Humphrey Stafford KG (1402 - 1460)

Born 15 Aug 1402 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Nevell) Blount — married before 28 Oct 1424 (to 10 Jul 1460) in County Durham, England

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1460 at age 57 in England

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Sir Humphrey Stafford of Stafford, co. Stafford, created 1st Duke of Buckingham.

Biography

Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham

Sir Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham,^[1] Earl of Buckingham, Earl of Hereford, Earl of Stafford, Earl of Northampton, Count of Perche, 7th Lord Stafford

Early Life

Humphrey was the son and heir of Sir Edmund Stafford,^[2] 5th Earl of Stafford, 6th Lord Stafford, Lord of Tonbridge & Caus and Anne of Gloucester.^[3] He was born at Hereford on 15 August 1403 and baptized in the cathedral church of St Mary there.^[4]

Marriage

He married Anne Neville, daughter of Sir Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Joan Beaufort, before 18 October 1424 (a dispensation having been issued as early as 7 August 1408, they being related in the 3rd degree of kindred on both sides). Their children are:

1. Catherine/Katherine (-26 Dec 1476), wife of Sir John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury
2. Sir Humphrey, Earl of Stafford (1428-[1459])
3. Sir John (-8 May 1473, bur [Pleshey, Essex]), 9th Earl of Wiltshire, Chief Butler of England
4. Sir Henry (-4 Oct 1471)
5. Anne (-after 14 Apr 1472, bur Lingfield), wife of Sir Aubrey de Vere and of Sir Thomas, 5th Lord Cobham
6. Edward (-young)
7. Richard (-young) - see Notes
8. Joan/Jane (-after 31 Oct 1480), wife of Sir William, 2nd Viscount Beaumont, & of Sir William Knyvett
9. Elizabeth - see Notes
10. George (-young) - see Notes
11. William (-young) - see Notes
12. Margaret - see Notes

Mistress

Sir Humphrey also had an illegitimate son and daughter (Anne, wife of William Rouse, Esq).

Death

Sir Humphrey Stafford died on July 1460 at the battle of Northampton. He was buried at Grey Friars, Northampton. His will was proved on 2 December 1460.

d.10 JUL 1460 Category:Battle of Northampton (1460)^[1]

Burial: Grey Friars, Monastery, Northampton

Buckingham in Shakespeare

Appears in: Henry VI, Part 2

"Buckingham appears as a fairly significant character in 2 Henry VI. He is a loyal Lancastrian supporter and fights for the Lancastrians at St Albans, where he is wounded. At the beginning of 3 Henry VI, the Yorkists report that Buckingham has been either wounded or killed during the battle. He is not mentioned again. In reality, Buckingham died in 1460, five years after the Battle of St Albans, at the Battle of Northampton. While Buckingham is not seen again, his grandson and heir is a major character in Richard III, who is ultimately executed by the tyrant king for turning on him."^[5][6]

Research Notes

Richardson names only 9 children, but MedLands lists 12, adding Richard, Margaret and Elizabeth. Richard is said to have died young (as also are Edward, George and William). There is no further information on Margaret and Elizabeth. A "primary source", namely a manuscript pedigree of ca. 1500, is cited for only the more significant children.

Wikipedia mentions Margaret.

George and William are said elsewhere to have been twins.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia: Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
2. ↑ J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 804-856', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV (London, 1987), pp. 268-294. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol18/pp268-294 [accessed 9 December 2020].
3. ↑ King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/25-238/ [Accessed: 10/12/2020] Inquisitions Post Mortem for Anne, countess of Stafford 1438
4. ↑ King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/22-369/ [Accessed: 10/12/2020] Proof of age for Humphrey Earl of Stafford 1423
5. ↑ Shakespeare and History [1]
6. ↑ Shakspeareana Genealogica: Part I. Identification of the Dramatis Personæ in Shakespeare's Historical Plays, pg 159 [2]

• MedLands

Marlyn Lewis, citing:

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