Baron Stafford

Baron Stafford is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.

1403 Battle of Shrewsbury

1460 Battle of Northampton

1483 Buckingham's Rebellion

1521 Trial and Execution of the Duke of Buckingham

1680 Trial and Execution of William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford

Baron Stafford (1st Creation)

In 1287 Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 14) was created 1st Baron Stafford.

On 26 Aug 1308 Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 36) died. His son Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 6) succeeded 2nd Baron Stafford.

Around 1326 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 24) and Katherine Hastings Baroness Stafford (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. She the daughter of John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Bergavenny and Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon (age 23).

Before 06 Jul 1336 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 34) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. She the daughter of Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester (age 45) and Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 31 Aug 1372 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 70) died. His son Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford. Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford (age 38) by marriage Countess Stafford.

On 16 Oct 1386 Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford (age 50) died returning from his Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. His son Thomas Stafford 3rd Earl Stafford (age 18) succeeded 3rd Earl Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford.

On 04 Jul 1392 Thomas Stafford 3rd Earl Stafford (age 24) died at Westminster [Map]. His brother William Stafford 4th Earl Stafford (age 16) succeeded 4th Earl Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford.

On 06 Apr 1395 William Stafford 4th Earl Stafford (age 19) died at Pleshey Castle [Map]. He was buried at Tonbridge, Kent [Map]. His brother Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford (age 17) succeeded 5th Earl Stafford, 6th Baron Stafford.

On 21 Jul 1403 Henry IV King England (age 36), with his son the future King Henry V of England (age 16), defeated the rebel army of Henry "Hotspur" Percy (age 39) at the Battle of Shrewsbury at the site now known as Battlefield, Shrewsbury [Map]. King Henry V of England (age 16) took an arrow to the side of his face leaving him severely scarred. John Stanley (age 53) was wounded in the throat. Thomas Strickland (age 36) fought and was awarded £38 and two of the rebel Henry's horses. Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 21) fought for the King. Walter Blount (age 55), the King's Standard Bearer, was killed by Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine (age 31).

Thomas Wendesley (age 59) and Edmund Cockayne (age 47) were killed.

Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford (age 25) was killed. His son Humphrey Stafford  succeeded 6th Earl Stafford, 7th Baron Stafford.

Hugh Shirley (age 52) was killed; he was one of four knights dressed as Henry IV King England (age 36).

Of the rebels, Henry "Hotspur" Percy (age 39), Madog Kynaston (age 43) and John Clifton were killed.

Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester (age 60) was beheaded after the battle. Earl Worcester extinct.

Richard Vernon 11th Baron Shipbrook (age 48) was hanged. Baron Shipbrook forfeit.

John Rossall was killed. His sister Eleanor Rossall (age 26) inherited a half-share in the Rossall Shrewsbury [Map] estates.

John Massey (age 65) was killed.

On 10 Jul 1460 the Yorkist army led by the future King Edward IV of England (age 18) and including Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 31), Archbishop George Neville (age 28), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 55), Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 43), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 45) and John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 22) defeated the Lancastrian army at the 1460 Battle of Northampton.

King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 38) was captured.

Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 57) was killed. His grandson Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 5) succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 7th Earl Stafford, 8th Baron Stafford.

John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 42) was killed. His son John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl Waterford, 8th Baron Furnivall, 12th Baron Strange Blackmere, 9th Baron Talbot.

Thomas Percy 1st Baron Egremont (age 37) was killed.

John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont (age 50) was killed. His son William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22) succeeded 2nd Viscount Beaumont, 7th Baron Beaumont.

William Lucy (age 56) was killed apparently by a member of the Stafford family who wanted his wife Margaret Fitzlewis (age 21).

Thomas Tresham (age 40) fought.

William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22) and William Norreys (age 19) were knighted.

Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland was executed following the battle.

The battle was fought south of the Northampton, Northamptonshire [Map] River Nene in the grounds of Delapré Abbey.

On 02 Nov 1483 Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 29) was beheaded in Salisbury Marketplace [Map] for his part in the rebellion. His son Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 5) succeeded 8th Earl Stafford, 9th Baron Stafford.

On 17 May 1521 Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 43) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map] for no specific reason other than his having a significant amount of Plantagenet blood and was, therefore, considered a threat by Henry VIII (age 29). He was posthumously attainted by Act of Parliament on 31 July 1523, disinheriting his children. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Britford [Map]. Duke of Buckingham, Earl Stafford and Baron Stafford extinct.

His father Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham had been executed for his part in Buckingham's Rebellion, his great-grandfather Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham was killed at the 1460 Battle of Northampton, and his great-great grand-father was killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury, not forgetting his great-uncle Henry Stafford who was killed at the Battle of Barnet and his daughter Margaret Stafford (age 10) who was burned at the stake for her part in Bigod's Rebellion.

