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Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England — Edward IV and Richard III.
20 de jul. de 2023 · Though her blood had been noble, Cecily Neville now found herself in an unprecedented position as the mother of a King who had never held the title of queen or princess of Wales prior to her son’s ascension.
As King’s mother, Cecily used her own vast wealth and wide administration to support Edward IV’s policies. One observer claimed in 1461 that Cecily ‘can rule the King as she pleases’, although it seems unlikely that she retained such influence as Edward grew older.
Cecily Neville was the great-granddaughter of one king, Edward III of England (and his wife Philippa of Hainault); the wife of a would-be king, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; and the mother of two kings: Edward IV and Richard III, Through Elizabeth of York, she was the great-grandmother of Henry VIII and an ancestor to the Tudor rulers.
20 de jul. de 2023 · Cecily, the King’s Mother. Though Cecily’s claim to ‘quasi-queenship’ (as the mother of a king, who was not a queen herself) may have been murky, she sought to nevertheless assert it in as grand a manner as possible, particularly after Edward and Elizabeth’s marriage became common knowledge.
6 de abr. de 2018 · Cecily, the youngest child of Joan Beaufort and Ralph Neville, was born on 3 May 1415 at Raby Castle. Like the rest of her siblings an advantageous marriage was arranged for her by her parents.
3 de mar. de 2006 · Joanna Laynesmith examines claims that Edward IV was a bastard and tells the dramatic story of his mother, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. On August 8th, 1469, the Milanese ambassador in France reported a startling rumour – that Edward IV of England was a bastard.
