Early Life
Lady Anne was born at Warwick Castle, the younger daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and Anne de Beauchamp. Her father was one of the most powerful noblemen in England, and the most important supporter of the House of York. Her grandfather's sister, Cecily Neville, was the wife of Richard, Duke of York, who first claimed the crown for York and started the war.
Much of Anne childhood was spent at Middleham Castle, one of her father's properties, where she and her elder sister, Isabella, met the Duke's two younger sons, Richard (the future king) and George (future Duke of Clarence). The Duke was killed in 1460, but with Warwick's help, his eldest son became King Edward IV in 1461. In 1469, Isabel married George, and in 1470, Anne was betrothed to Richard.
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