2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 5 2 4 ) ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Fitz al an , ▁ 9 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁A rund el , ▁and ▁Joan ▁Ne ville , ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Richard ▁Ne ville , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sal is bury , ▁and ▁Alice ▁Mont agu , ▁suo ▁j ure ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Sal is bury . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 4 6 1 ▁at ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Edward ▁IV , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁G arter ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 4 7 4 . ▁As ▁Lord ▁M aut ra vers , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pe ers ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Richard ▁III ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 4 8 3 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 1 ▁sat ▁in ▁Parliament ▁as ▁Lord ▁M aut ra vers . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 4 8 6 ▁he ▁was ▁god father ▁to ▁Henry ▁VII ' s ▁elder ▁son , ▁Arthur , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 4 8 7 ▁bore ▁the ▁Rod ▁and ▁D ove ▁at ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁of ▁York . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁Earl ▁of ▁A rund el ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁elected ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁G arter , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 4 8 9