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Biography of Margaret Neville 1329-1372

Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaldred aka Neville

Maternal Family Tree: Clemence Roches Countess Blois

1402 Battle of Homildon Hill

1408 Battle of Bramham Moor

Before 14th July 1323 Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke (age 23) and [her mother] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Greystoke.

On 14th January 1326 [her father] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 35) and [her mother] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 12th February 1329 Margaret Neville was born to [her father] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 38) and [her mother] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 25).

On 18th April 1331 [her grandfather] Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 68) died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son [her father] Ralph (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Neville Raby.

On 3rd February 1343 William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 58) died. He was buried at Kirkham Priory North Yorkshire [Map]. His son William (age 13) succeeded 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map]. Margaret Neville (age 13) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

Before 18th October 1353 [her half-brother] William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke (age 32) and [her sister-in-law] Joan Fitzhenry Baroness Greystoke (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Greystoke.

In 1358 Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 16) and Margaret Neville (age 28) were married. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1359 [her son] Ralph Percy was born to [her husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 17) and Margaret Neville (age 29) at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 10th July 1359 [her half-brother] William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke (age 38) died at Brancepeth Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son [her nephew] Ralph (age 5) succeeded 3rd Baron Greystoke.

Before 1361 [her brother-in-law] William Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 41) and [her sister] Catherine Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 30) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

On 1st September 1361 [her sister] Catherine Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 31) died.

Before 1362 [her brother] John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 24) and [her sister-in-law] Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1362 [her son] Thomas Percy was born to [her husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 20) and Margaret Neville (age 32) at Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married his fourth cousin once removed Elizabeth Strathbogie, daughter of David IV Strathbogie 12th Earl Atholl and Elizabeth Ferrers Countess Atholl, and had issue.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 20th May 1364 [her son] Henry "Hotspur" Percy was born to [her husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 22) and Margaret Neville (age 35) at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married his second cousin once removed before 1393 Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys, daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster, and had issue.

On 5th August 1367 [her father] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 76) died. His son [her brother] John (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baron Neville Raby. [her sister-in-law] Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

On 18th May 1368 [her father-in-law] Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 47) died at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son [her husband] Henry (age 26) succeeded 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Margaret Neville (age 39) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.

Around 1371 [her brother] Archbishop Alexander Neville (age 30) was appointed Archdeacon of Durham.

On 12th May 1372 Margaret Neville (age 43) died.

In November 1373 [her brother] Archbishop Alexander Neville (age 32) was elected Archbishop of York.

On 11th January 1374 [her mother] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 70) died at Greystoke, Cumberland. She was buried at Durham Cathedral [Map].

On 14th April 1374 [her brother] Archbishop Alexander Neville (age 33) was appointed Archbishop of York.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 18th December 1374 [her brother] Archbishop Alexander Neville (age 33) was consecrated as Archbishop of York at York Minster [Map].

In 1377 [her former husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 35) was created 1st Earl of Northumberland.

In 1381 [her former husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 39) and Maud Lacy Countess Northumberland (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland.

Before 9th October 1381 [her brother] John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 44) and Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. The difference in their ages was 20 years. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 30th April 1388 [her brother] Archbishop Alexander Neville (age 47) was translated to Bishop of St Andrews. He never took possession of the see because the Scots acknowledged the Avignon papacy with their own candidate, Bishop Walter Trail.

On 17th October 1388 [her brother] John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 51) died. His son [her nephew] Ralph (age 24) succeeded 4th Baron Neville Raby. Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby (age 24) by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

In May 1392 [her brother] Archbishop Alexander Neville (age 51) died at Louvain [Map]. He was buried at Church of the Carmelites, Louvain.

Battle of Homildon Hill

On 14th September 1402 [her former husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 60) and his son [her son] Henry "Hotspur" Percy (age 38) lay in wait at Homildon Hill, Northumberland [Map] for the Scots to return from their laying waste to Northumberland. The Battle of Homildon Hill was a victory for the English forces whose longbowmen decimated the Scottish schiltrons. Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh (age 44) fought for the English.

John Swinton was killed.

Thomas Dunbar 2nd Earl of Moray (age 31) and Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney (age 27) were captured.

Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine (age 30) was wounded. King Henry IV of England (age 35) forbade the ransoming of Scottish prisoners so that he could concentrate on the Welsh. By doing so he created a rift with the Percy family who subsequently defected to Owain ap Gruffudd Glyndŵr (age 43).

William Stewart of Jedworth and Teviotdale (age 46) was executed by Henry "Hotspur" Percy having been captured.

John Stewart 1st of Dalswinton and Garlies (age 32) fought at the Battle of Homildon Hill.

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Battle of Bramham Moor

On 19th February 1408 Thomas Rokeby's (age 15) force of Yorkshire levies defeated the Percy army during the Battle of Bramham Moor bringing to an end the Percy rebellion.

[her former husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 66) was killed. His body was afterwards hanged, drawn and quartered, his head being sent to London bridge and his quarters to diverse places. Possibly captured hanged, drawn and quartered after the battle. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe forfeit.

Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf (age 38) was killed. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk had been forfeited in 1406 when Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf was declared a traitor. It was restored on the 19th of July 1408 to his two daughters Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 18) and Joan Bardolf (age 17) and their husbands William Clifford (age 33) and William Phelip (age 25) respectively.

The Abbot of Hailes Abbey [Map] was executed following the battle since he was wearing armour. Bishop Griffin Yonge (age 38), Bishop of Bangor, was captured, but wearing his vestments, he avoided execution.

[her son] Alan Percy was born to Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland and Margaret Neville. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley and Margaret Neville were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Margaret Neville 1329-1372 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Neville 1329-1372

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Margaret Neville 1329-1372

Queen Jane Seymour

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales

Ancestors of Margaret Neville 1329-1372

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzmaldred

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzrobert aka Neville

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville of Raby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Neville

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Monmouth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Monmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecilia Waleran

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Neville

GrandFather: Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby

Father: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzroger 2nd Baron Warkworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Chesney Baroness Warkworth

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Fitzjohn 4th Baron Warkworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ada Balliol Baroness Warkworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth

GrandMother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alain Zouche

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Zouche

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelicia Belmeis

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alan Zouche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Zouche Baroness Warkworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen or Ela Quincy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Liulf Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Audley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabella Stanley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Audley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Fitzorm

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Mainwaring

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertrade Mainwaring

GrandFather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Longespée Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ela Longespée Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard Canville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Camville

Great x 4 Grandmother: Nichola de la Haie

Great x 2 Grandmother: Idoine Camville

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Basset

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eustachia Basset

Great x 4 Grandmother: Egelina Courtenay

Mother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber

Great x 4 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud de Braose

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva Marshal

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke

GrandMother: Iseult Mortimer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Clemence Roches Countess Blois