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Richard Neville, 16. Earl of Warwick (* 22. November 1428 [1]; † 14. April 1471 bei Barnet ), war ein englischer Adliger. Er war unter seinen Zeitgenossen auch als „Warwick der Königsmacher“ bekannt.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl of Salisbury KG (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, landowner of the House of Neville fortune and military commander.
Richard Neville, 16th earl of Warwick was an English nobleman called, since the 16th century, “the Kingmaker,” in reference to his role as arbiter of royal power during the first half of the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York. He obtained the crown for the Yorkist.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
He was confirmed as Earl of Warwick, apparently in right of his wife, on 23 July 1449. On 2 March 1449/50 he may have been made Earl of Warwick in his own right, with his wife as Countess in her right. From 1450 to 1470 Warwick was hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.
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- Anne (Beauchamp) Neville
The man who put the teenage Edward IV on the throne was one of England’s most powerful barons, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. But the man who became known as ‘Warwick the Kingmaker’ saw his star ascendancy fall after playing a dangerous game of double-dealing and manipulation.
Zusätzlich zu seinem Erbe erhielt Ralphs ältester Sohn von Joan Beaufort, Richard Neville, das Earldom of Salisbury durch die Heirat mit dessen Erbin. Salisburys ältester Sohn Richard wurde auf die gleiche Weise Earl of Warwick.
The most powerful magnate in the land, his support and actions led to the deposition of two monarchs. It was this that led to him being known as Warwick the Kingmaker. Neville, though from a wealthy background, gained much of his land and his titles through marriage.
