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Biography of Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 1291-1367

Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaldred aka Neville

Maternal Family Tree: Mathilde Unknown Countess Évreux 1120-1169

Before 1283 [his father] Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 20) and [his mother] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 15) were married.

Around 1291 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 28) and Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 24).

In 1316 [his son] Euphemia Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 25) and [his future wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 12).

In Jun 1319 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 28) was captured at Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map].

Before 14 Jul 1323 Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke (age 23) and [his future wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Greystoke. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

After 14 Jul 1323 [his future step-son] William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke (age 2) became a ward of Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 32).

On 14 Jan 1326 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 35) and Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

After 1329 [his father] Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 66) and [his step-mother] Margery Thweng were married.

On 12 Feb 1329 [his daughter] Margaret Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 38) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 25).

Around 1330 [his daughter] Catherine Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 39) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 26).

On 18 Apr 1331 [his father] Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 68) died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Neville Raby.

Around 1332 [his son] Ralph Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 41) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 28).

Around 1337 [his son] John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 46) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 33) at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map].

Around 1337 [his son] Robert Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 46) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 33).

Around 1338 [his son] William Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 47) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 34).

Around 1340 [his daughter] Eleanor Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 49) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 36).

Around 1341 [his son] Archbishop Alexander Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 50) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 37).

Around 1343 [his daughter] Elizabeth Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 52) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 39).

Around 1344 [his daughter] Isabel Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 53) and [his wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 40).

Battle of Neville's Cross

On 17 Oct 1346 at the Battle of Neville's Cross near Durham, County Durham [Map] the English inflicted a heavy defeat on the Scottish army that had invaded England in compliance with their treaty with the French for mutual support against England.

The English army included: William Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt (age 45), Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Masham (age 34), Ralph Hastings (age 55), Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 55), Archbishop William Zouche, Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy (age 45) and John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray (age 35).

Of the Scottish army King David II of Scotland (age 22), John Graham Earl Menteith and William "Flower of Chivalry and Knight Liddesdale" Douglas 1st Earl Atholl (age 46) were captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map].

Neil Bruce, John Randolph 3rd Earl of Moray (age 40), David Hay 6th Baron Erroll (age 28) and Edward Keith of Sinton (age 66) were killed.

John Graham Earl Menteith was present.

Before 18 Oct 1353 [his step-son] William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke (age 32) and Joan Fitzhenry Baroness Greystoke (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Greystoke. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1358 [his son-in-law] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 16) and [his daughter] Margaret Neville (age 28) were married. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 10 Jul 1359 [his step-son] William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke (age 38) died at Brancepeth Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke (age 5) succeeded 3rd Baron Greystoke.

Before 1361 [his son-in-law] William Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 41) and [his daughter] Catherine Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 30) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 1362 [his son] John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 05 Aug 1367 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 76) died. His son [his son] John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baron Neville Raby. [his daughter-in-law] Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

On 11 Jan 1374 [his former wife] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 70) died at Greystoke, Cumberland. She was buried at Durham Cathedral [Map].

[his son] Thomas Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby and Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville.

[his daughter] Alice Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby and Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville.

Royal Ancestors of Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 1291-1367

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 1291-1367

King Edward IV of England

King Richard III of England

Anne Neville Queen Consort England

Queen Jane Seymour

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales

Ancestors of Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 1291-1367

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzmaldred

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzrobert aka Neville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Neville of Raby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Neville

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Monmouth Lord Monmouth

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Monmouth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Monmouth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecilia Waleran

GrandFather: Robert Neville

Father: Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby

Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Fitzrichard 1st Baron Warkworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzroger 2nd Baron Warkworth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vere Baroness Warkworth

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Chesney Baroness Warkworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Fitzjohn 4th Baron Warkworth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ada Balliol Baroness Warkworth

GrandFather: Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth

Mother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alain Zouche

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Zouche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelicia Belmeis

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alan Zouche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset

GrandMother: Margaret Zouche Baroness Warkworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester

Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen or Ela Quincy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England