Birth of John Neville
Birth of John Neville
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Neville Biography and Timeline
Follow John Neville through 19 dated historical records for England.
John Neville, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1328–1471Years on this page
1328
Birth of John Neville
Birth of John Neville future Baron Neville
Role range: 1328-1388
1370
Admiral
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
Role range: 1337-1453
Admiral
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1378
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine
Role range: 1337-1453
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine
1381
Raby Castle
Begins the construction of Raby Castle
Warden
Appointed Warden of the Scottish Border
1388
Death of John Neville
Death of John Neville
1459
Battle of Blore Heath
Captured at the Battle of Blore Heath
Role range: 1455-1485
Arrest of John Neville
Imprisoned by the Lancastrians at Chester Castle, 1459-1460
1461
Arrest of John Neville
Captured by the Lancastrians at the Battle of St Albans & held at York
Role range: 1455-1485
Battle of St Albans, 2nd
Captured by the Lancastrians & held at York
Role range: 1455-1485
Arrest of John Neville
Held by the Lancastrians at York
Role range: 1455-1485
1464
Battle of Hedgley Moor
Montagu is attacked by Somerset & Percy but inflicts a rout on them
Role range: 1455-1485
Battle of Hexham
Executes Somerset & Lord Roos & Lord Hungerford. Defeats a Lancastrian army led by Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerest. By the middle of the year the Nevilles wipe out Lancastrian opposition in the north
Role range: 1455-1485
Peerage
Created Earl Neville. for services to Edward IV
1470
Alliance John Neville Montague, 1st and Lancastrians
Edward IV awards Nevilles earldom to Henry Percy & Neville joins the Lancastrians
1471
Battle of Barnet
Dies during the Battle of Barnet fighting for his brother Richard "the Kingmaker"
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.