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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl of Salisbury KG (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, landowner of the House of Neville fortune and military commander.
Richard Neville, 16th earl of Warwick was an English nobleman called, since the 16th century, “the Kingmaker,” in reference to his role as arbiter of royal power during the first half of the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York. He obtained the crown for the Yorkist.
Learn about the life and role of Richard Neville, the powerful magnate who shaped the Wars of the Roses. Find out how he inherited his titles and estates, fought with and against the Yorkists and Lancastrians, and died at Barnet.
Learn about Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, who became a powerful baron and a kingmaker in the Wars of the Roses. Discover how he switched sides, betrayed his allies and met a brutal end at the hands of Edward IV.
In 1449 Richard Neville became jure uxoris (by right of his wife) Earl of Warwick. However the newly titled Earl of Warwick soon found himself in conflict with the Duke of Somerset. The Duke had been granted control of Glamorgan, until then held by Warwick, by King Henry VI.
Learn about the life and career of Richard Neville, the 16th Earl of Warwick, who was a powerful Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses. Find out how he rose and fell, married and divorced, and influenced the fate of kings and queens.
Biography of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, called 'The Kingmaker'. One of the principal players in the Wars of the Roses.
