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Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

1415 - 1495

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Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the Rose of Raby", because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham, and "Proud Cis", because of her pride and a temper that went with it, although she was also known for her piety. She herself signed her name "Cecylle". Her husband, the Duke of York, was the leading contender for the throne of England from the House of York during the period of the Wars of the Roses until his death in 1460. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York has received more than 1,186,366 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Cecily Neville, Duchess of York is the 2,401st most popular politician (down from 2,325th in 2019), the 555th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 565th in 2019) and the 99th most popular British Politician.

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York is most famous for being the mother of Edward IV, Richard III, and George, Duke of Clarence.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 2,401 out of 15,577Before her are Ariovistus, Maroboduus, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Clovis IV, Jules Grévy, and Jean Moulin. After her are Paul Reynaud, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Rama I, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Midhat Pasha, and Theodore II Laskaris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1415, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 5Before her are Piero della Francesca, Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Dieric Bouts, and Vasily II of Moscow. After her are Jan Długosz, Joanot Martorell, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Albert van Ouwater, John Argyropoulos, Aristotele Fioravanti, and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia. Among people deceased in 1495, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 5Before her are John II of Portugal, Seongjong of Joseon, Sultan Cem, and Alfonso II of Naples. After her are Francis, Count of Vendôme, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Cosimo Tura, Jacob Sprenger, Vlad Călugărul, Magdalena of France, and Jasper Tudor.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 555 out of 7,765Before her are Alice Liddell (1852), Alfred Molina (1953), John Newlands (1837), Gordon Banks (1937), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), and Elizabeth Blackwell (1821). After her are Robert Robinson (1886), Mike Hawthorn (1929), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964), Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), and James Clark Ross (1800).

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