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15 de ago. de 2019 · And the dog was Francis Lovell, not only an ally of Richard III but his closest friend, and one of the wealthiest barons in England. Author Michèle Schindler returns to primary sources to reveal the man who was not only a boyhood friend of the king-to-be as a ward of Edward IV, but also linked to him by marriage: his wife, Anne FitzHugh, was first cousin to Richard’s wife, Anne Neville.
Francis Lovell, 9th Baron Lovell, 6th Baron Holand, later 1st Viscount Lovell KG (1454 – after 1488) was an English nobleman who was an ally of King Richard III of England. Sir William Catesby , Sir Richard Ratcliffe and he were Richard's closest supporters, famously called "the Cat, the Rat and Lovell our dog" in an anti-Ricardian squib.
30 de mar. de 2023 · Francis was the son of John Lovell, 8th Baron Lovell and Joan Beaumont, daughter of John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont. When his father died, the nine-year old Francis inherited the titles of Baron Lovell and Baron Holand. He became a ward of Edward IV of England, who gave him into the charge of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, [1 ...
Minster Lovell Hall remained the main residence of the Lovell family. Richard III visited it as a guest of Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell, grandson of William Lovell. Francis Lovell's estates were declared forfeit after the Battle of Bosworth and Minster Lovell was granted to Jasper Tudor, uncle of Henry VII.
Lovell, Francis, Viscount Lovell. ( c. 1456 – c. 1487) A friend and loyal adherent of RICHARD III, Francis Lovell, Viscount Lovell, was a committed opponent of HENRY VII and a leader of Yorkist efforts to continue the dynastic struggle after 1485. The son of a Yorkshire nobleman who abandoned his Lancastrian allegiance after EDWARD IV ’ s ...
Francis Lovell was knighted by the Duke of Gloucester, 22 Aug. 1480, while on an expedition against the Scots, and on 15 Nov. 1482 was summoned to parliament as thirteenth baron Lovell of Tichmarsh. After Edward's death he was a strong supporter of Richard's claims; he had been one of Richard's companions at Middleham Castle, and 4 Jan. 1483 was created Viscount Lovell.
Francis, Viscount Lovell and Sir Thomas Lovell may never have met in person, but their lives intersected at several points. Despite their different families, their different social status, and their choosing different sides in this last stage of the Wars of the Roses, the had one thing in common: their close service to their king.
