Baron Stafford is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
1469 Murder of Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon
1521 Trial and Execution of the Duke of Buckingham
1680 Trial and Execution of William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford
There have been five creations of Baron Stafford:
1st. 1287. Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford. Forfeit. 17th May 1521. Trial and Execution of the Duke of Buckingham.
2nd. 1411. Hugh Stafford Baron Bourchier, 1st Baron Stafford. Extant.
3rd. 24th April 1464. Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon. Forfeit. 17th August 1469. Murder of Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon.
4th. 1547. Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford. Extinct. 1640.
5th. 12th September 1640. William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford. Extant.
Baron Stafford is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Forfeit Baronies of England.
Summary
1287. Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford [aged 14] created.
26th August 1308. Son Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 6] succeeded.
31st August 1372. Son Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford [aged 36] succeeded.
16th October 1386. Son Thomas Stafford 3rd Earl Stafford [aged 18] succeeded.
4th July 1392. Brother William Stafford 4th Earl Stafford [aged 16] succeeded.
6th April 1395. Brother Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford [aged 17] succeeded.
21st July 1403. Son Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham succeeded. See Battle of Shrewsbury.
10th July 1460. Grandson Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham [aged 5] succeeded. See 1460 Battle of Northampton.
2nd November 1483. Son Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham [aged 5] succeeded. See Buckingham's Rebellion.
17th May 1521. Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham forfeit. See Trial and Execution of the Duke of Buckingham.
In 1287 Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford [aged 14] was created 1st Baron Stafford.
On 26th August 1308 Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford [aged 36] died. His son Ralph [aged 6] succeeded 2nd Baron Stafford.
Around 1326 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 24] and Katherine Hastings Baroness Stafford [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. She the daughter of John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny and Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon [aged 23]. They were fifth cousins.
Before 6th July 1336 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 34] and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. She the daughter of Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 45] and Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester. They were fifth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 31st August 1372 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 70] died. His son Hugh [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford. Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford [aged 38] by marriage Countess Stafford.
On 16th October 1386 Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford [aged 50] died returning from his Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. His son Thomas [aged 18] succeeded 3rd Earl Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford.
On 4th July 1392 Thomas Stafford 3rd Earl Stafford [aged 24] died at Westminster [Map]. His brother William [aged 16] succeeded 4th Earl Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 6th April 1395 William Stafford 4th Earl Stafford [aged 19] died at Pleshey Castle [Map]. He was buried at Tonbridge, Kent [Map]. His brother Edmund [aged 17] succeeded 5th Earl Stafford, 6th Baron Stafford.
On 21st July 1403 King Henry IV of England [aged 36], with his son the future King Henry V of England [aged 16], defeated the rebel army of Henry "Hotspur" Percy [aged 39] at the Battle of Shrewsbury at the site now known as Battlefield, Shrewsbury [Map]. King Henry V of England took an arrow to the side of his face. John Stanley [aged 53] was wounded in the throat. Thomas Strickland [aged 36] fought and was awarded £38 and two of the rebel Henry's horses. Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 21] fought for the King. Walter Blount [aged 55], the King's Standard Bearer, was killed by Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine [aged 31].
Thomas Wendesley [aged 59], Edmund Cockayne [aged 47] and Robert Goushill were killed.
Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford [aged 25] was killed. His son Humphrey Stafford succeeded 6th Earl Stafford, 7th Baron Stafford.
Hugh Shirley [aged 52] was killed; he was one of four knights dressed as King Henry IV of England.
Of the rebels, Henry "Hotspur" Percy, Madog Kynaston [aged 43] and John Clifton were killed.
Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 60] was beheaded after the battle. Earl Worcester extinct.
Richard Vernon 11th Baron Shipbrook [aged 48] was hanged. Baron Shipbrook forfeit.
John Rossall was killed. His sister Eleanor Rossall [aged 26] inherited a half-share in the Rossall Shrewsbury [Map] estates.
John Massey [aged 65] was killed.
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On 10th July 1460 the Yorkist army led by the future King Edward IV of England [aged 18] and including Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 31], Archbishop George Neville [aged 28], William Neville 1st Earl Kent [aged 55], Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham [aged 45] and John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 22] defeated the Lancastrian army at the 1460 Battle of Northampton.
Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent [aged 43] had started the day as part of the Lancastrian army but did nothing to prevent the Yorkist army attacking.
King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 38] was captured.
Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 57] was killed. His grandson Henry [aged 5] succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 7th Earl Stafford, 8th Baron Stafford.
John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 42] was killed. His son John [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl Waterford, 8th Baron Furnivall, 12th Baron Strange Blackmere, 9th Baron Talbot.
