Biography of Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403

CONTENT

1399 Coronation of Henry IV

1401 Parliament Henry IV 2: 31 The Names of the Lords Present

1403 Battle of Shrewsbury

Family Trees

Descent

Ancestry

On 02 Mar 1378 Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 was born to Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 1336-1386 (42) and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford 1334-

On 16 Oct 1386 Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 1336-1386 (50) died returning from his Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. His son Thomas Stafford 3rd Earl Stafford 1368-1392 (18) succeeded as 3rd Earl Stafford (1C 1351) , 4th Baron Stafford (1C 1299)

On 06 Apr 1395 William Stafford 4th Earl Stafford 1375-1395 (19) died at Pleshy Castle, Pleshey, Essex . He was buried at Tonbridge, Kent . His brother Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 (17) succeeded as 5th Earl Stafford (1C 1351) , 6th Baron Stafford (1C 1299)

On 28 Jun 1398 Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 (20) and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Count Eu, Countess Stafford 1383-1438 (15) were married . Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Count Eu, Countess Stafford 1383-1438 (15) by marriage Countess Stafford (1C 1351) .

Coronation of Henry IV

On 13 Oct 1399 Henry IV King England 1367-1413 (32) was crowned IV King England: Plantagenet Lancaster at Westminster Abbey by Thomas Fitzalan Archbishop York, Archbishop Canterbury 1353-1414 (46) .
Robert Braybrooke Bishop London -1404 carried the sacraments and said mass.
The future Henry V King England 1386-1422 (13) carried the Sword Curtana. Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick 1338-1401 (61) and/or John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset, 1st Marquess Dorset 1373-1410 (26) carried a sword wrapped in red and bound with golden straps symbolising two-fold mercy. Henry Percy 1st Earl Northumberland 1341-1408 (57) carried the Lancaster Sword.
Thomas Percy 1st Earl Worcester 1343-1403 (56) carried the Steward's baton. Thomas Erpingham 1355-1428 (44) carried a Sword.
Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 (21) was appointed as Knight of the Bath . John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford 1389-1435 (10) , John Arundell 1366-1435 (33) and Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 1382-1439 (17) were knighted.
Richard Scrope Archbishop York 1350-1405 (49) attended.

Parliament Henry IV 2: 31 The Names of the Lords Present

After 07 Jan 1401 . The names of the lords who were present at the said declaration are as follows:
Henry, prince of Wales (14)
Edmund, duke of York (59)
Edward, earl of Rutland (28)
Thomas, earl of Arundel (19)
John, earl of Somerset (28)
Edmund, earl of Stafford (22)
Henry, earl of Northumberland (59)
Ralph, earl of Westmorland (37)
Thomas, earl of Worcester (58)
Michael, earl of Suffolk (40)
Richard, Lord Grey of Codnor (30)
Thomas, Lord Berkeley (49)
John, Lord Charlton
Reginald, Lord Grey of Ruthin (39)
Thomas, Lord Camoys (50)
Thomas, Lord Furnivall (39)
Robert, Lord Scales (29)
John, Lord Beaumont
William, Lord Willoughby (31)
Hugh, Lord Burnell (54)
William, Lord Ferrers of Groby (28)
William, Lord Bergavenny (58)
John, Lord Lovell (60)
Robert, Lord Harrington (45)
Richard Lescrope (74) .

On 15 Aug 1402 Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke Buckingham 1402-1460 was born to Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 (24) and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Count Eu, Countess Stafford 1383-1438 (19) .

Around May 1403 Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 (25) was appointed 104th Knight Garter: Henry IV .

Battle of Shrewsbury

On 21 Jul 1403 Henry IV King England 1367-1413 (36) , with his son the future Henry V King England 1386-1422 (16) , defeated the rebel army of Henry "Hotspur" Percy 1364-1403 (39) at the Battle of Shrewsbury at the site now known as Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire . Henry V King England 1386-1422 (16) took an arrow to the side of his face leaving him severely scarred. John Stanley 1350-1414 (53) was wounded in the throat. Thomas Strickland 1367-1455 (36) fought and was awarded £38 and two of the rebel Henry's horses. Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 1382-1439 (21) fought for the King. Walter Blount 1348-1403 (55) , the King's Standard Bearer, was killed by Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine 1372-1424 (31) .
Edmund Cockayne 1356-1403 (47) was killed .
Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 (25) was killed . His son Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke Buckingham 1402-1460 succeeded as 6th Earl Stafford (1C 1351) , 7th Baron Stafford (1C 1299) . Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham by marriage Baroness Stafford (1C 1299) .
Hugh Shirley 1351-1403 (52) was killed ; he was one of four knights dressed as Henry IV King England 1367-1413 (36) .
Of the rebels, Henry "Hotspur" Percy 1364-1403 (39) , Madog Kynaston 1360-1403 (43) and John Clifton -1403 were killed . Thomas Percy 1st Earl Worcester 1343-1403 (60) was beheaded after the battle. Richard Vernon 1355-1403 (48) was hanged .

