1.  RICHARD WYDVILLE/WOODVILLE was born and died unknown.  He married JOAN BEDLISGATE before 1405.  She was born and died unknown and her parents are unknown.

Known child of RICHARD WYDVILLE/WOODVILLE & JOAN BEDLISGATE:
2.  A.  SIR RICHARD WYDVILLE/WOODVILLE b abt 1405 d 12 Aug 1469

2. SIR RICHARD WYDVILLE/WOODVILLE was born about 1405 in Maidstone Kent England and died 12 Aug 1469 in Northamptonshire England. . He married JACQUETTA DE LUXEMBOURG about 1436 in England. She was born and died unknown. She was the daughter of PETER, COUNT ST POL & MARQUERITE DEL BALZO. Jacquetta's 1st husband was the DUKE OF BEDFORD whom she married in 1433, son of HENRY BOLINGBROKE, HENRY IV OF ENGLAND & MARY DE BOHUN & brother of Henry V of England. He died in 1435.

Richard was knighted by Henry the VI in 1426. He became the 1st Baron Rivers in 1449. He was appointed Treasurer of England 4 Mar 1466 and was created the 1st Earl Rivers 24 May 1466. He was a first a Lancasterian then turned Yorkist during the War of the Roses. After a Yorkist defeat at Edgecote Northamptonshire, he and his son John were captured by the Earl of Warwick and executed without trial on 12 Aug 1469.

Jacquetta was a Princess of Luxembourg and a descendant of Charlemange. She and Richard had 16 children, 8 boys & 8 girls of which only 7 are known.

Children of RICHARD WYDVILLE/WOODVILLE & JACQUETTA DE LUXEMBOURG:
3. A. ELIZABETH WYDVILLE b 1437 d 1492

4. B. ANTHONY WYDVILLE b 1440 d 25 Jun 1483

C. JACQUETTA WYDVILLE b abt 1444 Grafton Northamptonshire d bef 1479 m JOHN LE STRANGE

D. JOHN WYDVILLE b abt 1445 d 12 Aug 1469 m DOWAGER DUCHESS OF NORFOLK abt 1465 (she was about 80 year old at the time, he only 20.)

E. MARGARET WYDVILLE b unknown d unknown m THOMAS FITZ-ALAN

F. LIONEL WYDVILLE b unknown d unknown appointed Bishop of Salisbury

G. KATHERINE WYDVILLE b abt 1458 Monmouthshire England d aft 22 Jul 1525 m (1)HENRY STAFFORD, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (2)JASPER TUDOR

3. ELIZABETH WYDVILLE was born in 1437 in England and died in 1492 in Bermondsey England. She married (1)SIR JOHN GREY about 1452 (2)EDWARD OF YORK, EDWARD IV OF ENGLAND in 1464. Sir John was born unknown and died in 1461 in the Battle of Towton. His parents are unknown. Edward was born in 1442 and died 9 Apr 1483. He was the son of RICHARD OF CONISBURGH, DUKE OF YORK & CECILY NEVILLE.

Children of ELIZABETH WYDVILLE & SIR JOHN GREY:
A. SIR THOMAS GREY MARQUESS OF DORSET b 1455 d unknown

B. SIR RICHARD GREY b 1456 d 25 Jun 1483

Children of ELIZABETH WYDVILLE & EDWARD OF YORK:
A. ELIZABETH OF YORK b 1466 d 1503 m HENRY TUDOR, HENRY VII OF ENGLAND 1486 (mother of HENRY VIII)

B. MARY OF YORK b 1467 d 1482

C. CECILY OF YORK b 1469 d unknown

D. EDWARD OF YORK, EDWARD V OF ENGLAND b Nov 1470 d abt 1483 (one of the Princes in the Tower believed to have been smothered to death by their uncle Richard III's orders)

E. MARGARET OF YORK b bet 1471-72 d bet 1471-72

F. RICHARD OF YORK b 17 Aug 1473 d abt 1483 (the other Prince in the Tower) m ANNE MOWBRAY DUCHESS OF NORFOLK15 Jan 1478 b abt 1471 d 26 Nov 1481 d/o JOHN MOWBRAY DUKE OF NORFOLK (Richard was 4 & Anne age 6 at the time)

G. ANNE OF YORK b 1475 d unknown

H. GEORGE OF YORK b 1477 d 1479

I. KATHERINE OF YORK b 1479 d unknown

J. BRIDGET OF YORK b 1480 d unknown entered the Dartford Priory at age 7 to become a nun

4. ANTHONY WYDVILLE was born in 1440 probably Northamptonshire England and died 25 Jun 1483 in Pontefract England. He met GWENILLIAN STRADLING about 1455. He married MARY FITZ-LEWIS. Gwenillian was born and died unknown. She was the daughter of SIR WILLIAM STRADLING & ISABELLA ?. Mary was born and died unknown and her parents are unknown.

Anthony was the 2nd Earl Rivers.

He was also appointed Governor of his nephew, Edward of York and was a member of his council. Anthony was executed along with another nephew, Sir Richard Gray on 25 Jun 1483 at Pontefract.

Child of ANTHONY WYDVILLE & GWENILLIAN STRADLING:
5. A. MARGARET WYDVILLE b abt 1455 d bef 1520

5. MARGARET WYDVILLE was born about 1455 and died before 1520. She married ROBERT POYNTZ 1478 in Iron Acton England. He was born in 1452 in Iron Acton England and died 4 Nov 1520 in Iron Acton England. He was the son of JOHN POYNTZ & ALICE COOK (see POYNTZ for more information).

Children of MARGARET WYDVILLE & ROBERT POYNTZ:
A. ANTHONY POYNTZ b unknown d unknown

B. ANN POYNTZ b unknown d unknown

C. FRANCIS POYNTZ b unknown d unknown

D. JOHN POYNTZ b 1484 Iron Acton England d 29 Nov1544 Alderly England m MARGARET SAUNDERS

E. NICHOLAS POYNTZ b unknown d unknown

F. MARGARET POYNTZ b unknown d unknown

G. KATHERINE POYNTZ b unknown d unknown

H. ELIZABETH POYNTZ b unknown d unknown

Last Updated 9 September 2006
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Sources:
Garrett: 1000 Years From Normandy by Edward R Garrett

The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir

The War of the Roses by Alison Weir

Queens of England by Norah Lofts