6th son of Sir Ralph de Neville and Joan de Beaufort. Grandson of Sir John de Neville and Maud de Percy, John of Gaunt and Katherine de Roet.
Husband of Joan Faunconberge, daughter of Sir Thomas Fauconberge and Joan Bromflete. She was considered an idiot from birth. They married before 28 April 1422, and had three daughters;
Joan, wife of Sir Edward Bethom
Elizabeth, wife of Sir Richard Strangeways
Alice
By an unknown mistress or more, he had at least two illegitimate sons including Thomas, the "Bastard Fauconberge".
William was summoned to Parliament from 1429 to 1461, accompanied the Duke of York to France in 1436, conducted tyhe siege of Harleur with Talbot and the Earl of Dorset in 1440, in command of the Yorkist army at the Battle of Northampton in 1460 and Towton in 1461.
6th son of Sir Ralph de Neville and Joan de Beaufort. Grandson of Sir John de Neville and Maud de Percy, John of Gaunt and Katherine de Roet.
Husband of Joan Faunconberge, daughter of Sir Thomas Fauconberge and Joan Bromflete. She was considered an idiot from birth. They married before 28 April 1422, and had three daughters;
Joan, wife of Sir Edward Bethom
Elizabeth, wife of Sir Richard Strangeways
Alice
By an unknown mistress or more, he had at least two illegitimate sons including Thomas, the "Bastard Fauconberge".
William was summoned to Parliament from 1429 to 1461, accompanied the Duke of York to France in 1436, conducted tyhe siege of Harleur with Talbot and the Earl of Dorset in 1440, in command of the Yorkist army at the Battle of Northampton in 1460 and Towton in 1461.
Family Members
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Katherine Neville Woodville
1397–1480
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Eleanor de Neville de Percy
1398–1472
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Richard Neville
1400–1460
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Richard Neville
1400–1460
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Bishop Robert de Neville
1404–1457
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Sir George Neville, Lord Latimer
1407–1469
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Lady Anne de Neville Stafford
1411–1480
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Sir Edward Neville
1412–1476
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Lady Cecily de Neville Plantagenet
1415–1495
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