Anne Neville
| Anne Neville | |
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| Queen consort of England | |
| Tenure | 26 June 1483 – 16 March 1485 |
| Coronation | 6 July 1483 |
| Born |
11 June 1456 Warwick Castle, Warwickshire |
| Died | 16 March 1485 (aged 28) Westminster, London |
| Burial | Westminster Abbey, London |
| Spouse |
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales Richard III of England |
| Issue | Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales |
| Father | Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick |
| Mother | Lady Anne de Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick |
Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was an English queen, the daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). She became Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward of Westminster and then Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III.
As a member of the powerful House of Neville, she played a critical part in the Wars of the Roses fought between the House of York and House of Lancaster for the English crown. Her father Warwick betrothed her as a girl to Edward, Prince of Wales, the son of Henry VI. The marriage was to seal an alliance to the House of Lancaster and continue the civil war between the two houses of Lancaster and York.
After the death of Edward, the Dowager Princess of Wales married Richard, Duke of Gloucester, brother of Edward IV and of George, Duke of Clarence, the husband of Anne Neville's older sister Isabel. Anne Neville became queen when Richard III ascended the throne in June 1483, following the declaration that Edward IV's children by Elizabeth Woodville were illegitimate. Anne Neville predeceased her husband by five months, dying in March 1485. Her only child was Edward of Middleham, who predeceased her.
Anne Neville was born at Warwick Castle, the younger daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Anne de Beauchamp. Her father was one of the most powerful noblemen in England and the most important supporter of the House of York. Her grandfather's sister, Cecily Neville, was the wife of Richard, Duke of York, who claimed the crown for the House of York.
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