Robert Neville (1404 – 8 or 9 July 1457) was an English prelate who served as Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham. He was also a provost of Beverley. He was born at Raby Castle.Bishop Robert Neville at Mocavo: Jacob's Ladder; Direct Ancestors; Family Trees His father was Ralph Neville and his mother was Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt. He was thus a highly placed member of the English aristocracy.
Neville was nominated Bishop of Salisbury on 9 July 1427, and consecrated on 26 October 1427. He was then translated to Durham on 27 January 1438.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 271
Neville died on 8 July 1457.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 242
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