Ralph Neville

- 1425

• Name	Ralph Neville
  Gender	Male
  Died	1425
  Person ID	P44555279	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Family	Jane Beaufort,   b. 1402, Westminster, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1453, England  (Age 51 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1396
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  When Ralph de Neville died in 1425, his lands and titles should, by law of rights, have passed on to his eldest surviving son from his first marriage, another Ralph de Neville. Instead, while the title of Earl of Westmorland and several manors were passed to Ralph, the bulk of his rich estate went to his wife, Joan Beaufort. Although this may have been done to ensure that his widow was well provided for; by doing this, Ralph essentially split his family into two, and the result was years of bitter conflict between Joan and her stepchildren, who fiercely contested her acquisition of their father's lands. Joan however, with her royal blood and connections, was far too powerful to be called to account, and the senior branch of the Nevilles received little redress for their grievances. Inevitably, when Joan died, the lands would be inherited by her own children.