RIVERS
, ' RICHARD WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, EARL (d
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1469), was a member of a family of small importance long settled at Grafton in Northamptonshire
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His father, Richard Woodville, was a ' squire to See also: - HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry V., and afterwards the trusted servant of John of Bedford, in whose interest he was See also: - CONSTABLE (0. Fr. connestable, Fr. connetable, Med. Lat. comestabilis, conestabilis, constabularius, from the Lat. comes stabuli, count of the stable)
- CONSTABLE, ARCHIBALD (1774-1827)
- CONSTABLE, HENRY (1562-1613)
- CONSTABLE, JOHN (1776-1837)
- CONSTABLE, SIR MARMADUKE (c. 1455-1518)
constable of the Tower during the troubles with Humphrey of Gloucester in 1425
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The younger Richard Woodville was knighted by Henry VI. at Leicester in 1426
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He served under Bedford in France, and after his master's death married his widow Jacquetta of Luxemburg
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The mesalliance caused some scandal, but Woodville enjoyed the See also: - KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king's favour and continued to serve with honour in subordinate positions in France
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He also distinguished himself at jousts in London ( Chronicles of London, 146, 148)
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On the 9th of May 1448 Henry VI. created him Baron Rivers
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His associations made him a strong Lancastrian
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For some years he was lieutenant of Calais in Henry's interests
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In 1459, when stationed at Sandwich to prevent a Yorkist landing, he was surprised by Sir John Dinham, and taken prisoner with his son Anthony to the earl of Warwick at Calais
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He was, however, released in See also: - TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time to fight for Henry VI. at Towton
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Early in the reign of Edward IV
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Rivers recognized that the Lancastrian cause was lost and made his peace with the new king
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The marriage of his eldest daughter, Elizabeth,. widow of Sir John Grey of Groby, to Edward on the 1st of May 1464, secured the fortunes of his family
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Rivers was appointed treasurer on the 4th of March 1466, and a little later created earl
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Elizabeth found great affiances for her younger brothers and sisters, and the Wood -ville influence became all-powerful at court
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The power of this new family was very distasteful to the old baronial party, and especially so to Warwick
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Early in 1468 Rivers's estates were plundered by Warwick's partisans, and the open war of the following year was aimed to destroy the Woodvilles
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After the king's defeat at Edgecot, Rivers and his second son, John, were taken prisoners at Chepstow and executed at Kenilworth on the 12th of August 1469
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Rivers had a large family
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His third son, Lionel (d
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1484), was bishop of Salisbury
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All his daughters made great marriages: Catherine, the sixth, was wife of Henry Stafford, 2nd duke of See also: - BUCKINGHAM
- BUCKINGHAM, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
- BUCKINGHAM, FIRST DUKE
- BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE 0E1
- BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 2ND DUKE 0E1 (1628-1687)
- BUCKINGHAM, HENRY STAFFORD, 2ND DUKE OF3 (1454-1483)
- BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK (1786-1855)
Buckingham (q.v.)
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