the Kingmaker

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The Kingmaker was the powerful 15th-century English noble Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, famed for his decisive role in deposing and installing kings during the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century English politician
English nobleman
landowner
military commander
peer of the realm
associatedWithMonarch Edward IV of England
Henry VI of England
Richard, Duke of York
child Anne Neville, Queen of England
linked to: Anne Neville

Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
commandedInBattle Battle of Barnet
Battle of Northampton (1460)
Battle of St Albans (second battle, 1461)
Battle of Towton
country Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1428
dateOfDeath 14 April 1471
diedIn Battle of Barnet
era Late Middle Ages
father Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
hasAlias the Kingmaker
hasTitle 16th Earl of Warwick
linked to: Earl of Warwick

Earl of Salisbury (jure uxoris, disputed)
linked to: Earl of Salisbury

Earl of Warwick
heldOffice Admiral of England
Captain of Calais
Warden of the Scottish Marches
helpedDepose Henry VI of England
helpedToThrone Edward IV of England
historicalReputation one of the most powerful English magnates of the 15th century
laterHelpedRestore Henry VI of England
laterSupportedDynasty House of Lancaster
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
mother Alice Montagu, 5th Countess of Salisbury
nobleFamily Neville family
notableFor decisive political influence during the Wars of the Roses
engineering the brief restoration of Henry VI
role in deposing and installing English kings
supporting and later opposing the House of York
placeOfBirth Warwickshire
placeOfDeath near Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
playedKeyRoleIn Wars of the Roses
politicalAlignment Lancastrian (later career)
Yorkist (early career)
religion Roman Catholic
spouse Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick
supportedDynasty House of York
usedPowerBaseIn Calais
Warwickshire

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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick hasAlias the Kingmaker
subject linked to: the Kingmaker