George Neville, or Nevill, 4th and de jure 2nd Baron Bergavenny (c.1440 – 20 September 1492) was an English nobleman.
George Neville | |
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Baron Bergavenny | |
Born | c.1440 |
Died | 20 September 1492 (about 52) |
Noble family | House of Neville |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Fenn Elizabeth Brent |
Issue | George Neville, 5th Baron Bergavenny John Neville William Neville Sir Edward Neville Sir Thomas Neville Sir Richard Neville Elizabeth Neville |
Father | Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny |
Mother | Elizabeth Beauchamp |
George Neville was the son of Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny and Elizabeth Beauchamp. He was knighted by Edward IV on 9 May 1471,[1] after fighting for the King at the Battle of Tewkesbury. He succeeded his father in 1476.
Neville married firstly, before 1 May 1471, Margaret Fenn (d. 28 September 1485), the daughter and heiress of Hugh Fenn, by whom he had six sons and a daughter:[2][3]
He married secondly Elizabeth Brent. She was the widow successively of Richard Naylor, Sir Robert Basett, and John Stokker. There were no issue with his second marriage.[2][3]
Bergavenny was a captain in the English forces at Calais in 1490, and died in 1492.[1]
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