Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (c. 1291 – 5 August 1367) was an English aristocrat, the son of Ralph Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby by Eupheme de Clavering. Neville led the English forces to victory against King

David II of Scotland David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scots from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five, and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, beco ...

at the

Battle of Neville's Cross The Battle of Neville's Cross took place during the Second War of Scottish Independence on 17 October 1346, half a mile (800 m) to the west of Durham, England. An invading Scottish army of 12,000 led by King David II was defeated with heavy los ...

on 17 October 1346.

Marriage and children

He married Alice de Audley (d. 1358), daughter of

Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley Sir Hugh de Audley of Stratton Audley ( 1276 – 1325), Lord of Stratton Audley, was a 13th- and 14th-century English noble. During his life he acted as Constable of Montgomery Castle, Sheriff of Shropshire, Sheriff of Staffordshire, Justice of ...

and Isolde le Rous (and widow of

Ralph de Greystoke, 1st Baron Greystoke Ralph de Greystoke, 1st Baron Greystoke, (15 August 1299 – 14 July 1323) was an English peer and landowner. Descent and title Greystoke was the son of Robert fitz Ralph (heir and second son of Ralph Fitzwilliam) and his wife Elizabeth, dau ...

(died 1323)), on 14 Jan 1326 with whom he had thirteen children: # Euphemia Neville (c. 1327 – 1394), married firstly in 1344 Robert Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford, secondly Reynold eginalducy, son of Thomas Baron Lucy and thirdly Walter Heselarton, knight. #

John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville, (c.1337 – 17 October 1388) was an English peer, naval commander, and soldier. Origins He was born between 1337 and 1340 at Raby Castle, County Durham, the eldest son of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville d ...

(1322/8–17 October 1388), married firstly Maud Percy and secondly Elizabeth Latimer and had issue with both # Margaret Neville (12 February 1329 – 12 May 1372), married firstly

William de Ros, 3rd Baron de Ros William Ros, 3rd Baron Ros of Helmsley (19 May 1329 – Bef. 29 Sep 1352) was a military commander under Edward III of England. He was knighted by the king in 1346, having helped raise the siege of Aiguillon. In the same year, he was one of the ...

, by whom she had no issue, and secondly

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 134120 February 1408) was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England. His mother was M ...

, by whom she had issue. She also married Sir Jean William 6th Earl De Ross with issue. # Catherine Neville (c. 1330 – 1 September 1361), married

William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (''ca.'' 1319–1361) was an English peer. In the final months of his life, he was also 3rd Baron Multon of Gilsland. In some sources, he is called William de Dacre. Life Dacre was the son of Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron ...

of Gillesland # Sir Ralph Neville (c. 1332 – c. 1380), married Elizabeth de Ledes # Robert Neville of Eldon (c. 1337), married Clara Pinckney # William Neville (c. 1338 – c. 1391), married firstly Elizabeth Le Waleys and secondly Alice de St Philbert # Eleanor Neville (c. 1340), married Geoffrey Scrope #

Alexander Neville Alexander Neville ( 1340–1392) was a late medieval prelate who served as Archbishop of York from 1374 to 1388. Life Born in about 1340, Alexander Neville was a younger son of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby and Alice de Audley. He ...

(c. 1341 – 1392),

Archbishop of York The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers ...

# Elizabeth Neville (c. 1343) # Isabel Neville (c. 1344), married Hugh FitzHugh FitzHenry # Thomas Neville (c. 1355) # Alice Neville

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Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Nevill of Raby
1290s births 1367 deaths Year of birth uncertain 13th-century English nobility 14th-century English nobility Barons Neville of Raby Ralph, 2nd Baron Neville People of the Wars of Scottish Independence {{England-baron-stub