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Ralph Neville, 1st Earl Of Westmorland




He was the son of John De Neville and Maud Percy. His first wife ( 1382 ) was Margaret Stafford, daughter of Sir Hugh Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp. On November 29 , 1396 , he married as his second wife Joan Beaufort , daughter of John Of Gaunt, 1st Duke Of Lancaster and Katherine de Roet (better known as Katherine Swynford ). Her paternal grandparents were Edward III Of England and his Queen Consort Philippa Of Hainault


FAMILY AND CHILDREN

He had nine children by Margaret Stafford:

He had fourteen children by Joan Beaufort:

The character of Westmoreland in William Shakespeare 's play '' Henry V '' is based on de Neville. It has been claimed by Brenda James and Professor William Rubinstein that de Neville's great-great-grandson, Sir Henry Neville wrote the works of William Shakespeare


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