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Duke Edward Stafford 1478 – 1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1478

Birth Location: Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales

Death Date: 17 May 1521

Death Location: Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (Execution)

Father: Lord Stafford

Mother: Lady Woodville

Spouse(s): Lady Percy

Children(s): Lady Stafford, Catherine Killinghall, Lord Stafford

The story of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter began in 1478 in Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales. Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter married Lady Eleanor Percy, and had children including Lady Mary Stafford, Catherine Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Bretonly Killinghall, Lord Henry Stafford. Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter passed away in 1521 in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (Execution).

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Biography

  • The story of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter began in 1478 in Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales.
  • Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter married Lady Eleanor Percy, and had children including Lady Mary Stafford, Catherine Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Bretonly Killinghall, Lord Henry Stafford.
  • Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter passed away in 1521 in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (Execution).

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Duke Stafford's Ancestors

Self
Duke Stafford
1478 – 1521
Birth Place: Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales
Parents
Lord Henry Stafford
1455 – 1483
Abergavenny, Monmouth, Wales
Lady (Catherine) Woodville
1458 – 1497
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Humphrey) Stafford
1424 – 1458
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Beaufort
1437 – 1474
London, Middlesex, England
Richard Wydeville
1412 – 1469
Maidstone, Kent, England
Jacquette (De) Luxembourg
1416 – 1472
St Pol, Artois, France
Great-Grandparents
Duke Stafford
1402 – 1460
Duchess Neville
1408 – 1480
Lady Beauchamp
1408 – 1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Stafford
1377 – 1403
Lady Gloucester
1383 – 1438
Lord Beauchamp
1382 – 1439
Lady Berkeley
1386 – 1422

Duke Stafford's Descendants

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Duke (Edward) Stafford (3 Feb 1478 – 17 May 1521) m. Lady (Eleanor) Percy (1480 – 13 February 1530)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Stafford (1500 – 1508)
  2. 2. Catherine (Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Bretonly) Killinghall (1497 – 14 May 1555) m. William (Thomas) Wytham (1496 – September 1542)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Wytham (1518 – Abt. 1550)
      1. 1. Margery Shurlock (1538 – 28 Dec 1574) m. Anthony Fowle (1530 – 12 Jun 1567)
        1. 1. Lady (Frances de) Fowle (2 Feb 1565 – 1645) m. John Middleton (10 Mar 1560 – 07 Jun 1625 (17 Jul 1636))
  3. 3. Lord (Henry) Stafford (18 September 1502 – 30 April 1563) m. Lady (Ursula Pole, Baroness of) Stafford (1500 – 12 Aug 1570)
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Stafford (1 Oct 1526 – 22 September 1604) m. Lord (Sir Knight William De Stafford, Baron of) Chebsey (1499 – 5 May 1556)
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Stafford (October 1556 – 6 Feb 1599) m. Sir (Knight William) Drury (1500 – 11 January 1557)
        1. 1. Lady (Frances) Drury (8 Jun 1576 – Abt 1641) m. Lord (William) Wray (7 Feb 1555 – abt 1667)
    2. 2. Lord (Edward) Stafford (17 Jan 1535 – 18 October 1603)

Duke Stafford's Timeline

8 Records

1477
3 February 1477
Birth of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales
Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales
1477
3 February 1477
Birth of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales
Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales
1478
3 Feb 1478
Birth of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales
Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales
1478
3 February 1478
Birth of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1478
3 Feb 1478
Birth of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales
Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales
1521
17 May 1521
Age 43
Death of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Tower of London, Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England - convicted of treason and executed
Tower of London, Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England - convicted of treason and executed
1521
17 May 1521
Age 43
Death of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Executed For Treason,tower Hill
Executed For Treason,tower Hill
1521
17 May 1521
Age 43
Death of Duke Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (Execution)
Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (Execution)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1478
    Event Place: Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1477
    Event Place: Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1478
    Event Place: Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1477
    Event Place: Brecknock Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1478
    Event Place: Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1521
    Event Place: Tower of London, Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England - convicted of treason and executed

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1521
    Event Place: Executed For Treason,tower Hill

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1521
    Event Place: Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England (Execution)

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