Anne Neville
Queen of England from 1483 to 1485 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). Before her marriage to Richard, she had been Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, the only son and heir apparent of King Henry VI.
| Anne Neville | |
|---|---|
 Drawing from the Rous Roll, c. 1483 | |
| Queen consort of England | |
| Tenure | 26 June 1483 – 16 March 1485 |
| Coronation | 6 July 1483 |
| Born | 11 June 1456 Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 16 March 1485(1485-03-16) (aged 28) Palace of Westminster, London, England |
| Burial | 25 March 1485 Westminster Abbey, London, England |
| Spouses | |
| Issue | Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales |
| House | Neville |
| Father | Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick |
| Mother | Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick |
As a member of the powerful House of Neville, Anne played a critical part in the Wars of the Roses fought between the houses of York and Lancaster for the English crown. Her father betrothed her as a girl to Prince Edward, the only son of the ousted King Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou.[1] The marriage was to seal an alliance with the Lancastrians and halt the Wars of the Roses. [1]
After the death of Prince Edward and defeat of the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, Anne married Richard, Duke of Gloucester, younger brother of King Edward IV and of George, Duke of Clarence, the husband of Anne's elder sister Isabel. Richard was also Anne's first cousin once removed; her great-aunt, Cecily Neville, was Richard's mother. Anne became queen when Richard acceded to the throne in June 1483, following the declaration that Edward IV's children by Elizabeth Woodville were illegitimate. Anne predeceased her husband by five months, dying in March 1485. Her only child, Edward of Middleham, died in 1484 at the age of seven.