Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland
- Born: Abt 1364, Raby Castle, Raby with Keverstone, Durham, England 17,631,820
- Marriage (1): Margaret de Stafford 819
- Marriage (2): Lady Joan Beaufort on 29 Nov 1396 in Chateau de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, France 17,782
- Died: 21 Oct 1425, Raby Castle, Raby with Keverstone, Durham, England about age 61 17,631,820
- Buried: Collegiate Church, Staindrop, Durham, England 631
General Notes:
6th Baron Neville of Raby. Joint Warden of the Marches. Created 1st Earl of Westmoreland in 1397. Took part against Richard II in 1399 and conveyed his resignation to convocation. Captain of Roxburgh Castle 1402. Warden of the West Marches after Battle of Shrewsbury, where Hotspur was slain. In the 1405 revolt, routed the Cleveland forces and took Scrope and Mowbray prisoners. Benefactor of Staindrop and a great builder. {Dictionary of National Biography} [GADD.GED]
Knight of the Garter
Ralph married Margaret de Stafford, daughter of Sir Hugh de Stafford, K.G. and Phillippa de Beauchamp.819 (Margaret de Stafford was born about 1364 of Brancepeth, Durham, England,631 died on 9 Jun 1396 of Raby Castle, Durham, England 631,819 and was buried in Brancepeth, Durham, England 631.)
Ralph next married Lady Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Catherine de Roet, on 29 Nov 1396 in Chateau de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, France 17.,782 (Lady Joan Beaufort was born in 1375 in Beaufort Castle, Anjou, Isere, France 631,764 and died on 13 Nov 1440 in Howden, Yorkshire, England 631,764.)
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