Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury

Richard Neville
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury depicted in the Salisbury Roll, c. 1483–1485, with tinctures of Neville arms transposed in error. He displays the arms of Montagu quartering Monthermer in the dexter position of honour.
Born1400
Died31 December 1460 (aged 60)
Cause of deathBeheaded
Resting placeBisham Priory, Berkshire
SpouseAlice Montagu, 5th Countess of Salisbury
Children
Parents
FamilyNeville
Arms of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, being his paternal arms with a label compony of Beaufort for difference, to signify his junior status as a son of his father's second marriage to Joan Beaufort, a legitimised daughter of John of Gaunt
Drawing of Salisbury as a mourner at the Beauchamp tomb from 1453 (after Charles Stothard)

Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury KG PC (1400 – 31 December 1460) was an English nobleman and magnate based in northern England who became a key supporter of the House of York during the early years of the Wars of the Roses. He was the father of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the "Kingmaker".