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Sir William Bonville III

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Sir William Bonville III

Birth
Shute, East Devon District, Devon, England
Death
31 Dec 1460 (aged 17–18)
Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Buried near the battlefield Add to Map
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Son of Sir William Bonville and Elizabeth Harington, grandson of Sir William Bonville and Margaret Gray, Sir William Harington, Lord Harington and Margaret Hylle.

He was the first husband of Katherine Neville, daughter of Sir Richard Neville and Alice Montagu. They were married after 10 May 1459, the date of her father's will, and had one daughter, Cecily, who would marry Thomas Grey.

William and his father were captured and slain at the Battle of Wakefield, a major battle in the War of the Roses when the Duke of York was killed and his army destroyed.
Son of Sir William Bonville and Elizabeth Harington, grandson of Sir William Bonville and Margaret Gray, Sir William Harington, Lord Harington and Margaret Hylle.

He was the first husband of Katherine Neville, daughter of Sir Richard Neville and Alice Montagu. They were married after 10 May 1459, the date of her father's will, and had one daughter, Cecily, who would marry Thomas Grey.

William and his father were captured and slain at the Battle of Wakefield, a major battle in the War of the Roses when the Duke of York was killed and his army destroyed.


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