1415 - 1495
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, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 2,401 out of 15,577. Before 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.
101 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 2,395
35 BC - 37
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2,396
951 - 995
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2,397
677 - 695
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2,398
1807 - 1891
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2,399
1899 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2,400
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,401
1878 - 1966
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,402
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,403
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,404
1567 - 1597
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,405
1822 - 1883
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,406
1221 - 1258
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,407
Among people born in 1415, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 5. Before 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 5. Before 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.
1415 - 1492
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 1
1415 - 1493
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 2
1415 - 1475
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 3
1415 - 1462
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 4
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 5
1415 - 1480
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 6
1415 - 1465
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 7
1415 - 1472
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 8
1415 - 1475
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 9
1415 - 1487
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 10
1415 - 1486
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 11
1415 - 1481
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 12
1455 - 1495
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1
1457 - 1495
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 2
1459 - 1495
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 3
1448 - 1495
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 4
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 5
1470 - 1495
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 6
1430 - 1495
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
1430 - 1495
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 8
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 9
1425 - 1495
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 10
1443 - 1495
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 11
1431 - 1495
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 555 out of 7,765. Before 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).
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 549
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 550
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 551
1937 - 2019
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 552
1875 - 1968
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 553
1821 - 1910
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 554
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 555
1886 - 1975
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 556
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 557
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 558
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 559
1738 - 1805
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 560
1800 - 1862
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 561
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York ranks 99. Before her are Stanley Baldwin (1867), Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), James III of Scotland (1451), and Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836). After her are Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), James II of Scotland (1430), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631).
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 93
1771 - 1851
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 94
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 95
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 96
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 97
836 - 865
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 98
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 99
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 100
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 101
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 102
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 103
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 104
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 105