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Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) 1479–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1479

Birth Location: Brecknock, Breconshire, , Wales

Death Date: 11 May 1532

Death Location: Boreham, Essex, , England

Father: Sir England

Mother: Lady Bedford

Spouse(s): Lord Segrave**, Sir Huntingdon

Children(s): Henry Radcliffe, Sir Surrey, Sir Hastings

In 1479, Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) entered the world in Brecknock, Breconshire, , Wales, born to Sir Lord Henry I Stafford Knight Of The Garter Knight Of Bath 1St Earl Consort Of Pembroke 8Th Earl Of Stafford 1St Duke Of Bedford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham 17Th Lord High Constable Of England And Lady Catherine Kate Woodville Wydeville Lady Of Grafton Regis Baroness Of Kimbolton Castle 1St Countess Of Pembroke Countess Of Stafford 2Nd Duchess Of Buckingham 1St Duchess Of Bedford. Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) married Lord Thomas Ii K G Howard 3Rd Duke Of Norfolk 2Nd Earl Of Surrey Earl Marshal Of England Lord High Treasurer Of England 13Th Baron Mowbray 14Th Baron Segrave, Sir George De Hastings 1St Earl Of Huntingdon, and had children including Henry 2Nd Earl Of Sussex And Viscount Fitzwalter Radcliffe, Sir Francis 2Nd Earl Huntingdon Hastings, Sir Henry Kg Howard 3Rd Earl Of Surrey. Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) passed away in 1532 in Boreham, Essex, , England.

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  • In 1479, Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) entered the world in Brecknock, Breconshire, , Wales, born to Sir Lord Henry I Stafford Knight Of The Garter Knight Of Bath 1St Earl Consort Of Pembroke 8Th Earl Of Stafford 1St Duke Of Bedford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham 17Th Lord High Constable Of England And Lady Catherine Kate Woodville Wydeville Lady Of Grafton Regis Baroness Of Kimbolton Castle 1St Countess Of Pembroke Countess Of Stafford 2Nd Duchess Of Buckingham 1St Duchess Of Bedford.
  • Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) married Lord Thomas Ii K G Howard 3Rd Duke Of Norfolk 2Nd Earl Of Surrey Earl Marshal Of England Lord High Treasurer Of England 13Th Baron Mowbray 14Th Baron Segrave, Sir George De Hastings 1St Earl Of Huntingdon, and had children including Henry 2Nd Earl Of Sussex And Viscount Fitzwalter Radcliffe, Sir Francis 2Nd Earl Huntingdon Hastings, Sir Henry Kg Howard 3Rd Earl Of Surrey.
  • Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) passed away in 1532 in Boreham, Essex, , England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady VIII)'s Ancestors

Self
Lady VIII)
1479–1532
Birth Place: Brecknock, Breconshire, , Wales
Parents
Sir Lord Henry I Stafford, Knight of the Garter, Knight of Bath, 1st Earl Consort of Pembroke, 8th Earl of Stafford, 1st Duke of Bedford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 17th Lord High Constable of England
1454–1483
Stafford Castle, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Catherine "Kate" Woodville (Wydeville), Lady of Grafton Regis, Baroness of Kimbolton Castle, 1st Countess of Pembroke, Countess of Stafford, 2nd Duchess of Buckingham, 1st Duchess of) Bedford
1458–1497
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey (Stafford (Duke of Buckingham)) II
1424–1455
Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
Margaret (Beaufort (Countess) Stafford)
1437–1474
Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Richard (1st Earl Rivers) Woodville
1412–1469
Maidstone, Kent, England
Jacquetta (Duchess of Bedford) Luxembourg
1416–1472
Luxembourg
Great-Grandparents
Sir Percy
1393–1455
Lady Neville
1397–1472
Thomas Brewse
1406–1482
Elizabeth Debenham
1430–1502
Johanna Bedlisgate
1390–1448
Peter Brienne
1390–1433
Margherita Balzo
1394–1469
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bath
1406–1482
Joan Calthorpe
1408–1456
Jean Luxembourg
1498–1518
Marguerite d'Enghien
1498–1518
Francesco Balzo
1368–1404
Suevo Orsini
1370–1422

Lady VIII)'s Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry) VIII) (1479–11 May 1532) m. Lord (Thomas II K.G. Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Surrey, Earl Marshal of England, Lord High Treasurer of England, 13th Baron Mowbray, 14th Baron) Segrave** (Feb 1473–27 Nov 1542) m. Sir (George de Hastings, 1st Earl of) Huntingdon (1488–24 Mar 1544)
  1. 1. Henry (2nd Earl of Sussex and Viscount Fitzwalter) Radcliffe 1506–1566
    1. 1. Sir (Phillip) Calthrop 1496–1549 m. Jane (Amata) Boleyn 1485–1543
      1. 1. Elizabeth Calthorpe 1521–1578 m. Sir (William S.) Woodhouse 1515–1563 m. Sir (Henry Parker, 2nd Baron of) Morley 1513–1551 m. Dru Drury 1531–1617
        1. 1. Vice (Admiral, Sir Henry) Woodhouse 1546–1623 m. Anne Bacon 1555–1580
        2. 2. William WOODHOUSE 1556–
        3. 3. Elizabeth WOODHOUSE 1559–
        4. 4. Sir (Henry) Woodhouse 1557–1624
        5. 5. Lady (Mary Wodehouse, Baroness) Shelton 1553–1565
        6. 6. Michael Woodhouse 1554–1564
        7. 7. Thomas Woodhouse –1572
        8. 8. Charles Wodehouse –1807
        9. 9. Henry Wodehouse 1557–1624
        10. 10. Anne Woodhouse 1542–
        11. 11. John Woodhouse 1548–
  2. 2. Sir (Henry KG Howard, 3rd Earl of) Surrey 1517–1547
  3. 3. Sir (Francis 2nd Earl Huntingdon) Hastings 1514–1569

Lady VIII)'s Timeline

2 Records

1479
1479
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) in Brecknock, Breconshire, , Wales
Brecknock, Breconshire, , Wales
1532
11 May 1532
Age 53
Death of Lady Elizabeth Stafford, Lady of Brecknock, 1st Countess of Sussex (Mistress of King Henry VIII) in Boreham, Essex, , England
Boreham, Essex, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1479
    Event Place: Brecknock, Breconshire, , Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1532
    Event Place: Boreham, Essex, , England

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