Individual Details
George Neville
(1469 - 28 Sep 1535)
Sir George Nevill, 5th Lord Bergavenny, Knight of Bath, Knight of the Order of the Garter, Knight of Birling, West Peckham and Merworth, Kent. Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. Privy Councillor.
Son and heir to Sir George Neville and Margaret Fenne, grandson of Sir Edward Neville and Elizabeth Beauchamp, and Hugh Fenne.
Husband of Joan Arundel, the daughter of Sir Thomas, Earl of Arundel and Margaret Wydeville. They had two daughters; Elizabeth, wife of Sir Henry Daubeney and Jane, wife of Sir Henry Pole.
Secondly, he married Margaret Brent, the daughter of John from Charing, Kent. They had no children. They sold the manor or Speenhamland in Speen in 1513.
Thirdly, he married Mary Stafford, the youngest daughter of Sir Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham and Elanor Percy, the daughter of Sir Henry 4th Earl of Northumberland. They married in June of 1519 and had three sons and five daughters;
* Sir Henry, Lord Bergavenny
* John
* Thomas
* Mary, wife of Thomas Fiennes, Lord Dacre & Francis Thursby
* Katherine, wife of Sir John St Leger
* Margaret, wife of John Cheney
* Dorothy, wife of William Brooke
* Ursula, wife of Sir William St Leger
Sir George married a fourth time to Mary Cobham Brooke, formerly his servant, and they had one daughter.
Sir George was summoned to Parliament 1497 to 1534, served in the wars against France, and was at the Battle of Blackheath against the Cornish rebels. In 1506 he was indicted for keeping unlawful retainers, and was charged an enormous fine of £50,000. In 1509, King Henry VIII cancelled the debt and allowed him to retain men lawfully for the king's service. Sir George was Chief Larderer at the coronation of Henry in 1509 and again at the coronation of Anne Boleyn in 1533. Henry granted him the castle of Abergavenny in 1512. Joan Arundel died at some point after that.
In 1517, Wolsey accused, and threaten to charge him of having too many men in his livery. Sir George was captain of the army in France in 1523.
He was an elder brother of Sir Edward Nevill who was executed in 1540 on order of King Henry VIII.
George's will was dated 04 June 1535 and proved 24 Jan 1536.
Parents:
George Neville 1440–1492
Margaret Fenne 1444–1485
George married Margaret Brent.
George married Joan Fitzalan and had 1 child.
George married Mary Stafford and had 8 children.
George married Eleanor Windsor and had 5 children.
Son and heir to Sir George Neville and Margaret Fenne, grandson of Sir Edward Neville and Elizabeth Beauchamp, and Hugh Fenne.
Husband of Joan Arundel, the daughter of Sir Thomas, Earl of Arundel and Margaret Wydeville. They had two daughters; Elizabeth, wife of Sir Henry Daubeney and Jane, wife of Sir Henry Pole.
Secondly, he married Margaret Brent, the daughter of John from Charing, Kent. They had no children. They sold the manor or Speenhamland in Speen in 1513.
Thirdly, he married Mary Stafford, the youngest daughter of Sir Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham and Elanor Percy, the daughter of Sir Henry 4th Earl of Northumberland. They married in June of 1519 and had three sons and five daughters;
* Sir Henry, Lord Bergavenny
* John
* Thomas
* Mary, wife of Thomas Fiennes, Lord Dacre & Francis Thursby
* Katherine, wife of Sir John St Leger
* Margaret, wife of John Cheney
* Dorothy, wife of William Brooke
* Ursula, wife of Sir William St Leger
Sir George married a fourth time to Mary Cobham Brooke, formerly his servant, and they had one daughter.
Sir George was summoned to Parliament 1497 to 1534, served in the wars against France, and was at the Battle of Blackheath against the Cornish rebels. In 1506 he was indicted for keeping unlawful retainers, and was charged an enormous fine of £50,000. In 1509, King Henry VIII cancelled the debt and allowed him to retain men lawfully for the king's service. Sir George was Chief Larderer at the coronation of Henry in 1509 and again at the coronation of Anne Boleyn in 1533. Henry granted him the castle of Abergavenny in 1512. Joan Arundel died at some point after that.
In 1517, Wolsey accused, and threaten to charge him of having too many men in his livery. Sir George was captain of the army in France in 1523.
He was an elder brother of Sir Edward Nevill who was executed in 1540 on order of King Henry VIII.
George's will was dated 04 June 1535 and proved 24 Jan 1536.
Parents:
George Neville 1440–1492
Margaret Fenne 1444–1485
George married Margaret Brent.
George married Joan Fitzalan and had 1 child.
George married Mary Stafford and had 8 children.
George married Eleanor Windsor and had 5 children.
Events
| Birth | 1469 | Staindrop, Durham, England | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 5 Jul 1483 | Knight of the Bath | |||
| Marriage | Jun 1519 | Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales - Mary Stafford | |||
| Death | 28 Sep 1535 | Birling, Kent, England | |||
| Burial | St Lawrence Churchyard, Mereworth, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Stafford (1495 - 1545) |
| Child | Mary Neville (1520 - 1565) |