Notes
Succeeded in minority; ward of Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham during the later part of his minority
Parents
Mother: Sandys, Edith ( - 1529)
Father: Neville, Ralph ( - 1498)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1520-6Union ended: n.d.Note: Union produced 3 additional sons and 7 additional daughters
Offspring
- Male offspring: Neville, Henry (1524/25 - 1563/4)
- Male offspring: Neville, Thomas (1525 - 1568)
- Female offspring: Neville, Dorothy ( - 1547/8)
- Female offspring: Neville, Anne ( - 1583)
- Female offspring: Neville, Margaret (1525 - 1559)
- Male offspring: Neville, Christopher ( - )
- Male offspring: Neville , Cuthbert ( - )
- Female offspring: Neville, Elizabeth ( - )
Primary Title
- 4th Earl of Westmorland
Titles
- Baron Neville (of Raby)Assumed: 1497/8-02-21Vacated: 1549-04-24
- 4th Earl of WestmorlandAssumed: 1498/9-02-06Vacated: 1549-04-24
- Knight of the GarterAssumed: 1525-06Vacated: 1549-04-24
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Capt of Defenses, Northumberland | 1525 -10 -29 | 1526 -09 | Part of the Marches towards Scotland |
| JP, Westmorland | 1525 | ||
| Vice Warden, Marches towards Scotland | 1525 -10 -29 | 1526 -09 | Vice Warden of the East & Middle Marches |
| Privy Councillor, England | 1525/6 -2 -5 | ||
| JP, Northumberland | 1530/1 | 1532 | |
| JP, Westmorland | 1530/1 | 1532 | |
| JP, Northumberland | 1536 | ||
| JP, Westmorland | 1536/7 | ||
| Member, Council in the North, England | 1536/7 -1 -14 | ||
| Chief Capt of Defenses, Northumberland | 1537 | ||
| JP, Northumberland | 1537/8 | ||
| JP, Yorkshire: North Riding | 1538 | 1543/4 | |
| JP, Yorkshire: East Riding | 1538 | ||
| JP, Yorkshire: West Riding | 1538 | 1539 | |
| JP, Yorkshire: West Riding | 1539 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Yorkshire: West Riding | 1540 | ||
| JP, Cumberland | 1540 | ||
| JP, Lancashire | 1540 | ||
| JP, Northumberland | 1540 | ||
| JP, Westmorland | 1540 | ||
| JP, Yorkshire | 1540 | ||
| JP, Yorkshire: East Riding | 1540/1 | ||
| JP, Yorkshire: West Riding | 1541 | 1545 | |
| JP, Yorkshire: East Riding | 1543/4 | ||
| Commander of Forces, Marches towards Scotland | 1544 -4 | Commander in the East & Middle Marches | |
| JP, Yorkshire: East Riding | 1547 | ||
| JP, Yorkshire: West Riding | 1547 | ||
| JP, Yorkshire: North Riding | 1547 | ||
| JP, Northumberland | 1547 | ||
| JP, Westmorland | 1547 |
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Bardney (Unknown), Bardney, Lincolnshire | Earl of Westmorland's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex | Earl of Westmorland's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent | Earl of Westmorland's Bearward |
| Performance | - | The Marsh, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire | Earl of Westmorland's Bearward |
| Performance | - | Abbot's House, Bardney, Bardney, Lincolnshire | Earl of Westmorland's Performers |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl of Westmorland's Bearward | Neville, Ralph (1498 - 1549) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Westmorland's Bearward | Neville, Ralph (1498 - 1549) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Westmorland's Bearward | Neville, Ralph (1498 - 1549) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Westmorland's Bearward | Neville, Ralph (1498 - 1549) | Performing Animals | 1 |
| Earl of Westmorland's Performers | Neville, Ralph (1498 - 1549) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
Bibliographic Sources
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI [1547–53]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1924--9
- The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
- Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.