Biography of Elizabeth Stafford 1546-1599

Paternal Family Tree: Stafford

Maternal Family Tree: María González Henestrosa Lady Villagera 1356

In 1534 [her father] 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 father] William Stafford (age 36) with his [her mother] wife (age 17), children (Elizabeth Stafford, [her brother] Edward Stafford, [her sister] Ursula Stafford, [her brother] William Stafford, [her brother] John Stafford and [her sister] Dorothy Stafford ), sister, cousin and servants settled in Geneva to avoid religious persecution.

In 1545 [her father] William Stafford (age 37) and [her mother] 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 Elizabeth Stafford was born to William Stafford (age 38) and Dorothy Stafford (age 19).

On 05 May 1556 [her father] William Stafford (age 48) died at Geneva. Calvin claimed the custody of his son [her brother] John and forbade his [her mother] 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.

Marriage of Richard Keyes and Mary Grey

On 19 Aug 1565 Thomas Keyes (age 41) and Mary Grey (age 20) were married. Elizabeth Stafford (age 19) and [her sister] Ursula Stafford (age 12) were witnesses. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 1575 William Drury (age 24) and Elizabeth Stafford (age 28) were married.

In 1575 [her son] Robert Drury was born to [her husband] William Drury (age 24) and Elizabeth Stafford (age 29).

On 08 Jun 1576 [her daughter] Frances Drury Lady Glentworth was born to [her husband] William Drury (age 26) and Elizabeth Stafford (age 30).

On 04 Jan 1578 [her daughter] Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter was born to [her husband] William Drury (age 27) and Elizabeth Stafford (age 32).

In 1584 [her brother-in-law] Henry Drury (age 35) died.

In 1590 [her husband] William Drury (age 39) died.

After 1591 [her son-in-law] William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 25) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter (age 12) were married. He the son of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 48) and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 43). They were third cousin once removed.

On 30 Jan 1592 [her son] Robert Drury (age 17) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Bacon (age 20) were married.

In or before 1595 [her son-in-law] Nicholas Clifford of Bobbing Kent and [her daughter] Frances Drury Lady Glentworth (age 18) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 1599. Unknown Painter. Portrait of Elizabeth Stafford (age 52).

On 06 Feb 1599 Elizabeth Stafford (age 53) died.

[her daughter] Susanna Drury was born to William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford.

[her daughter] Diana Drury Viscountess Wimbledon was born to William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford.

[her son] Charles Drury was born to William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford.

John Thornton of Soham and Anne Drury were married.

Ancestors of Elizabeth Stafford 1546-1599

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Hastings

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Burdett

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Aylesbury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Aylesbury

GrandFather: Humphrey Stafford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fray

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Fray

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Danvers

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Danvers

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Danvers Baroness Wenlock

Father: William Stafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fogge

GrandMother: Margaret Fogge

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Haute

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Haute

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Haute

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Woodville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Woodville

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp

Elizabeth Stafford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Pole

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pole

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Pole

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Pole 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Edith St John 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George York 1st Duke of Clarence 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: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York 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 Grandmother: Margaret York Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence 3 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: Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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Royal Ancestors of Elizabeth Stafford 1546-1599

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Ancestors of Elizabeth Stafford 1546-1599