Thomas Neville (died 1471)

Thomas Neville
Viscount Fauconberg
Born1429
Died22 September 1471 (aged 42)
Middleham Castle, Yorkshire
Noble familyNeville
FatherWilliam Neville, 1st Earl of Kent

Thomas Fauconberg or Thomas Neville, sometimes called Thomas the Bastard, or the Bastard of Fauconberg (1429 – 22 September 1471), was the natural son of William Neville, Lord Fauconberg,[1] who was a leading commander in the Hundred Years' War and, until joining his cousin, Richard Neville ("Warwick the Kingmaker") in rebellion on the Lancastrian side against another cousin, Edward IV, served on the Yorkist side in the Wars of the Roses.

  1. ^ Tait, James. "Neville, William (d.1463)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. pp. 304=306.