Brief Life History of Lionel
When Lionel Woodville, Bishop of Salisbury was born about 1447, in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, his father, Sir Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers, was 43 and his mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, Countess Rivers, was 33. In 1482, at the age of 36, his occupation is listed as bishop of salisbury in Wiltshire, England. He died on 23 June 1484, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 38.
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- Foundation for Medevial Genealogy
- Wikipedia-Lionel Woodville
- Wikipedia-Jacquetta of Luxembourg
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1455 · Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses was a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England between the royal families House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name of the war was derived as the red rose was the symbol of the Lancastrians and the white rose was the symbol of the Yorks.
Name Meaning
From a medieval diminutive of the Old French name Léon ( see Leo ) or the Middle English nickname Lion.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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