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Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford 1377–1403 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 2 1377

Birth Location: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: July 21 1403

Death Location: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Hugh Stafford

Mother: Philippa Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Anne (Bourchier)

Children(s): Philippa DeStafford, None None, Lady Exeter

The story of Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford began in 1377 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England. Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford married Anne Stafford Bourchier, and had children including Lady Anne De Stafford Countess Of March Duchess Of Huntington And Exeter, Philippa Destafford. Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford passed away in 1403 in Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford began in 1377 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford married Anne Stafford Bourchier, and had children including Lady Anne De Stafford Countess Of March Duchess Of Huntington And Exeter, Philippa Destafford.
  • Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford passed away in 1403 in Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Stafford
1334–1386
Birth Location: Tunbridge, Staffordshire, , England
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Philippa Beauchamp
1334–1386
Birth Location: Elmley, Gloucestershire
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Spouses(s)

Anne (Bourchier)
1383–1438
Birth Location: Pleshey Castle, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Philippa DeStafford
1401–
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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None None
1402–1460
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Lady Exeter
–1432
Birth Location: England
LE

Sir Stafford's Ancestors

Self
Sir Stafford
1377–1403
Birth Place: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford
1334–1386
Tunbridge, Staffordshire, , England
Philippa (de) Beauchamp
1334–1386
Elmley, Gloucestershire
Grandparents
Ralph (De Stafford, 1st Earl of) Stafford
1301–1372
Tunbridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Margareth (De) Audley
1315–1349
Stafford, Staffordshire Gb
Thomas (de Beauchamp 11th Earl of Warwick, a founder and the 3rd Knight of the Order of the Garter, Battle of) Falkirk
1313–1369
Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England
Catherine (de) Mortimer
1314–1369
Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Baron
1273–1308
Margaret Stafford
1273–1337
Guy Worcestershire
1272–1315
Alice Tosny
1274–1323
Roger March
1287–1330
Joan Mortimer
1286–1356
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Stafford
1246–1287
Eleanore Stafford
1255–1287
William Worcestershire
1237–1298
Maud fitzJohn)
1237–1301
Ralph Falmstead
1255–1295
Mary Scotland
1255–1283
Edmund Mortimer
1261–1304
Lady Wigmore
1262–1333

Sir Stafford's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of) Stafford (March 2 1377–July 21 1403) m. Anne (Stafford) (Bourchier) (30 Apr 1383–16 Oct 1438)
  1. 1. Philippa DeStafford 1401–
  2. 2. 1402–1460 m. Anne (Neville, Duchess of) Buckingham 1414–1480
    1. 1. Sir (Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, switched his allegiance to the House of York, Battle of) Towton 1425–1471 m. Margaret DeBeaufort 1443–1509
    2. 2. Sir (Humphrey Stafford, Earl of) Stafford 1425–1458 m. Margaret (Beaufort, Countess of) Stafford 1437–1474
      1. 1. Henry Stafford 1454–1483 m. Catherine (Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham & Bedford, (no issue w\) Jasper) 1448–1487
        1. 1. Edward (Stafford, 3rd Duke of) Buckingham 1478–1521 m. Eleanor Percy 1474–1530
        2. 2. Lady (Anne Stafford, Countess of Derby, Baroness Strange & Mohun; served in the household of King Henry VIII's daughter, Princess) Mary 1485–1544 m. George (Hastings, Knight of Bath, 1st Earl of) Huntingdon 1489–1544 m. Sir (Walter Herbert (illegitimate son) no) issue 1440–1507
    3. 3. Lady (Anne) Stafford 1445–1508 m. Sir (William Berkeley, Knight of the Bath, Sheriff of) Gloucestershire 1433–1501
      1. 1. Sir (James Berkley,) knight 1462–1523 m. Lady (Susan FitzAlan, Arundel &) Sussex 1470–1500
        1. 1. Mary (Frances de) Berkeley 1500–1543 m. Sir (Robert Thomas Jones, MP, knight, steward, Sheriff of) Pembroke 1492–1559
      2. 2. Catherine Berkeley 1474–1526
      3. 3. John Berkeley 1472–1502
      4. 4. Alice Berkeley 1470–1526
      5. 5. Richard (Berkeley, Esquire, Lord) Berkeley 1465–1514 m. Lady (Anne Grace) Berkley 1474–1586
        1. 1. Sir (Maurice) Berkeley 1505–1581
        2. 2. Lady (Anne) Berkeley* 1504–1550
        3. 3. Mary (Frances) Berkeley 1509–1512
        4. 4. Sir (John de Berkeley, Knight Bachelor, Earl of Stoke) Gifford 1481–1546 m. Margery Nicholas 1489–1535
        5. 5. Richard Berkeley 1512–1605
      6. 6. Lady (Agnes de Berkeley, Baroness) Gyse 1463–1501
      7. 7. Katherine Berkeley 1469–1526
    4. 4. Catherine Talbot 1445–1476 m. John (Talbot, 3rd Earl Of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl Of Waterford, 3rd Baron) Talbot 1448–1473
      1. 1. George (Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of) Talbot 1468–1538 m. Anne Hastings 1470–1510
        1. 1. Sir (Francis Talbot, KG, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, Baron of Furnivall, Justice in Eyre, Lord High Steward, Earl) Marshall 1500–1560 m. Mary (Dacre) Talbot 1502–1538 m. Grace Shakerley 1504–1560
  3. 3. Lady (Anne de Stafford, Countess of March, Duchess of Huntington and) Exeter –1432 m. John (Holand Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, Earl of Huntingdon; captured by the French at the Battle of Baugé 4 years as) prisoner 1395–1447
    1. 1. Anne Holand 1410–1486 m. James ((cousin) Douglas, 9th Earl of) Douglas 1426–1488 m. Sir (John Neville, knight, Lord of, War of the) Roses 1410–1461
      1. 1. Sir (Ralph de Neville, Knight of Bath, 3rd Earl of Westmorland, Lord) Neville 1456–1498 m. Lady (Isabel Margaret) Booth 1457–1485
        1. 1. Anne Neville 1476–1560 m. Sir (William I Conyers, KG, Constable of Richmond and Middleton Castle, Bailiff of the Liberty of Richmond, Lord of) Hornby 1468–1524 m. Anthony (Saltmarshe of) Langton 1473–1550

Sir Stafford's Timeline

4 Records

1377
2 Mar 1377
Birth of Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
1377
March 2 1377
Birth of Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
1403
21 Jul 1403
Age 26
Death of Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford in killed by Scotsman, Archibald Douglas at The Battle of Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
killed by Scotsman, Archibald Douglas at The Battle of Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1403
July 21 1403
Age 26
Death of Sir Edmund DeStafford, 5th Earl of Stafford in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England "Killed in Action - At The Battle of Shrewsbury"
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England "Killed in Action - At The Battle of Shrewsbury"

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1377
    Event Place: Staffordshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 2 1377
    Event Place: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1403
    Event Place: killed by Scotsman, Archibald Douglas at The Battle of Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 21 1403
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England "Killed in Action - At The Battle of Shrewsbury"

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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