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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick

1428 - 1471

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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, landowner of the House of Neville fortune and military commander. The eldest son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, he became Earl of Warwick through marriage, and was the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age, with political connections that went beyond the country's borders. One of the leaders in the Wars of the Roses, originally on the Yorkist side but later switching to the Lancastrian side, he was instrumental in the deposition of two kings, which led to his epithet of "Kingmaker". Through fortunes of marriage and inheritance, Warwick emerged in the 1450s at the centre of English politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick is the 5,163rd most popular politician (down from 4,275th in 2019), the 1,163rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 867th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular British Politician.

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick is most famous for his role in the War of the Roses. He was a key player in the Battle of Tewkesbury which resulted in the death of King Edward IV and the coronation of King Richard III.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ranks 5,163 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Fikret Abdić, Bu Bing, Rafael Caldera, Emperor An of Han, and Utu-hengal. After him are Gaius Scribonius Curio, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Agis II, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, and Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde.

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Among people born in 1428, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ranks 5. Before him are Jingtai Emperor, Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais, and John VIII, Count of Vendôme. After him are Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, Janibek Khan, Julius Pomponius Laetus, Pedro González de Mendoza, and Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden. Among people deceased in 1471, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ranks 9. Before him are Thomas à Kempis, George of Poděbrady, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Thomas Malory, and João Gonçalves Zarco. After him are Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Edmund Beaufort, Emperor Go-Hanazono, Otto V, Duke of Brunswick, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Cristoforo Moro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ranks 1,163 out of 8,785. Before him are Hans Sloane (1660), Michael Jackson (1942), James Mill (1773), Samuel Crompton (1753), Graham Chapman (1941), and John Franklin (1786). After him are Petula Clark (1932), Arthur Hailey (1920), Phil Taylor (1954), Marty Feldman (1934), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), and Guy Ritchie (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ranks 223. Before him are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792), Margaret of York (1446), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Joseph Chamberlain (1836), and Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869). After him are John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Francis Walsingham (1532), and Kenneth Clarke (1940).

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