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Eleanor Neville | |
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Countess of Northumberland | |
Born | c. 1398 Raby, Durham, England |
Died | 1472 (aged 73–74) Raby, Durham, England |
Noble family | Neville |
Spouse(s) | Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland |
Issue | John Percy Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont Lady Katherine Percy George Percy Sir Ralph Percy Sir Richard Percy William Percy, Bishop of Carlisle Anne Percy Joan Percy |
Father | Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland |
Mother | Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland |
Eleanor Neville (c. 1398–1472) was the second daughter of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by his second wife, Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Katherine Swynford.[1] Her second husband and four of her sons were all killed in battles during the Wars of the Roses.