Cecily NEVILLE, Duchess of York

1415 - 1495  (80 years)

• Name	Cecily NEVILLE  [1]
  Suffix	Duchess of York
  Birth	3 May 1415	Raby Castle, Durham, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  TitleOfNobility	[2]
  	Duchess of York
  Religion	[2]
  	Roman Catholicism
  _FSFTID	LZQY-SR1
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZQY-SR1
  _UID	B32FB214095F48688DAEEE1E632FB7CE1E53
  Death	31 May 1495	Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Burial	Aft 31 May 1495	St Mary And All Saints Church, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I594779676	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Ralph NEVILLE, Earl of Westmoreland,   b. Abt 1364, Of Castle Raby, Durham, England d. 21 Oct 1425, Raby Castle, Raby-With-Keverstone, Durham, England (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Joan DE BEAUFORT, Countess of Westmorland,   b. 29 Jan 1375, Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, France d. 13 Nov 1440, Howden, Yorkshire, England (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1396	Chateau DE Beaufort, Meuse-Et-Loire, France
  	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F12005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard OF YORK, 3rd Duke of York,   b. 20 Sep 1411, Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England d. 30 Dec 1460, Yorkshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1429	Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  Children	1. Anne OF YORK, Duchess of Exeter,   b. 10 Aug 1439, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England d. 12 Jan 1475, St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 35 years)   2. Henry OF YORK,   b. 10 Feb 1441, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England d. 10 Feb 1441, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, (Age 0 years)   3. Edward IV, King of England,   b. 28 Apr 1442, Rouen, Normandie, France d. 9 Apr 1483, Westminster, Middlesex, England (Age 40 years)   4. Edmund of YORK,   b. 17 May 1443, Rouen, Normandie, France d. 29 Dec 1460, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Age 17 years)   5. Elizabeth OF YORK,   b. 22 Apr 1444, Rouen, Normandy, France d. 3 May 1504, Wingfield, Suffolk, England (Age 60 years)   6. Margaret OF YORK,   b. 3 May 1446, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England d. 23 Nov 1503, Mechelen, Provincie Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (Age 57 years)   7. William OF YORK,   b. 7 Jul 1447, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England d. 1447, England   8. John OF YORK,   b. 7 Nov 1448, Neyte, Worcester, England d. 7 Nov 1448, Neyte, Worcester, England (Age 0 years)   9. George OF YORK, 1st Duke of Clarence,   b. 21 Oct 1449, Dublin Castle, County Dublin, Ireland d. 18 Feb 1478, Tower of London, Middlesex, England (Age 28 years)   10. Thomas OF YORK,   b. Abt 1450, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England d. 1451, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 1 years)   11. King of England Richard PLANTAGENET, III,   b. 2 Oct 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England d. 22 Aug 1485, Battle Of Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England (Killed) (Age 32 years)   12. Ursula OF YORK,   b. 22 Jul 1455, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England d. Aft 22 Jul 1455, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F536732205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Cecily de Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411– 1460), and the mother of two kings of England— Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the Rose of Raby", because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham, and "Proud Cis", because of her pride and a temper that went with it, although she was also known for her piety. She herself signed her name "Cecylle". Her husband, the Duke of York, was the leading contender for the throne of England from the House of York during the period of the Wars of the Roses until his death in 1460. Their son Edward actually assumed the throne as Edward IV in 1461, after the deposition of King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster. The Duchess of York thus narrowly missed becoming queen consort of England.[1] Cecily Neville was the youngest of the 22 children of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, in this case born to his second wife Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. Her paternal grandparents were John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, and Maud Percy, daughter of Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy. Her maternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his third wife Katherine Swynford. John of Gaunt was the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. She was the aunt of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, one of the leading peers and military commanders of his generation, a grand-aunt of queen consort Anne Neville, who married her son Richard III, and a great-great-grand-aunt of queen consort Catherine Parr, sixth wife of her great-grandson, King Henry VIII. The Duchess died on 31 May 1495 and was buried in the tomb with her husband Richard and their son Edmund at the Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, with a papal indulgence. All subsequent English and later British monarchs, beginning with Henry VIII, are descendants of Elizabeth of York, and therefore of Cecily Neville. "Cecill wife unto the right noble Prince Richard late Duke of Yorke" made her will on 1 April 1495. It was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 27 August of the same year.[3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 6 Oct 2024), entry for Ralph DE NEVILLE, person ID LD91-3SZ. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 6 Oct 2024), entry for Cecily Neville, person ID LZQY-SR1. (Reliability: 3).