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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.
Sep 4, 2024 · 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.
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Apr 1, 2024 · Richard was 16th Earl of Warwick (first creation of the title) by right of his wife. He is sometimes referred to as 1st Earl of Warwick (second creation), as on 2 March 1449/50 he was given the title of Earl of Warwick in his own right for life, with remainder to the heirs of his wife after they had both died.
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- Anne (Beauchamp) Neville
Richard Neville,16th Earl of Warwick, looms large over the middle of the fifteenth century, not only in England but across the continent. French and Burgundian sailors feared him, foreign rulers heard that he was the power behind the throne in England, the mastermind of the Lancastrian ejection and ‘the puppeteer of the Yorkist regime’.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick is known as Warwick the Kingmaker for supporting Edward IV then Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses.
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.
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Biography of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, called 'The Kingmaker'. One of the principal players in the Wars of the Roses.
