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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 1479-1523

Paternal Family Tree: Stafford

Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Sabran

1483 Buckingham's Rebellion

1511 Birth and Death of Prince Henry

1514 Marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France

In 1466 [his father] Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 11) and [his mother] Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 8) were married. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham. See Woodville Marriages. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 61) and [his grandmother] Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 51). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 05 Sep 1474 Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 19) and [his future wife] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 14) were married. He the son of John Grey and [his aunt] Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 37). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1479 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire was born to Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 24) and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 21).

Buckingham's Rebellion

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

On 07 Nov 1485 [his step-father] Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 54) and [his mother] Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and [his grandmother] Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford. He the son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 24 Jan 1496 [his step-father] Richard Wingfield (age 27) and [his mother] Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 38) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and [his grandmother] Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 18 May 1497 [his mother] Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford (age 39) died.

Around 1504 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 25) and Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 43) were married. He the son of Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 22 Apr 1505 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 26) was appointed 261st Knight of the Garter by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 48).

After 08 Oct 1505 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 26) paid Henry VII £2000 for permission to marry the wealthy [his wife] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 45) who was some nineteen years older than Stafford, and had seven sons and seven daughters by her first marriage.

Around 1509 Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer (age 37) and [his step-daughter] Dorothy Grey Baroness Mountjoy, Willoughby and Latimer (age 29) were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby Broke, Baroness Latimer of Corby. She the daughter of Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset and [his wife] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 48). They were half fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1509 [his step-son] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 31) and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 22) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Dorset. He the son of Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset and [his wife] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 48). He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 21 Apr 1509 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 30) was imprisoned on suspicion of treason, but was released without charge.

On 27 Jan 1510 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 31) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. [his wife] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 49) by marriage Countess Wiltshire.

Birth and Death of Prince Henry

In Feb 1511 Henry VIII (age 19) celebrated the birth of his son by holding a magnificent tournament at Westminster [Map]. The challengers included Henry VIII who fought as Cuere Loyall, Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter (age 15) as Bon Vouloir, Edward Neville (age 40) as Joyeulx Penser, Thomas Knyvet (age 26) as Valiant Desyr and Thomas Tyrrell.

On Day 1 of the tournament the Answerers included: William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton (age 28), Henry Grey 4th Earl Kent (age 16), Thomas Cheney (age 26), Richard Blount and Robert Morton.

On Day 2 of the tournament the Answerers included: Richard Tempest of Bracewell (age 31), Thomas Lucy, Henry Guildford (age 22), Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 27), Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 34), Richard Grey, [his step-son] Leonard Grey 1st Viscount Grane (age 32), Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 38), Edmund Howard (age 33) and Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 32).

Marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France

In 1520 [his sister-in-law] Anne Hastings Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 49) died.

Around 1522 Gerald Fitzgerald 9th Earl of Kildare (age 35) and [his step-daughter] Elizabeth Grey Countess Kildare (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Kildare. She the daughter of Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset and [his wife] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 61). He the son of Gerald Fitzgerald 8th Earl of Kildare and Alice Fitzeustace Countess Kildare. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 1523 [his step-son] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 45) was appointed Privy Council.

On 06 Apr 1523 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 44) died without issue. Earl Wiltshire extinct.

On 12 May 1529 [his former wife] Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 68) died. She was buried at Church St Mary the Virgin, Astley.

[his former step-son] Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 51) succeeded 8th Baron Harington, 3rd Baron Bonville,

Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 1479-1523 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 1479-1523

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 1479-1523

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Countess Stafford Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Ferrers Groby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle

Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Woodville

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Woodville

GrandFather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Beauchamp

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beauchamp

Great x 4 Grandmother: Idonea Lisle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Lord of Ligby 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Dampierre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Fiennes 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Count of Enghien

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roberto Orsini Count 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Orsini Count 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva del Balzo

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Sabran