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Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford 1246–1287 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1246

Birth Location: Stone, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jan 1287

Death Location: Stone, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Stafford

Mother: Alice Stafford

Spouse(s): Eleanore Stafford, Gundrade Stafford

Children(s): Sir Baron, Isabella Bramshall

In 1246, Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford entered the world in Stone, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Robert De Stafford Knight Earl Stafford And Alice De Corbet Countess Stafford. Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford married Eleanore Alianore De Clinton Countess Of Stafford, Gundrade Lady Stafford De Stafford, and had children including Isabella De Stafford Countess Bramshall, Sir Edmund I De Stafford Baron. Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford passed away in 1287 in Stone, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1246, Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford entered the world in Stone, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir Robert De Stafford Knight Earl Stafford And Alice De Corbet Countess Stafford.
  • Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford married Eleanore Alianore De Clinton Countess Of Stafford, Gundrade Lady Stafford De Stafford, and had children including Isabella De Stafford Countess Bramshall, Sir Edmund I De Stafford Baron.
  • Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford passed away in 1287 in Stone, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Nicholas Stafford's Ancestors

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Nicholas Stafford
1246–1287
Birth Place: Stone, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert de Stafford, Knight, Earl Stafford
1216–1282
Stone, Staffordshire, England
Alice (de Corbet, Countess) Stafford
1225–1267
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Hervey de Stafford, Lord of) Stafford
1183–1237
Stone, Staffordshire, England
Petronilla (de Ferrers, Lady) Stafford
1195–1237
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Derby
1168–1247
Agnès Meschines
1174–1247
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Templar
1131–1190
Sibyl Braose
1157–1227
Hugh Kevelioc
1147–1181
Bertrade Evreux
1155–1189

Nicholas Stafford's Descendants

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Nicholas (de Stafford, Earl of) Stafford (7 Dec 1246–8 Jan 1287) m. Eleanore (Alianore de Clinton, Countess of) Stafford (1255–1287) m. Gundrade (Lady Stafford de) Stafford (1250–)
  1. 1. Sir (Edmund I de Stafford,) Baron 1273–1308 m. Margaret (de Basset, Countess of) Stafford 1273–1337
    1. 1. Ralph (De Stafford, 1st Earl of) Stafford 1301–1372 m. Margareth (De) Audley 1315–1349
      1. 1. Beatrice Stafford 1338–1415 m. Thomas (VI De Ros,) Baron 1336–1384
        1. 1. William (VII De Ros,) Baron 1369–1414 m. Margaret (de Ros, Baroness) d'Arundel 1372–1438
        2. 2. Margareth (De) Ros 1361–1414 m. Sir (Reynold Reginald de Grey, Baron Grey of) Ruthin 1362–1440
      2. 2. Hugh (de Stafford, 2nd Earl of) Stafford 1334–1386 m. Philippa (de) Beauchamp 1334–1386
        1. 1. Lady (Catherine De Stafford, Countess of) Suffolk 1376–1419 m. Michael (double De La) Pole 1367–1415
        2. 2. Margaret (de) Stafford 1382–1396 m. Sir (Ralph de NEVILLE, K.G., 4th Lord Neville of Raby, 1st Earl of) Westmoreland 1363–1425
        3. 3. Humphrey (de) Stafford 1376–
        4. 4. Joan (de) Stafford 1378–1442 m. Thomas (de Holand, K.G., 1st Duke of Surrey, plotted to kill King Henry IV "Epiphany Rising"; no) issue 1374–1400
        5. 5. Ralph (de Stafford, Esquire of Stafford and Crakemarsh, Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire, 1389-1390. Knight of the Shire for) Staffordshire 1354–1410 m. Maud Hastings 1358–1410
        6. 6. Sir (Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of) Stafford 1377–1403 m. Anne (Stafford) (Bourchier) 1383–1438
        7. 7. Thomas (de) Stafford 1368–1392
        8. 8. Hugh (de) Stafford 1382–1420
      3. 3. Katherine (de) Stafford 1348–1361 m. Sir (John III de Sutton, knight, 2nd Lord of) Dudley 1339–1370
        1. 1. John (Sutton, 4th Lord of) Dudley 1361–1396 m. Alice (le) Despencer –1392 m. Joan (de) Clinton 1350–1408
    2. 2. Richard (de) Stafford 1305–1380
  2. 2. Isabella (de Stafford, Countess) Bramshall 1275–1309 m. Willliam (de Stafford, Earl of) Bramshall 1278–1307
    1. 1. Sir (John de) Stafford 1302–1373 m. Elizabeth Somerville 1312–1337
      1. 1. Margaret (Mainwaring) Stafford 1337–1418 m. Sir (John de Warren, Knight of) Skeyton 1343–1386
        1. 1. 1371–1413 m. Lady (Agnes de Wynnington, Baroness of) Stockport 1375–1417
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret de) Warren 1374–1414 m. Sir (Robert) Browne 1370–1462

Nicholas Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1246
7 Dec 1246
Birth of Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford in Stone, Staffordshire, England
Stone, Staffordshire, England
1287
8 Jan 1287
Age 41
Death of Nicholas de Stafford, Earl of Stafford in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1246
    Event Place: Stone, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1287
    Event Place: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stone, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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