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Lady Cicely Neville. Cicely (or Cecily) Neville, was one of the vast brood of children of Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, by his second wife, Joan, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Cicely was born and brought up in the great Neville stronghold of Raby Castle, Durham.
Cecily 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.
Jul 20, 2023 · On this day in history, 31 May 1495, Cecily Neville died within hours of signing her final will and testament at Berkhamsted Castle. She was buried at the Church of St Mary and All Saints in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, a location close to Cecily’s heart.
Nov 2, 2020 · While Cecily's date of death is recorded as being on 24th August 1507, her place of death is also a mystery. On the one hand she's recorded as dying on the Isle of Wight and being buried at Quarr Abbey.
Apr 8, 2017 · Rose of Raby: Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, 1415-1495. The granddaughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Cecily Neville was born to a family closely connected to power. Her nephew was Richard "the Kingmaker" Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, but Cecily was his match if not more in ambition.
After her death, Cecily Neville was buried at the Church of St Mary and All Saints in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire. She was the last royal resident at Berkhamsted Castle, and her death marked the end of over 400 years of royal associations with Berkhamsted Castle.
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When she died in May 1495 she bequeathed one of the many rich vestments from her chapel to Berkhamsted Church – an embroidered cope (cloak) of blue baudekin (silk woven with gold thread).
