala Black, pomalablack@cox.net for correcting me in the following post-em: Wasn't Katherine 40 years plus OLDER than her 4th husband rather than younger? Maybe this marriage is recorded between the wrong people. Pomala Black

  
  

• Sources

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