Margaret Neville, Countess of Rutland

MARGARET NEVILLE (1529-October 12, 1559)

From A Who's Who of Tudor Women:

Margaret Neville was the daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th earl of Westmorland (February 21, 1497/8-April 24, 1549) and Catherine Stafford (c.1499-May 14, 1555).

She was married on July 3, 1536 to Henry Manners, 2nd earl of Rutland (September 23, 1526-September 17, 1563) as part of a triple wedding of child couples. On August 16, 1542, when her father-in-law wrote his will, he left Margaret, who was at that time Lady Ros, the manor of Melton Ros, Lincholnshire and other lands for life, but only after "the decease of the Countess and after carnal knowledge had in lawful matrimony between my son Henry, Lord Ros, and the Lady Margaret Ros."

Her children were

1. Edward, 3rd earl (July 12, 1549-April 14, 1587),
2. John, 4th earl (1551-February 24, 1587/8), and
3. Elizabeth (1554-1594).

She died in Holywell, Shoreditch and was buried in St. Leonard's. She shares a monument there, erected in 1591, with Catherine Stafford, Eleanor Paston, and Catherine Neville. Her death date there is given as 1560. Portrait: effigy on her husband's tomb in Bottesford, Leicestershire.