William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, 5th Earl of Abergavenny, 1st Earl of Lewes, Knight of the Garter, Lord Lieutenant of Sussex.
Dates: 16 September 1826–12 December 1915
Biography
Eldest son of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny, and Caroline Leeke. He succeeded to the earldom in 1868 and was created Earl of Lewes and Marquess of Abergavenny in 1876. His Garter stall plate preserves a direct armorial depiction of the rose-differenced Neville shield. He and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone had ten children, including the 2nd and 3rd Marquesses.
Notes / Sources
Cracroft's Peerage, Abergavenny 1876 — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/abergavenny1876.htm
William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny Garter shield — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shield_of_arms_of_William_Nevill,_1st_Marquess_of_Abergavenny,_KG,_MVO.png
St George's Chapel, Knights of the Garter monograph — https://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Monograph-Vol-1.pdf
William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nevill%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Abergavenny
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Marquesses of Abergavenny
Father: William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny
Mother: Caroline Leeke
Spouse(s): Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone
Children / next generation: Lady Cicely Louisa Nevill; Reginald William Bransby Nevill, 2nd Marquess of Abergavenny; Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny; Lord George Montacute Nevill; Lord William Beauchamp Nevill; Lord Geoffrey Nevill; Lady Maud Augusta Beatrice Nevill; Lady Alice Louisa Nevill; Lady Rose Nevill; Lady Mary Nevill
Armorial Registry
Neville of Abergavenny — William Nevill, 1st Marquess, Garter-era rose-differenced shield and full titled achievement
Branch: Abergavenny marquessate, senior male line
Issued / recorded: 1876
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