Katherine Neville, Duchess of Norfolk
| Lady Katherine Neville | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Norfolk Countess Beaumont |
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| Spouse | John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Strangeways John, Viscount Beaumont John Woodville |
| Issue | |
| John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk Joan Strangeway Catherine Strangeway |
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| Noble Family | House of Neville |
| Father | Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland |
| Mother | Joan Beaufort |
| Born | c. 1400 |
| Died | Aft. 1483 |
Katherine Neville or Catherine de Neville (born c. 1400 – died after 1483[1]) was the eldest daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364–1425) and Joan Beaufort (c. 1379-1440), daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster by his mistress (later, 3rd wife) Catherine de Roet.[2]
Katherine was married at the age of 12 on January 12, 1412 to John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1392–1432). Their only known child was:
- John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1415–1461).
Katherine married secondly, Thomas Strangeways (c. 1395-before 1442) [3] - they had 2 daughters:
She married thirdly John, Viscount Beaumont, who was killed in 1460.
Her fourth and last marriage was infamous, and known by contemporaries as the 'diabolical marriage'[1] - she married John Woodville, brother of Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV's queen. He was 19 years old at the time of their marriage - she was 65. Yet she survived even him as he was executed in 1469 during the brief period of time that her nephew - Richard, Earl of Warwick (The 'Kingmaker') had usurped the authority of the crown. She was still alive in 1483, having survived all the descendents of her first marriage.[1]
[edit] References
- thepeerage Accessed December 13, 2008
- Neville family Accessed December 13, 2008
- Green, Mary Anne Everett. Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies of Great Britain, From the Commencement of the Twelfth Century to the Close of the Reign of Queen Mary. London: H. Colburn, 1846. googlebooks Retrieved December 13, 2008
- Oxford History of England, 1399–1485, 485ff.