Thomas Percy 1st Baron Egremont [aged 37] was killed. [Baron Egremont of Egremont Castle in Cumberland extinct. Some authoirities state, however, that he left a son, Sir John Percy, who never assumed the title.]
John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont [aged 50] was killed. His son William [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Viscount Beaumont, 7th Baron Beaumont.
William Lucy [aged 56] was killed apparently by servants of a member of the Stafford family who wanted his wife Margaret Fitzlewis [aged 21].
Thomas Tresham [aged 40] fought.
William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont and William Norreys [aged 19] were knighted.
Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland was executed following the battle.
The battle was fought south of the River Nene [Map] in the grounds of Delapré Abbey.
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On 2nd November 1483 Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham [aged 29] was beheaded in Salisbury Marketplace [Map] for his part in the rebellion. Duke of Buckingham forfeit. His son Edward [aged 5] succeeded 8th Earl Stafford, 9th Baron Stafford.
On 17th May 1521 Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham [aged 43] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke of Buckingham, Earl Stafford and Baron Stafford forfeit.
He was executed for no specific reason other than his having a significant amount of Plantagenet blood and was, therefore, considered a threat by Henry VIII [aged 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].
Baron Stafford is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1411. Hugh Stafford Baron Bourchier, 1st Baron Stafford created.
In 1411 Hugh Stafford Baron Bourchier, 1st Baron Stafford was created 1st Baron Stafford. Elizabeth Bourchier 4th Baroness Bourchier Baroness Stafford [aged 12] by marriage Baroness Stafford.
Baron Stafford of Southwick is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Forfeit Baronies of England.
Summary
24th April 1464. Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon [aged 25] created.
17th August 1469. Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon forfeit. See Murder of Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon.
On 24th April 1464 Humphrey Stafford [aged 25] was created 1st Baron Stafford of Southwick. See Warkworth Note 4..
On 17th August 1469 Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon [aged 30], having escaped after the Battle of Edgecote Moor, was captured and executed by a mob at Bridgwater, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey [Map]. Earl Devon, Baron Stafford of Southwick forfeit.
Baron Stafford is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
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1547. Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford [aged 45] created.
30th April 1563. Son Henry Stafford 2nd Baron Stafford succeeded.
1565. Brother Edward Stafford 3rd Baron Stafford [aged 29] succeeded.
18th October 1603. Son Edward Stafford 4th Baron Stafford [aged 31] succeeded.
1625. Grandson Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford [aged 3] succeeded.
4th August 1637. First Cousin Twice Removed Roger Stafford 6th Baron Stafford [aged 65] succeeded.
1640. Roger Stafford 6th Baron Stafford extinct.
In 1547 Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford [aged 45] was created 1st Baron Stafford.
On 30th April 1563 Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford [aged 61] died at Caus Castle [Map]. His son Henry succeeded 2nd Baron Stafford. On 6th May 1563 Henry Stafford 1st Baron Stafford 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.
In 1565 Henry Stafford 2nd Baron Stafford died. His brother Edward [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Baron Stafford.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In or before 1572 Edward Stafford 3rd Baron Stafford [aged 36] and Mary Stanley Baroness Stafford were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford. She the daughter of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby [aged 62] and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby [aged 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 [aged 29] and Isabel Forster Baroness Stafford were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford.
On 18th October 1603 Edward Stafford 3rd Baron Stafford [aged 68] died. His son Edward [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baron Stafford.
In 1625 Edward Stafford 4th Baron Stafford [aged 53] died. His grandson Henry [aged 3] succeeded 5th Baron Stafford.
On 4th August 1637 Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford [aged 15] died. His first cousin twice removed Roger [aged 65] succeeded 6th Baron Stafford. His succession was disputed. Roger petitioned Parliament for the title, at the age of sixty-five. A commission was appointed to examine his claim, headed by Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. Eventually, the claim reached King Charles I who denied it on grounds of Stafford's poverty. The judgment read "that the said Roger Stafford, having no part of the inheritance of the said Lord Stafford, nor any other lands or means whatsoever…should make a resignation of all claims and title to the said Barony of Stafford, for his majesty to dispose of as he should see fit". He surrendered the title by deed on 7 December 1639 for a sum of £800
In 1640 Roger Stafford 6th Baron Stafford [aged 68] died unmarried. Baron Stafford extinct. The title Baron Stafford was created again in 1640 for the husband of Roger's first-cousin twice-removed Mary Stafford Countess Stafford [aged 20], sister of Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford.
Baron Stafford is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Extant Baronies of England.
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12th September 1640. William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford [aged 25] created.
13th January 1694. Son Henry Stafford-Howard 1st Earl Stafford [aged 46] succeeded.
1719. Nephew William Stafford-Howard 2nd Earl Stafford [aged 29] succeeded.
1734. Son William Mathias Stafford-Howard 3rd Earl Stafford [aged 16] succeeded.
1751. Uncle John Paul Stafford-Howard 4th Earl Stafford [aged 50] succeeded.
1st April 1762. Niece Anatasia Stafford-Howard 6th Baroness Stafford [aged 40] de jure.
1807. Half First Cousin Once Removed William Jerningham of Cossey Park 6th Baronet [aged 70] de jure.
1824. Son George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 52] attainder reversed.
4th October 1851. Son Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham 9th Baron Stafford [aged 49] succeeded.
1884. Nephew Augustus Frederick Stafford-Jerningham 10th Baron Stafford [aged 53] succeeded.
16th February 1892. Brother Fitzherbert Edward Stafford-Jerningham 11th Baron Stafford [aged 58] succeeded.
12th June 1913. Nephew Francis Fitzherbert Stafford 12th Baron Stafford [aged 53] succeeded.
18th September 1932. Brother Admiral Edward Fitzherbert 13th Baron Stafford [aged 68] succeeded.
28th September 1941. Nephew Basil Fitzherbert 14th Baron Stafford [aged 15] succeeded.
8th January 1986. Son Francis Fitzherbert 15th Baron Stafford [aged 31] succeeded.
On 12th September 1640 William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford [aged 25] was created 1st Baron Stafford jointly with his wife Mary Stafford Countess Stafford [aged 20].
On 29th December 1680 William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford [aged 66] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was attainted; Viscount Stafford forfeit. His wife Mary Stafford Countess Stafford [aged 60], with whom he was jointly created Baron Stafford continued as Baroness.
On 13th January 1694 Mary Stafford Countess Stafford [aged 74] died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Her son Henry [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Baron Stafford.
In 1719 Henry Stafford-Howard 1st Earl Stafford [aged 71] died. His nephew William [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Earl Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford. Anne Holman Countess Stafford by marriage Countess Stafford.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1734 William Stafford-Howard 2nd Earl Stafford [aged 44] died. His son William [aged 16] succeeded 3rd Earl Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford.
Before 1751 William Mathias Stafford-Howard 3rd Earl Stafford [aged 32] and Henrietta Cantillon Countess Stafford [aged 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 [aged 33] died. His uncle John [aged 50] succeeded 4th Earl Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford. Elizabeth Ewens Countess Stafford by marriage Countess Stafford.
On 1st April 1762 John Paul Stafford-Howard 4th Earl Stafford [aged 61] died without issue. Earl Stafford extinct.His niece Anatasia [aged 40] de jure 6th Baroness Stafford.
In 1807 Anatasia Stafford-Howard 6th Baroness Stafford [aged 85] died. Her half first cousin once removed William [aged 70] de jure 7th Baron Stafford
On 14th August 1809 William Jerningham of Cossey Park 6th Baronet [aged 73] died. George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 38] de jure 8th Baron Stafford. His son George succeeded 7th Baronet Jerningham of Cossey.
In 1824 George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 52] attainder reversed 8th Baron Stafford. He assumed the additional surname Stafford at the time.
On 26th May 1836 George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 65] and Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford [aged 46] were married. She by marriage Baroness Stafford.
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton [aged 73], a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton [aged 41] had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley [aged 48] married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley [aged 75],
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford,
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds [aged 43] married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds [aged 38].
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish [aged 49].
On 4th October 1851 George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 80] died. His son Henry [aged 49] succeeded 9th Baron Stafford, 8th Baronet Jerningham of Cossey.
In 1884 Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham 9th Baron Stafford [aged 82] died at Costessey Park. His nephew Augustus [aged 53] succeeded 10th Baron Stafford, 9th Baronet Jerningham of Cossey.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 16th February 1892 Augustus Frederick Stafford-Jerningham 10th Baron Stafford [aged 61] died. His brother Fitzherbert [aged 58] succeeded 11th Baron Stafford, 10th Baronet Jerningham of Cossey.
On 12th June 1913 Fitzherbert Edward Stafford-Jerningham 11th Baron Stafford [aged 79] died. His nephew Francis [aged 53] succeeded 12th Baron Stafford. His second cousin once removed William [aged 46] succeeded 11th Baronet Jerningham of Cossey.
On 18th September 1932 Francis Fitzherbert Stafford 12th Baron Stafford [aged 73] died. His brother Edward [aged 68] succeeded 13th Baron Stafford.
On 28th September 1941 Admiral Edward Fitzherbert 13th Baron Stafford [aged 77] died unmarried. His nephew Basil [aged 15] succeeded 14th Baron Stafford.
On 8th January 1986 Basil Fitzherbert 14th Baron Stafford [aged 59] died. His son Francis [aged 31] succeeded 15th Baron Stafford.