Anthony Wydeville

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Anthony Wydeville was a 15th-century English nobleman, soldier, courtier, and patron of literature who played a prominent role during the Wars of the Roses.

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instanceOf 15th-century person
English nobleman
courtier
participant in the Wars of the Roses
patron of literature
soldier
alsoKnownAs 2nd Earl Rivers
Anthony Woodville
authorOf The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers
causeOfDeath beheading
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court royal court of Edward IV of England
linked to: court of Edward IV
dateOfBirth circa 1440
dateOfDeath 25 June 1483
executedBy Richard III of England
familyName Woodville
Wydeville
father Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
givenName Anthony
heldTitleThrough marriage to Elizabeth Scales
knownFor promoting the introduction of printing into England
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf House of York
militaryConflict Battle of Barnet
Battle of Edgecote Moor
Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Towton
Wars of the Roses
mother Jacquetta of Luxembourg
nobleTitle Baron Scales
linked to: Lord Scales

Earl Rivers
notableWork translation of The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers
patronOf William Caxton
placeOfBirth England
placeOfBurial Pontefract Priory
placeOfDeath Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
linked to: Pontefract
positionHeld Governor of the Prince of Wales
Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord High Treasurer of England
linked to: Lord High Treasurer
relative Edward IV of England
Elizabeth of York
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Elizabeth Woodville
Lionel Woodville
Richard Woodville
spouse Elizabeth Scales, 8th Baroness Scales
Mary FitzLewis
supported Edward IV of England
the Yorkist cause

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