In 1438 Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Count Eu, Countess Stafford 1383-1438 (55) died . He was buried at Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucester, Gloucestershire .

Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter -1432 was born to Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 1378-1403 and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Count Eu, Countess Stafford 1383-1438 .

Family Trees

Paternal Family Tree: Stafford

Descendants Family Trees:

Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307

Descent

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of Aethelwulf King Wessex -858

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 7 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg, King Deheubarth 880-950

Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of David I King Scotland 1084-1153

Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks 1120-1180

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Louis "Fat" VI King France 1081-1137

Ancestry

Father: Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 1336-1386 Great x 2 Grandson of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307

GrandFather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford 1301-1372 Great x 7 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great GrandFather: Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford 1272-1308

Great x 2 GrandFather: Nicholas Stafford 1246-1287

Great x 3 GrandFather: Robert Stafford 1216-1282

Great x 3 GrandMother: Alice Corbet 1225-1267

Great x 2 GrandMother: Eleanor Clinton 1250-1302

Great x 3 GrandFather: Thomas Clinton 1239-1277

Great GrandMother: Margaret Basset 1280-1337 Great x 6 Granddaughter of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 2 GrandFather: Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton 1264-1299 Great x 5 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 3 GrandFather: Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton 1215-1265

Great x 3 GrandMother: Margaret Somery Baroness Basset Drayton 1225-1293 Great x 4 Granddaughter of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

GrandMother: Margaret Audley Countess Stafford 1318-1349 Great Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307

Great GrandFather: Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester 1291-1347 Great x 3 Grandson of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189

Great x 2 GrandFather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley Stratton Audley 1267-1347 Great x 2 Grandson of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189

Great x 3 GrandFather: James Audley 1225-1272

Great x 3 GrandMother: Ela Longespée 1217-1298 Great Granddaughter of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189

Great x 2 GrandMother: Isolde Mortimer 1269-1328 Great x 3 Granddaughter of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216

Great x 3 GrandFather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer Wigmore 1251-1304 Great x 2 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216

Great x 3 GrandMother: Margaret Fiennes 1269- Great x 4 Granddaughter of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189

Great GrandMother: Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester -1342 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307

Great x 2 GrandFather: Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester, 6th Earl Hertford 1243-1295 Great x 4 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 3 GrandFather: Richard Clare 6th Earl Gloucester, 5th Earl Hertford 1222-1262 Great x 3 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 3 GrandMother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford Great x 4 Granddaughter of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 2 GrandMother: Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford 1272-1307 Daughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307

Great x 3 GrandFather: Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307 Son of Henry III King England 1207-1272

Great x 3 GrandMother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 1241-1290 Great x 2 Granddaughter of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189

Mother: Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford 1334- Great x 5 Granddaughter of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216

GrandFather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 1313-1386 Great x 6 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great GrandFather: Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick 1272-1315

Great x 2 GrandFather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick 1237-1298

Great x 3 GrandFather: William Beauchamp 1215-1268

Great x 3 GrandMother: Isabel Maudit

Great x 2 GrandMother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick 1238-1301

Great x 3 GrandFather: John Fitzpeter 1205-1258

Great x 3 GrandMother: Isabel Bigod 1212-1250

Great GrandMother: Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 1284-1325 Great x 5 Granddaughter of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 2 GrandFather: Ralph Tosny 1255-1295 Great x 4 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 3 GrandFather: Roger Tosny 1235-1264 Great x 3 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 3 GrandMother: Alice Bohun

GrandMother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 Great x 4 Granddaughter of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216

Great GrandFather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 1287-1330 Great x 3 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216

Great x 2 GrandFather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer Wigmore 1251-1304 Great x 2 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216

Great x 3 GrandFather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer Wigmore 1231-1282 Great Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216

Great x 3 GrandMother: Maud Braose 1224-1301

Great x 2 GrandMother: Margaret Fiennes 1269- Great x 4 Granddaughter of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189

Great x 3 GrandFather: William Fiennes 1245-1302

Great x 3 GrandMother: Blanche Beaumont 1252-1302 Great x 3 Granddaughter of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189

Great GrandMother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer Wigmore, 2nd Baroness Geneville 1286-1356 Great x 7 Granddaughter of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 2 GrandFather: Piers Geneville

Great x 3 GrandFather: Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville 1226-1314

Great x 3 GrandMother: Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville -1304

Great x 2 GrandMother: Jeanne Lusignan 1260-1323 Great x 6 Granddaughter of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 3 GrandFather: Hugh Lusignan XII Count Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême 1235-1270 Great x 5 Grandson of Henry "Beauclearc" I King England 1068-1135

Great x 3 GrandMother: Jeanne Fougères Count Lusignan, Count La Marche, Count Angoulême