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{{Infobox royalty
| consort = yes
| image = Anne Neville portrait.jpg
| succession = [[List of English consorts|Queen consort of England]]
| reign = 26 June 1483 {{ndash}} 22 August 1485
| coronation = 6 July 1483
| spouse = [[Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales]]<br />[[Richard III of England]]
| issue = [[Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales]]
| father = [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]]
| mother = [[Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick|Anne de Beauchamp]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1456|6|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Warwick Castle]], [[Warwickshire]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1486|3|16|1456|6|11|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Westminster]], [[London]]
| burial_place = [[Westminster Abbey]], London
|predecessor=[[Elizabeth Woodville]] (1483)|successor=[[Elizabeth of York]] (1486)}}

'''Anne Neville''' (11 June [[1456]] {{ndash}} 16 March [[1485]]) was [[Princess of Wales]] as the wife of [[Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales|Edward of Westminster]] and was the [[queen]] of [[Richard III of England]].  She had just one son, [[Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales|Edward]].  She was the daughter of [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]],
==Marriage==
Anne was formally betrothed to Queen Margaret's son, [[Edward of Westminster]] at the [[Chateau d'Amboise]] in [[France]].  They were married in [[Angers Cathedral]] probably on 13 December [[1470]]. Because of the death of Prince Edward at the [[Battle of Tewkesbury]] on 4 May [[1471]], she was taken prisoner along with Queen Margaret.  She was taken first to [[Coventry]] and then to the Duke of Clarence's house in [[London]].  The Duke of Clarence was Richard's (the future King's) brother and married to Anne's sister [[Isabella Neville|Isabella]].  He wanted to keep all the Neville money and would not let her leave.  Richard rescued Anne. They were married the next year.

The [[wedding]] of Anne Neville and Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later [[Richard III of England]]) took place on 12 July [[1472]], at [[Westminster Abbey]].  They lived in [[Middleham Castle]]. Upon her marriage, she was called Duchess of Gloucester.  They had only one child, [[Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales|Edward]], born at Middleham around [[1473]].
==Later years==
On 9 April [[1483]], Edward IV Of England died. Richard was named [[Lord Protector]] for his 12-year-old nephew [[Edward V of England|Edward V]]. On 25 June 1483, Edward was said to be [[illegitimate]]. Richard took the throne as King Richard III. Anne was crowned on 6 July 1483. Her son was made [[Prince of Wales]].

Edward died suddenly on 9 April [[1484]], at [[Sheriff Hutton]], while his parents were absent. He was then 10 years old.  After the death of his son and [[heir]], rumours said that Richard planned to [[divorce]] Anne and marry his [[niece]], [[Elizabeth of York]]. There is little evidence for this.  After the death of her son, Anne began to raise Richard's [[nephew]], [[Edward, Earl of Warwick]], the nine-year-old son of [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence|George of Clarence]]. Richard made the boy his heir. After Anne died, Richard quickly named another nephew, [[John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln]], as his heir.

Anne died on 16 March 1485 of [[tuberculosis]], at [[Westminster]].

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