POLITICIAN

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

1415 - 1495

Photo of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Icon of person Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two Kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the Rose of Raby", because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham, and "Proud Cis", because of her pride and a temper that went with it, although she was also known for her piety. She herself signed her name "Cecylle". Cecily's husband, the Duke of York, was the leading contender for the throne of England from the House of York during the period of the Wars of the Roses until his death in 1460. Their son Edward actually assumed the throne as Edward IV in 1461, after the deposition of King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cecily Neville, Duchess of York is the 3,510th most popular politician (down from 2,791st in 2019), the 847th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 598th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular British Politician.

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York is most famous for being the mother of Edward IV, Richard III, and George, Duke of Clarence.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 3,510 out of 19,576. Before her are Amel-Marduk, Haakon Sigurdsson, Hormizd II, Absalon, Zhang Liang, and Spitamenes. After her are Tetricus I, Urraca of León, Robert Smith, Muhammad I of Córdoba, Al-Mu'tamid, and Bajram Begaj.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1415, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 5. Before her are Piero della Francesca, Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Dieric Bouts, and Vasily II of Moscow. After her are Joanot Martorell, Jan Długosz, John Argyropoulos, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Albert van Ouwater, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, and John II, Count of Nevers. Among people deceased in 1495, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 8. Before her are Seongjong of Joseon, Jasper Tudor, Sultan Cem, Alfonso II of Naples, Francis, Count of Vendôme, and Magdalena of France. After her are Dorothea of Brandenburg, Elizabeth Tudor, Cosimo Tura, Vlad Călugărul, Jacob Sprenger, and Frederick III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Others Born in 1415

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1495

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 847 out of 8,785. Before her are Eleanor Marx (1855), Wilkie Collins (1824), John Newlands (1837), Cynegils (575), Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892), and Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864). After her are Samuel Richardson (1689), Eadwig (940), Sawney Bean (1600), Daniel Rutherford (1749), H. Rider Haggard (1856), and Sean Bean (1959).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 172. Before her are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Asma al-Assad (1975), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534). After her are Eadwig (940), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941), Dionysios Kasdaglis (1872), James Macpherson (1736), and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660).

British born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous