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3rd Baron Neville, of Raby Sir John Neville

3rd Baron Neville, of Raby Sir John Neville

Male Abt 1331 - 1388  (~ 57 years)

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  • Name John Neville  [1, 2
    Title 3rd Baron Neville, of Raby 
    Prefix Sir 
    Born Abt 1331  Raby Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Oct 1388  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5658476809  Master Tree
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2010 

    Father Ralph De Neville, Baron Of Neville,   b. Abt 1290, Raby, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1367, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Baroness Alice De Audley,   b. Abt 1304, Hadley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1372 and 1373, Greystoke, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1326 
    Family ID F5259616029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maud De Percy,   b. Abt 1344, Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 18 Feb 1378 and 1379  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married Jul 1357  Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alice De Neville,   b. Abt 1359, Raby, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1433, Blankney, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     2. Thomas De Neville, Baron Furnival,   b. Abt 1362, Raby Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1406 and 1407, Worksop Priory, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years)
     3. Idoine De Neville,   b. Abt 1363, Raby With Kevers, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased
    +4. 4th Lord Neville, of Raby, 1st Earl of Westmorland Sir Ralph de Neville,   b. Bef 1364, Raby Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1425, Raby Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
     5. Maud De Neville,   b. Abt 1367, Raby, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased
     6. Abbess of Minor Eleanor De Neville,   b. 1369, Raby Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1441  (Age 73 years)
     7. Elizabeth Neville,   b. Abt 1369, Raby With Kevers, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased
     8. Miss Neville,   b. Abt 1371, Raby, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased
    Last Modified 22 May 2004 
    Family ID F5259608528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Baroness Latimer, of Corby, Lady Neville Elizabeth Latimer,   b. Between 1355 and 1357, Scrampston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1395, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married Bef 9 Oct 1381  1st Husband 2ND Wife Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Baroness Latimer Elizabeth de Neville
     2. 6th Lord Latimer, of Corby Sir John de Neville,   b. 1382, Raby Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1430, Scrampston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2010 
    Family ID F5259608529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1331 - Raby Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Jul 1357 - Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 1388 - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Fifth Baron of Raby, , third Baron Neville. First Earl of Westmorland, died on the 42nd anniversary of the Battle of Neville's Cross. He was summoned to Parliament in 1368. In 1369, he was created a Knight of the Garter and Admiral of Fleet. He gave Durham Cathedral a beautiful stone and an alabaster screen known to this day as the "Neville Screen". John is buried at Durham Catherdral with his wife Maude. Summoned to parliament as Lord Nevill of Raby from February 24, 1368 to July 28, 1388. He was carried by his father at the age of five years to witness the battle of Durham. During the remainder of King Edwards reign he was in active service either in France or Scotland. He was constituted lieutenant of Aquitaine under Richard II and was seneschal of Bordeaux. He was employed against the Turks and won and had surrendered to him, 83 walled towns, castles and forts. He died at Newcastle on October 17, 1388 and is buried in the Neville chantry, in the south asile of the nave of Durham Cathedral, near his father and his first wife.

      1381-warden of eastern marches
      1383-warden of western marches
      1386-appointed commander of all forces against the Scots. Took the place of Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland as military leader in the north.

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      Sir John de Nevill, 3rd baron, summoned to parliament as Lord Nevill, of Raby, from 24 February, 1368, to 28 July, 1388. This nobleman was carried by his father to witness the battle of Durham, being then scarcely five years old, and received the honour of knighthood some years afterwards when in arms before the barriers of Paris. In the 44th of the same reign [Edward III, 1371], he was again in the wars with France, and then constituted admiral of the king's fleet from the mouth of the Thames northwards. During the remainder of King Edward's reign, he was constantly in active service either in France or Scotland. In the 2nd Richard II [1379], he was constituted lieutenant of Aquitaine and he was, likewise, seneschal of Bordeaux. It is reported of this nobleman that he was some time employed against the Turks, and that, being lieutenant of Aquitaine, he reduced that province to tranquility, and that, in his service in those parts, he won and had rendered to him 83 walled towns, castles, and forts. His lordship was a knight of the Garter. He m. 1st, Maud, dau. of Henry, Lord Percy, by whom he had issue, Ralph, Thomas, Maud, Alice, and Eleanor. His lordship m. 2ndly, Elizabeth, dau. and heir of William, Lord Latimer, K.G., and had by her (who m. 2ndly, Sir Robert de Willoughby) had issue, John, Elizabeth, and Margaret. He d. at Newcastle, 17 October, 1388, and was buried in the south side of the nave of Durham Cathedral, and was s. by his eldest son, Ralph de Nevill. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 393, Nevill, Barons Nevill, of Raby, Earls of Westmoreland]


      Seal to Parents: 2 MAY 1968

  • Sources 
    1. [S5351729822] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition , by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippar d Jr., 1999, Frederick Lewis Weis, (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc of Baltimore. 1979. 5th Edition. Weld County Library Ged 92 9.2 Greeley, Colorado. (Cen), 207-33 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S5351729798] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosle y Editor-in-Chief, 1999, 14 (Reliability: 3).