Biography of Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland 1542-1601
Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaldred aka Neville
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Wychingham
On 02 Jul 1536 three weddings between the Neville, and Manners and Vere families, were celebrated at one mass at Holywell Priory [Map]:
[his father] Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 11) and [his mother] Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland (age 9) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 44) and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland (age 41). He the son of [his grandfather] Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 38) and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 37). They were half fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
[his uncle] Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland (age 9) and [his aunt] Margaret Neville Countess Rutland were married. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 38) and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 37). He the son of Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 44) and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland (age 41). They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford (age 20) and [his aunt] Dorothy Neville Countess of Oxford were married. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 38) and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 37). He the son of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 65) and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford.
Those present included Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 48), Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 63), Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 52), Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 19), Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter (age 40), John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 65) and Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 38).
On 18 Aug 1542 Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland was born to Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 17) and Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland (age 15).
On 24 Apr 1549 [his grandfather] Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 51) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His son [his father] Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl of Westmoreland. [his mother] Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland (age 22) by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.
After Jun 1549 [his father] Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 24) and [his step-mother] Jane Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (age 31) were married. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. He would later marry her older sister [his step-mother] Margaret Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (age 41); an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the son of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 50).
After 27 Jun 1549 [his mother] Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland (age 22) died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map].
In Sep 1554 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley (age 19) and [his future sister-in-law] Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley (age 16) were married at Kenninghall, Norfolk. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
In or after 1558 [his father] Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 33) and [his step-mother] Margaret Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (age 50) were married. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. She the older sister of his first wife [his step-mother] Jane Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (deceased); an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the son of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland.
After 1558 Henry Scrope 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 24) and [his future sister-in-law] Margaret Howard Baroness Scrope Bolton (age 14) were married. She by marriage Baroness Scrope of Bolton. They were third cousins.
In Aug 1563 [his father] Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 38) died. His son Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland (age 20) succeeded 6th Earl of Westmoreland.
Around 1564 Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland (age 21) and Jane Howard Countess of Westmoreland were married. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland and Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland. They were second cousins.
In 1569 Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland (age 26) took part during the Rising of the North for which he forfeited Raby Castle, County Durham [Map] to the Crown.
In 1571 Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland (age 28) was attainted. Earl of Westmoreland forfeit.
On 17 Mar 1591 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Howard Baroness Scrope Bolton (age 48) died.
Before 30 Jun 1593 [his wife] Jane Howard Countess of Westmoreland died.
On 07 Apr 1596 [his former sister-in-law] Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley (age 58) died at Caludon Coventry. She was buried at Draper's Chapel St Michael's Church Coventry.
On 16 Nov 1601 Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland (age 59) died at Nieuwpoort penniless and largely forgotten. He had been attainted in 1571 hence his title Earl of Westmoreland was forfeit. Raby Castle, County Durham [Map] was taken into Royal custody.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Booth of Barton in Lancashire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Booth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Booth
GrandFather: Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Sandys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Sandys
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sandys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Edith Sandys Baroness
Father: Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury
Charles Neville 6th Earl of Westmoreland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Manners
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes aka Anne Middleton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ogle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Ogle 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Grey 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Ros 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold St Leger 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St Leger 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas St Leger 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Donet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Donet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne York Duchess Exeter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paston
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paston
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Barry
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paston
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mautby
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mautby
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Paston
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Brewes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Brewes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Debenham
GrandMother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Heydon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Bracton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Boleyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Hoo
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wychingham