Katherine Neville, Duchess of Norfolk

Katherine Neville ( – ) was a medieval English noblewoman, the eldest daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, and his second wife Joan Beaufort. Through her mother, she was a granddaughter of John of Gaunt and a great-granddaughter of King Edward III.

First marriage On 12 January 1412, Katherine was married at the age of 15 to John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1392–1432). Their only known child was John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1415–1461).

Second marriage Katherine married for a second time to Thomas Strangeways (-before 1442) - they had two daughters: Joan Strangeways, who first married Sir William Willoughby, before 20 July 1461. Their daughter Cecily married Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley. They were ancestors of Herbert Hoover, among many others. Joan married for a second time to William Berkeley in November 1468; they had one son, Thomas, and one daughter, Katherine. He was also the first viscount in England.

Fourth marriage Her fourth and last marriage in 1465 was infamous, known by contemporaries as the "diabolical marriage". She married John Woodville, brother of Queen Elizabeth. Chronicler William Worcester referred to the match as being rotting revenge for both parties "vindicta Bernardi inter cosdem postem putrit".

Death She was still alive in 1483, having survived all her children. She was last seen in public at the coronation of her nephew, Richard III.

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