Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby

Ralph Neville
Baron Neville de Raby
Arms of Neville, Barons Neville of Raby (Gules, a saltire Argent)
Spouse(s)	Alice Audley
Issue Euphemia Neville John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby Margaret Neville Catherine Neville Sir Ralph Neville Robert Neville William Neville Eleanor Neville Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York Elizabeth Neville Isabel Neville Thomas Neville Alice Neville
Noble family	House of Neville
Father	Ralph Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
Mother	Euphemia de Clavering
Born	c.1291
Died	5 August 1367

Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby (c.1291 – 5 August 1367) was an English aristocrat, son of Ralph Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby and Euphemia de Clavering.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Neville led the English forces to victory against the Scottish king David II of Scotland at the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346.^[1]

Marriage and children

He married Alice Audley (b. 1300 d. 1358), daughter of Hugh Audley 1st lord Audley of Stratton Audley & Isolt de Mortimer/Iseult de Mortimer, on 14 Jan 1326 with whom he had thirteen children:^[1]

1. Euphemia Neville (1316 - October 1363), married firstly Robert Clifford, Baron Clifford, secondly Reynold Lucy, Baron Lucy and thirdly Walter Heselarton
2. John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby (1322/8–17 October 1388), married firstly Maud Percy and secondly Elizabeth Latimer and had issue with both
3. Margaret Neville (12 February 1329 - 12 May 1372), married firstly William de Ros, 3rd Baron de Ros, by whom she had no issue, and secondly Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, by whom she had issue. She also married Sir Jean William 6th Earl DeRoss with issue.
4. Catherine Neville (c.1330 - 1 September 1361), married William Dacre, Baron Dacre of Gillesland
5. Sir Ralph Neville (c.1332 - c.1380), married Elizabeth de Ledes
6. Robert Neville of Eldon (c.1337), married Clara Pinckney
7. William Neville (c.1338 - c.1391), married firstly Elizabeth Le Waleys and secondly Alice de St Philbert
8. Eleanor Neville (c.1340), married Geoffrey Scrope
9. Alexander Neville (c.1341 - 1392), Archbishop of York
10. Elizabeth Neville (c.1343)
11. Isabel Neville (c.1344), married Hugh FitzHugh FitzHenry
12. Thomas Neville (c.1355)
13. Alice Neville

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby

16. Geoffrey vii de Neville               8. Robert i de Neville lord of Raby                       17. Joan de Monmouth               4. Robert de Neville                             18. Robert de Ros lord of Wark               9. Ida de Ros (widow of sir Roger Bertram)                       19. Mary Longespee               2. Ralph Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby                                   20. Ranulf fitz Randolph               10. Ralph fitz Ranulf lord of Middleham                       21. Margery Bigot               5. Mary fitz Ranulf Tailboys of Middleham                             22. William Percy iv               11. Anastasia de Percy                       23. Joan Briwere               1. Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby                                         24. John FitzRobert de Warkworth               12. Roger FitzJohn de Clavering                       25. Ada de Balliol               6. Robert de Clavering 5th baron of Warkworth et Clavering                             26.               13. Isabel                       27.               3. Eupheme FitzRobert                                   28. Roger la Zouche               14. Alan le Zouche                       29. Margaret Annor de Biseth               7. Margaret la Zouche                             30. Roger de Quincy               15. Elena de Quincy                       31. Helen of Galloway

Notes

1. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography uses a different numbering system and numbers him the 4th Baron Neville and his father the 3rd etc. (Tuck 2008).

1. Neville family.
2. "Some Descendants of the NEVILLE2 Family Related to George Washington 1st US President". ancestryregister.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
3. James Dow Allen Fab Pedigree Vers. 61. "Pedigree: Ralph (2nd Baron of RABY; de) NEVILL". fabpedigree.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
4. "- Person Page 10692". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

References

• "Neville family". tudorplace.com. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
• Tuck, Anthony (January 2008) [2004]. "Neville, Ralph, fourth Lord Neville (c.1291–1367)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19950. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) The first edition of this text is available as an article on Wikisource:  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Neville, Ralph de". Dictionary of National Biography. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.