Biography of Dorothy Stafford 1526-1604

Paternal Family Tree: Stafford

Maternal Family Tree: María González Henestrosa Lady Villagera 1356

On 16 Feb 1519 [her father] Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 17) and [her mother] Ursula Pole (age 15) were married. He the son of Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 41) and Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 10 May 1526 [her future brother-in-law] Humphrey Stafford (age 19) and Margaret Tame (age 26) were married.

On 01 Oct 1526 Dorothy Stafford was born to Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 25) and Ursula Pole (age 22).

In 1534 [her future husband] William Stafford (age 26) and Mary Boleyn (age 35) were married in secret. The marriage was discovered when she, Mary, attended Court, when pregnant, angering both the King (age 42) and her sister the Queen (age 33). They was banished from Court. She the daughter of Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 57) and Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 54).

In Mar 1544 [her future husband] William Stafford (age 36) with his wife (age 17), children ([her daughter] Elizabeth Stafford, [her son] Edward Stafford, [her daughter] Ursula Stafford, [her son] William Stafford, [her son] John Stafford and [her daughter] Dorothy Stafford ), sister, cousin and servants settled in Geneva to avoid religious persecution.

In 1545 William Stafford (age 37) and Dorothy Stafford (age 18) were married. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1546 [her daughter] Elizabeth Stafford was born to [her husband] William Stafford (age 38) and Dorothy Stafford (age 19).

In 1547 [her father] Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 45) was created 1st Baron Stafford.

On 08 May 1548 [her brother-in-law] Humphrey Stafford (age 41) died.

In 1552 [her son] Edward Stafford was born to [her husband] William Stafford (age 44) and Dorothy Stafford (age 25).

In 1553 [her daughter] Ursula Stafford was born to [her husband] William Stafford (age 45) and Dorothy Stafford (age 26).

On 01 Mar 1554 [her son] William Stafford was born to [her husband] William Stafford (age 46) and Dorothy Stafford (age 27).

On or before 04 Jan 1556 [her son] John Stafford was born to [her husband] William Stafford (age 48) and Dorothy Stafford (age 29). He was baptised on 04 Jan 1556; the first to be baptised as part of the English Congregation established in Geneva. John Calvin was his godfather,

On 05 May 1556 [her husband] William Stafford (age 48) died at Geneva. Calvin claimed the custody of his son [her son] John and forbade his widow (age 29) to leave with him. She appealed to Stafford's younger brother and the threat to invoke French aid persuaded Calvin to yield. She then moved to Basle, remaining there until January 1559.

In Jan 1559 Dorothy Stafford (age 32) returned to England with her young children.

In 1563 Queen Elizabeth (age 29)appointed Dorothy Stafford (age 36) Mistress of the Robes.

On 30 Apr 1563 [her father] Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 61) died at Caus Castle [Map]. His son [her brother] 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.

On 12 Aug 1570 [her mother] Ursula Pole (age 66) died.

Around 1573 [her son] Edward Stafford (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Roberta Chapman were married.

Before 1575 [her son-in-law] William Drury (age 24) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Stafford (age 28) were married.

In 1578 [her son] Edward Stafford (age 26) was appointed English Ambassador to France, possibly through the influence of his mother Dorothy Stafford (age 51).

On 29 Jan 1580 [her son] John Stafford (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Millicent Gresham (age 11) were married.

In 1593 [her son] William Stafford (age 38) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Gryme were married.

On 29 Nov 1597 [her son] Edward Stafford (age 45) and [her daughter-in-law] Douglas Howard Baroness Sheffield (age 55) were married. They were fourth cousins.

On 06 Feb 1599 [her daughter] Elizabeth Stafford (age 53) died.

Before 11 Jul 1603 [her son-in-law] Richard Drake (age 68) and [her daughter] Ursula Stafford (age 50) were married.

On 22 Sep 1604 Dorothy Stafford (age 77) died. She was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. Her effigy and monument are in the north aisle of the church. The inscription reads ... Here Lyeth the Lady Dorothy Stafford, Wife and Widow to Sir William Stafford, Knight, Daughter to Henry, Lord Stafford, the only son of Edward, the last Duke of Buckingham: Her mother was Ursula, Daughter to the Countesse of Salisbury, the only Daughter to George, Duke of Clarence, Brother to King Edward the Fourth. Shee continued a true Widow from the Age of 27 till her Death. She served Queen Elizabeth 40 Yeeres, lying in the Bedchamber, esteemed of her, loved of all, doing good, all she could, to every Body, never hurt any; a continual Remembrancer of the Suits of the Poor. As she Lived a religious Life, in great Reputation of Honour and Vertue in the World, so she ended in continual fervent Meditation, and hearty Prayer to God. At which Instant, as all her Life, so after her Death, she gave liberally to the Poore, and died aged 78, the 22 of September 1604. In whose Remembrance, Sir Edward Stafford (age 52), her sonne, hath caused this Memorial of her to be in the same Forme and Place as she herselfe long since required him.

[her daughter] Dorothy Stafford was born to William Stafford and Dorothy Stafford.

Ancestors of Dorothy Stafford 1526-1604

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Woodville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Father: Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Grey Baroness Poynings 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne

GrandMother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dafydd Gam Brecon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury

Dorothy Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pole

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Wingfield Countess Suffolk

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Pole

Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Pole

GrandFather: Richard Pole 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Barre

Great x 2 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Edith St John 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stourton 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Mother: Ursula Pole 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund of Langley 1st Duke York Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Castile Duchess York 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 6th Earl Ulster Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George York 1st Duke of Clarence 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster

GrandMother: Margaret York Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance York Countess Gloucester Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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