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Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers.
English nobleman, courtier, and writer (1442-1483); younger brother of Elizabeth Woodville
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About Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, was an English nobleman, courtier, bibliophile and writer. He was the brother of Queen Elizabeth Woodville who married King Edward IV. He was one of the leading members of the Woodville family, which came to prominence during the reign of King Edward IV. After Edward's death, he was arrested and then executed by the Duke of Gloucester as part of a power struggle between Richard and the Woodvilles. His English translation of Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers was one of the first books printed in England.
Everything about Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers →- Occupation
- translator, politician, aristocrat
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1442
- Died
- March 26, 1483, June 25, 1483, June 26, 1483