Margaret de Neville

Margaret de Neville, also Margaret de Longvillers and domina Margareta de Nevill (c. 1252 – February 1318/1319) was an English landowner in Yorkshire and Lancashire during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Her inheritance helped to consolidate the power and influence of the House of Neville.

Biography Margaret de Longvillers (also spelt Lungvilliers) was born in Farnley, Yorkshire, either in or prior to 1252. She was the daughter and heir of John de Lungvilliers and inherited land in Hornby as well as other property in Lancashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, upon his death in 1255. This included estates at Hornby, Cononley, Farnhill, Gargrave, Cleckheaton, Farnley and Armley. Margaret married Geoffrey de Neville (son of Geoffrey de Neville and Joan of Monmouth) prior to 1267. In 1288/9 she settled the manor of Hutton Magna on herself for life. In 1293 a licence was granted to her so it is likely she remarried.

Margaret de Neville died in 1318 or 1319 and was possibly buried at Bolton Abbey. The prior of Bolton Priory was an executor of her will.

Marriage and issue Margaret and Geoffrey had: John I de Neville of Hornby married Pernel Geoffrey Neville Robert I de Neville of Hornby married Isabel, daughter of Robert de Byron Edmund de Neville married Isolda, daughter of Robert of Flamborough William Margaret married Robert de Northmilford