Notes
Indicted and fined for illegal retaining and forbidden to visit Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, 1507; pardoned and fine canceled upon accession of Henry VIII (1509). Chief Larderer at the coronations of Henry VIII (24 June 1509) and Anne Boleyn (1 June 1533). Imprisoned in the Tower ca. May 1521 for complicity in the Duke of Buckingham's treason and surrendered all offices; pardoned for misprision of treason 29 March 1522
Parents
Mother: Fenne, Margaret ( - 1485)
Father: Neville, George (1436 - 1492)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: n.d.Union ended: n.d.
- Type: marriageUnion began: n.d.Union ended: n.d.
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1519-6Union ended: n.d.Note: According to the ODNB, this union produced 5 other surviving children, while the DNB notes that the union produced 2 other sons (John and Thomas) and 5 daughters
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1530-1-24Union ended: n.d.Note: Mary had previously been George's mistress
Siblings
Offspring
- From Stafford, Mary ( - )Male offspring: Neville, Henry (1527 - 1586/7)
- From Stafford, Mary ( - )Female offspring: Neville, Dorothy ( - 1559)
- Female offspring: Neville, Elizabeth ( - )
Primary Title
- 5th Baron Bergavenny
Titles
- 5th Baron BergavennyAssumed: 1492-09-20Vacated: 1535-06-14
- Knight of the BathAssumed: 1483-07-06Vacated: 1535-06-14
- Knight of the GarterAssumed: 1513-04-23 (installed 7 May 1513)Vacated: 1535-06-14
General Lands Note
Licence to enter lands 27 Aug. 1492
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent | 1485 | ||
| JP, Essex | 1485 | 1508 | |
| JP, Kent | 1485 | 1521 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Kent | 1490 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire | 1493 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire | 1493 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire | 1493 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wales | 1493 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Marches of Wales | 1493 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire | 1493 | ||
| JP, Worcestershire | 1493 | 1507 | |
| JP, Herefordshire | 1493 | 1496 | |
| JP, Gloucestershire | 1493 | 1508 | |
| JP, Sussex | 1493 | 1515 | |
| JP, Shropshire | 1493 | ||
| JP, Surrey | 1494 | 1520 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1495 | 1496 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire | 1495 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Kent | 1496 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Sussex | 1496 | ||
| Commissioner of Musters, Sussex | 1496 | ||
| Commissioner of Musters, Kent | 1496 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent | 1498 | ||
| Keeper, Kent | 1499 -12 -1 | 1508 -05 -30 | |
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Buckinghamshire | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London | 1502 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey | 1503 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London | 1503 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent | 1509 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Surrey | 1512 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Sussex | 1512 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Kent | 1512 | ||
| Warden, Kent | 1512 | 1515 | Cinque Ports in Kent & Sussex. Acting Warden in the absence of Edward Poynings; Nevill had been granted the reversion of this office 5 Nov. 1510, but was forced to surrender it in 1521 |
| Commissioner of Array, Kent | 1513 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London | 1513 | ||
| Commissioner of Musters, Kent | 1515 | ||
| Keeper, Sussex | 1515 | ||
| Privy Councillor, England | 1515 | 1521 possibly held this office until this year | |
| JP, Surrey | 1522 | 1532 | |
| JP, Sussex | 1524 | 1532 | |
| JP, Kent | 1524 | 1532 |
Details of Properties
Residence
- Burgavenny House, London (city-county)Parish of St Martin, Ludgate
- Birling, KentAcquired: 1492Divested: 1535Patrimony. Forced to sell to the Crown 1521; permitted to buy it back in 1530
- Eridge Place, SussexAcquired: 1525Divested: 1535
Lands
- Essex
- Herefordshire
- Kent
- Monmouthshire: Abergavenny Castle & LordshipAcquired: 1512-12-18Granted
- Norfolk
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Wales
- Warwickshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Juggler/s |
| Performance | - | Mr Fyneaux's, Dover, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
| Performance | - | Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex | Lord Bergavenny's Players |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Players | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Players | 1 |
| Lord Bergavenny's Juggler/s | Neville, George (1469 - 1535) | Acrobats/Physical Feats | 1 |
Owned Venues
| Venue Name | County | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Birling | Kent | Private Residence |
| Eridge Place | Sussex | Private Residence |
Bibliographic Sources
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914--16
- 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
- Eeles, Henry S. Frant: A Parish History. Tunbridge Wells: Courier Co., 1947
- 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.