Thomas Neville | |
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Viscount Fauconberg | |
Born | 1429 |
Died | 22 September 1471 (aged 42) Middleham Castle, Yorkshire |
Noble family | Neville |
Father | William 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.