Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Sir Ralph de Neville was born in Raby, County Durham, England, and was created 1st Earl of Westmoreland in 1397. A Knight of the Garter, and supporter of King Henry IV of England, he was the son of John de Neville and Maud Percy. His first wife (1382) was Margaret Stafford, daughter of Sir Hugh Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp. On November 29, 1396, he married as his second wife Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster(son of Edward III) and Katherine de Roet (better known as Katherine Swynford) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.