Richard Neville ^2,3

   Another name for Richard was The King Maker.

  General Notes:

[Europe_New.FTW] [royalfam.ged] Referred to as "The Kingmaker", Richard Neville attempted to wield power through the weakness es of both Yorkists and Lancastrians kings. He and his father earl of Salisbury partnered w ith the duke of York in his attempt to claim the crown. After helping Edward IV to gain the c rown, he turned against Edward and joined forces with his brother George, duke of Clarence i n 1469. When that gambit failed he switched sides and allied with Margaret of Anjou to put He nry VI back on the throne. Richard was killed at the battle of Barnet by the forces of Edwar d IV. http:www.warsoftheroses.com born Nov. 22, 1428 died April 14, 1471 , Barnet, Hertfordshire, Eng. byname The Kingmaker English nobleman called, since the 16th century, the Kingmaker, in re ference to his role as arbiter of royal power during the first half of the Wars of the Rose s 145585 between the houses of Lancaster and York. He obtained the crown for the Yorkist k ing Edward IV in 1461 and later restored to power 147071 the deposed Lancastrian monarch H enry VI. http:www.britannica.comebarticle?eu=78171&tocid=0

  Noted events in his life were:

• Record Change, 10 Aug 2003. ^2,3

Richard married Anne De Beauchamp in 1434 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England ².^,3 (Anne De Beauchamp was born about Sep 1426 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England ^2,3 and died before 20 Sep 1492 ^2,3.)