George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny
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Elizabeth Brent
George Neville | |
|---|---|
| Baron Bergavenny | |
| Born | c. 1440 |
| Died | 20 September 1492 (about 52) |
| Noble family | House of Neville |
| Spouses | Margaret Fenn Elizabeth Brent |
| Issue | George Neville, 5th Baron Bergavenny John Neville William Neville Sir Edward Neville Sir Thomas Neville Sir Richard Neville Elizabeth Neville |
| Father | Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny |
| Mother | Elizabeth Beauchamp |
George Neville, or Nevill, 4th and de jure 2nd Baron Bergavenny (c. 1440 – 20 September 1492), was an English nobleman.
George Neville was the son of Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny and Elizabeth Beauchamp. He was knighted by Edward IV on 9 May 1471,[1] after fighting for the king, who was his cousin, at the Battle of Tewkesbury. He succeeded his father in 1476.
Marriages and issue
Neville married firstly, before 1 May 1471, Margaret Fenn (d. 28 September 1485), the daughter and heiress of Hugh Fenn, by whom he had six sons and a daughter:[2][3]
- George Neville, 5th Baron Bergavenny (c. 1469 – c. 1535)[3]
- John Neville[4]
- William Neville[4]
- Sir Edward Neville (1471–1538), who married, before 6 April 1529, Eleanor (née Windsor), widow of Ralph Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope (d. 17 September 1515), and daughter of Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor[3]
- Sir Thomas Neville (c. 1484 – 1542), Speaker of the House of Commons, who married, firstly, Katherine Dacre, and, secondly, Elizabeth Bryce[5]
- Sir Richard Neville[5] (bef. 1485 – c. 1515)
- Elizabeth Neville, who married, firstly, Thomas Berkeley, esquire, of Avon, Hampshire, and, secondly, Richard Covert, esquire, of Slaugham, Sussex[5]
He married, secondly, Elizabeth Brent. She was the widow, successively, of Richard Naylor, Sir Robert Basett and John Stokker. There were no issue with his second marriage.[2][3]
Bergavenny was a captain in the English forces at Calais in 1490, and died in 1492.[1]
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