George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer

George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer or (Latymer) (died 30 December 1469) was an English nobleman.

George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer
Died30 December 1469
Noble familyNeville
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Beauchamp
IssueSir Henry Neville
Thomas Neville
Jane Neville
Katherine Neville
FatherRalph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
MotherJoan Beaufort

Life

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George Neville was born c.1406-1407 as the fifth son of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by his second wife Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt. He succeeded to the Latymer estates on the death of his half-uncle John Neville, 6th Baron Latimer, in 1430 (see Baron Latimer), and on 25 February 1432 he was summoned to Parliament as Baron Latimer.[1] He later fought in Scotland in 1436,[1] was a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland in 1437 and admitted to the Privy Council in 1439.

George Neville appears to have suffered from some form of dementia in his later years, as he was described as an "idiot," and the guardianship of his lands was given to his nephew, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker.[1] He died on 30 December 1469 and was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Richard, his eldest son Sir Henry Neville having predeceased him by several months, dying before the Battle of Edgcote, 23 July 1469.[1]

Marriage and issue

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In 1437, Lord Latimer married Lady Elizabeth (1417–1480), daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, by his first wife, Elizabeth Berkeley.[1] They had four children:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Burke, John (1831). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Extinct, Dormant, and in Abeyance. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 392. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  2. ^ Joan NEVILLE Born: ABT 1464[unreliable source] www.tudorplace.com.ar
  3. ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 560.
  4. ^ Thomas NEVILLE (Esq.)[unreliable source][unreliable source] www.tudorplace.com.ar

Further reading

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Peerage of England
New creation Baron Latimer
1432–1469
Succeeded by