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Anne Neville | Biography, Queen of Richard III of England
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Anne Neville | Biography, Queen of Richard III of England

Anne Neville (June 11, 1456 - March 16, 1485) is an English nobleman, daughter of Richard Neville (known as "kingmaker"). She became Princess of Wales by marrying Edward of Westminster, then Queen of England as wife and consort of King Richard III.As a member of the powerful Neville family, she took part in the battle between the house of York and the house of Lancaster for the conquest of the throne of England despite herself during the War of the Roses.His father Warwick engaged him as a child to Richard, the youngest brother of King Edward IV, then, later, arranged his marriage to Edward, the son of King Henry VI. His sister Isabel Neville, for his part, married George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV.After the deaths of Edward of Westminster and Warwick, she married ...