Edward Neville
Baron Bergavenny
Born1550
Died1 December 1622
Noble familyHouse of Neville
Spouse(s)Rachel Lennard
IssueHenry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny
Mary Nevill
Sir Christopher Nevill
Edward Nevill
John Nevill
Thomas Nevill
Charles Nevill
Elizabeth Nevill
Catherine Nevill
Frances Nevill
Margaret Nevill
FatherEdward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny
MotherKatharine Brome

Edward Nevill, de facto 8th (de jure 1st) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1550 – 1 December 1622) was an English peer.[1]

The son of Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded to the Barony upon the death of his father.[2] His right to the title was contested by his cousin Mary, Lady Fane, who claimed to be heir general of her father, the 6th Baron. The dispute went on for many years.

He married Rachel Lennard, daughter of John Lennard of Knoll and Elizabeth Harman, together they had the following children:

References

  1. ^ John Sharpe (1830). Sharpe's Peerage of the British Empire exhibiting its present state and deducing the existing descents from the ancient nobility of England, Scotland and Ireland. p. 5.
  2. ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, Privy Council, and Order of Preference. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1963. p. 4.