Biography of Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby 1262-1331

Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaldred aka Neville

1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament

1301 Baron's Letter to the Pope

On 18 Oct 1262 Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby was born to Robert Neville (age 25) at Raby, County Durham.

On 06 Jun 1271 [his father] Robert Neville (age 34) died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map].

Before 1283 Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 20) and Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 15) were married.

Around 1283 [his daughter] Joan Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 20) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 16).

Around 1285 [his daughter] Anastasia Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 22) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 18).

Around 1287 [his son] Robert "Peacock of the North" Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 24) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 20).

Around 1289 [his daughter] Ida Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 26) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 22).

Around 1291 [his daughter] Eupheme Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 28) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 24).

Around 1291 [his son] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 28) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 24).

Around 1293 [his daughter] Alice Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 30) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 26).

1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament

On 24 Jun 1295 King Edward I of England (age 56) created new baronies through writs for summons to his 36th Parliament

John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort (age 31) was created 1st Baron Montfort. Alice Plaunche Baroness Montfort by marriage Baroness Montfort.

Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg (age 75) was created 1st Baron Fauconberg.

Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 35) was created 1st Baron Furnivall. Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 37) by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 48) was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter. Eleanor Ferrers Baroness Fitzwalter by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.

Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton (age 31) was created 1st Baron Basset Drayton. Hawise Grey Baroness Basset Drayton (age 40) by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton.

The following Baronies may have been created at the 36th Parliament or the 37th Parliament summoned on 30 Sep 1295.

John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell (age 27) was created 1st Baron Wake of Liddell.

Andrew Astley 1st Baron Astley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Astley.

Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Berkeley. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.

Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 55) was created 1st Baron Grey of Wilton. Maud Fitzhugh Baroness Grey Wilton (age 73) by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.

John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 33) was created 1st Baron Hastings by a summons to Parliament. Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.

Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 32) was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 28) by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

John Beke 1st Baron Beke (age 72) was created 1st Baron Beke (although there is some doubt whether he was created Baron).

Fulk Fitzwarin 1st Baron Fitzwarin (age 43) was created 1st Baron Fitzwarin.

Around 1297 [his son] Alexander Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 34) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 30).

In 1299 [his son] John Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 36) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 32).

Around 1301 [his daughter] Mary Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 38) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 34).

Baron's Letter to the Pope

Before 09 Mar 1301 seven Earls and 96 Barons signed a letter to the Pope refuting the Pope's claim that Scotland was subject to the Pope's feudal overlordship. The letter was never sent. Those who signed include: John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey (age 70), Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 23), Ralph Monthermer 1st Baron Monthermer (age 31), Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 25), Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk (age 56), Richard Fitzalan 8th Earl of Arundel (age 34), Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 29), Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 26), William Leybourne 1st Baron Leybourne (age 59), Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 20), William Latimer 1st Baron Latimer of Corby (age 58), Edmund Hastings, John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Bergavenny (age 14), Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (age 50), Fulk Fitzwarin 2nd Baron Fitzwarin (age 16), Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 27), Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 54), John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 26), William de Braose 2nd Baron de Braose (age 41), John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 36), Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 61), John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 32), Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 55), Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford, John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 48), Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 25), Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 26), Walter Beauchamp (age 58), Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 33), John Segrave 2nd Baron Segrave (age 45), William Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (age 29), Simon Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 51), Piers Mauley, Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 38), John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 32), Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales, Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 41), Hugh Bardolf 1st Baron Bardolf (age 41), Gilbert Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 24), William Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt, Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 28), Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg (age 81).

Around 1303 [his son] William Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 40) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 36).

Around 1305 [his daughter] Margaret Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 42) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 38).

Around 1306 [his son] Thomas Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 43) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 39).

Around 1307 [his daughter] Avelina Neville was born to Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 44) and [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 40).

On 14 Jan 1326 [his son] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1329 [his wife] Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 62) died at Warkworth, Northumberland [Map]. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map].

Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby: Around 1267 she was born to Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth and Margaret Zouche Baroness Warkworth. Before 1283 Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby and she were married.

After 1329 Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 66) and Margery Thweng were married.

On 18 Apr 1331 Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 68) died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son [his son] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Neville Raby.

In 1343 [his former wife] Margery Thweng died. She has an effigy at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]; it isn't certain whether she was buried there.

Margery Thweng: she was born to John de Thwenge and Joan de Mauley. After 1329 Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby and she were married.

Royal Descendants of Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby 1262-1331

King Edward IV of England

King Richard III of England

Anne Neville Queen Consort England

Queen Jane Seymour

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales

Ancestors of Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby 1262-1331

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzmaldred

Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzrobert aka Neville

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Neville of Raby

GrandFather: Geoffrey Neville

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baderon Monmouth Lord Monmouth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Monmouth Lord Monmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohese de Clare

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Monmouth

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Monmouth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecilia Waleran

Father: Robert Neville

Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby