Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington

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Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington, was a wealthy English noblewoman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, notable as one of the greatest heiresses of her time and a prominent figure in the Wars of the Roses’ aftermath.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman
heiress
associatedEvent aftermath of the Wars of the Roses
associatedWith House of Bonville
House of Grey
House of Neville
birthPlace Shute, Devon
birthYear 1460
burialPlace Bradgate, Leicestershire
child Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kildare
Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane
Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathPlace Bradgate, Leicestershire
deathYear 1529
era early 16th century
late 15th century
familyName Bonville
father William Bonville, 6th Baron Harington
givenName Cecily
grandfather William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville
grandmother Elizabeth Courtenay
inheritedTitleBy writ of summons
inheritedTitleFrom William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville
William Bonville, 6th Baron Harington
laterLoyalty Tudor dynasty
loyalty House of York
maternalGrandfather Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
maternalGrandmother Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
mother Katherine Neville
nobleTitle 2nd Baroness Bonville
7th Baroness Harington
notableFor being one of the greatest heiresses of her time
large landholdings in the West Country and Midlands
political influence in the aftermath of the Wars of the Roses
notableRelative Elizabeth Woodville
numberOfChildren 14
politicalContext Wars of the Roses
religion Roman Catholic
residence Bradgate House, Leicestershire
linked to: Bradgate House

Shute, Devon
socialStatus great heiress
peeress in her own right
spouse Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
stepfather William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings

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Catherine of York motherInLaw Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset spouse Cecily Bonville
linked to: Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington nobleTitle 7th Baroness Harington
linked to: Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington
Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington nobleTitle 2nd Baroness Bonville
linked to: Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington