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Lord Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter 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: Duke Buckingham

Mother: Duchess Buckingham

Spouse(s): Lady Stafford

Children(s): Mary Abergavenny, Lord Buckingham, Catherine Killinghall

Lord Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter was born in 1478 in Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales, the child of Duke Henry Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham And Duchess Katherine Woodville Duchess Of Buckingham. Lord Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter married Lady Eleanor Percy Duchess Of Buckingham Amp Stafford, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Stafford Countess Of Bretonly Killinghall Countess Of Bretonly Killinghall, Lord Henry I 1St Baron De Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham, Mary De Stafford De Nevill Baroness Abergavenny. Lord 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

  • Lord Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter was born in 1478 in Brecknock Castle (Brecknockshire) Wales, the child of Duke Henry Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham And Duchess Katherine Woodville Duchess Of Buckingham.
  • Lord Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the Garter married Lady Eleanor Percy Duchess Of Buckingham Amp Stafford, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Stafford Countess Of Bretonly Killinghall Countess Of Bretonly Killinghall, Lord Henry I 1St Baron De Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham, Mary De Stafford De Nevill Baroness Abergavenny.
  • Lord 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

Parents

Duke Buckingham
1455–1483
Birth Location: Abergavenny, Monmouth, Wales
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Duchess Buckingham
1458–1497
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stafford
1480–1530
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Abergavenny
1500–1508
Birth Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
MA
Lord Buckingham
1502–1563
Birth Location: Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
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Catherine Killinghall
1497–1555
Birth Location: Abergavenny Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
CK

Lord Garter's Ancestors

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

Lord Garter's Descendants

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Lord (Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Lord High Constable, Knight of the) Garter (3 Feb 1478–17 May 1521) m. Lady (Eleanor Percy , Duchess of Buckingham &) Stafford (1480–13 February 1530)
  1. 1. Mary (de Stafford de Nevill, Baroness) Abergavenny 1500–1508
  2. 2. Lord (Henry I, 1st Baron De Stafford, 2nd Duke of) Buckingham 1502–1563 m. Lady (Ursula Pole, Baroness of Stafford (of the House) Plantagenet) 1500–1570
    1. 1. Lord (Edward Stafford II, 3rd Baron) Stafford 1535–1603
    2. 2. Lady (Dorothy "Mistress of the Robes") Stafford 1526–1604 m. Lord (Sir Knight William De Stafford, Baron of Chebsey , Baron of) Chebsey 1499–1556
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Stafford , Lady of) Bobbing 1556–1599 m. Sir (William Drury , of Hawstead, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff of Suffolk, Marshall of) Berwick-Upon-Tweed 1500–1557
        1. 1. Lady (Frances) Drury 1576–1642 m. Lord (William Wray , 1st Baronet of) Glentworth 1555–1667
  3. 3. Catherine (Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Bretonly Killinghall , Countess of Bretonly) Killinghall 1497–1555 m. William (Thomas) Wytham 1496–1542
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne Wytham , of Killinghall York, Baroness Withyham, Countess) Shurlock 1518–1550
      1. 1. Margery Shurlock 1538–1574 m. Anthony (Fowle) Sr 1530–1567
        1. 1. Lady (Frances de) Fowle 1565–1645 m. John (Middleton , MP for) Horsham 1560–1625

Lord Garter's Timeline

8 Records

1477
3 February 1477
Birth of Lord 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 Lord 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 Lord 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 Lord 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 Lord 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 Lord 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 Lord 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 Lord 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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