Baron Stafford (2nd Creation)

Baron Stafford is also in Baronies of England Chronologically.

In 1411 Hugh Stafford Baron Bourchier, 1st Baron Stafford was created 1st Baron Stafford. Elizabeth Bourchier 4th Baroness Bourchier Baroness Stafford (age 12) by marriage Baroness Stafford.

Baron Stafford (3rd Creation)

Baron Stafford is also in Baronies of England Chronologically.

In 1547 Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 45) was created 1st Baron Stafford.

On 30 Apr 1563 Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 61) died at Caus Castle [Map]. His son Henry Stafford 2nd Baron Stafford succeeded 2nd Baron Stafford. On 06 May 1563 Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (deceased) was buried at Church of All Saints Worthen, Shropshire.

In or before 1565 Henry Stafford 2nd Baron Stafford and Elizabeth Davy Baroness Stafford were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1565 Henry Stafford 2nd Baron Stafford died. His brother Edward Stafford 3rd Baron Stafford (age 29) succeeded 3rd Baron Stafford.

In or before 1572 Edward Stafford 3rd Baron Stafford (age 36) and Mary Stanley Baroness Stafford were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. She the daughter of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 62) and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby (age 60). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1602 Edward Stafford 4th Baron Stafford (age 30) and Isabel Forster Baroness Stafford were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford.

On 18 Oct 1603 Edward Stafford 3rd Baron Stafford (age 68) died. His son Edward Stafford 4th Baron Stafford (age 31) succeeded 4th Baron Stafford.

In 1625 Edward Stafford 4th Baron Stafford (age 53) died. His grandson Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford (age 3) succeeded 5th Baron Stafford.

On 04 Aug 1637 Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford (age 15) died. His first cousin twice removed Roger Stafford 6th Baron Stafford (age 65) succeeded 6th Baron Stafford.

Baron Stafford (4th Creation)

On 12 Sep 1640 William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford (age 25) was created 1st Baron Stafford jointly with his wife Mary Stafford Countess Stafford (age 20).

On 29 Dec 1680 William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford (age 66) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was attainted; Viscount Stafford forfeit. His wife Mary Stafford Countess Stafford (age 60), with whom he was jointly created Baron Stafford continued as Baroness.

On 13 Jan 1694 Mary Stafford Countess Stafford (age 74) died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Her son Henry Stafford-Howard 1st Earl Stafford (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baron Stafford.

In 1719 Henry Stafford-Howard 1st Earl Stafford (age 71) died. His nephew William Stafford-Howard 2nd Earl Stafford (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford. Anne Holman Countess Stafford by marriage Countess Stafford.

In 1734 William Stafford-Howard 2nd Earl Stafford (age 44) died. His son William Mathias Stafford-Howard 3rd Earl Stafford (age 16) succeeded 3rd Earl Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford.

Before 1751 William Mathias Stafford-Howard 3rd Earl Stafford (age 33) and Henrietta Cantillon Countess Stafford (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Stafford, Baroness Stafford. He the son of William Stafford-Howard 2nd Earl Stafford and Anne Holman Countess Stafford.

In 1751 William Mathias Stafford-Howard 3rd Earl Stafford (age 33) died. His uncle John Paul Stafford-Howard 4th Earl Stafford (age 50) succeeded 4th Earl Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford. Elizabeth Ewens Countess Stafford by marriage Countess Stafford.

On 01 Apr 1762 John Paul Stafford-Howard 4th Earl Stafford (age 61) died without issue. Earl Stafford extinct.His niece Anatasia Stafford-Howard 6th Baroness Stafford (age 40) de jure 6th Baroness Stafford.

In 1824 George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 52) attainder reversed 8th Baron Stafford. He assumed the additional surname Stafford at the time.

On 26 May 1836 George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 65) and Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 46) were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 73), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 41) had children.

Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 48) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 75),

Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 46) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 65),

Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 43) married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 38).

Emily Caton (age 41) married Consul John MacTavish (age 49).

On 18 Sep 1932 Francis Fitzherbert Stafford 12th Baron Stafford (age 73) died. His brother Admiral Edward Fitzherbert 13th Baron Stafford (age 68) succeeded 13th Baron Stafford.

On 28 Sep 1941 Admiral Edward Fitzherbert 13th Baron Stafford (age 77) died unmarried. His nephew Basil Fitzherbert 14th Baron Stafford (age 15) succeeded 14th Baron Stafford.

On 08 Jan 1986 Basil Fitzherbert 14th Baron Stafford (age 59) died. His son Francis Fitzherbert 15th Baron Stafford (age 31) succeeded 15th Baron Stafford.