Ancestral Trails 2016 » Henry STAFFORD (1455-1483)

Personal data Henry STAFFORD 

  • He was born on September 4, 1455 in Buckinghamshire.
  • Title: 2nd Duke of Buckingham
  • He died on November 2, 1483 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, he was 28 years old.Source 1
    Executed for Treason
  • He is buried in the year 1483 in Grey Friars, Northampton, Northamptonshire.
  • A child of Humphrey STAFFORD and Margaret BEAUFORT

Household of Henry STAFFORD

He is married to Katherine WOODVILLE.

They got married about February 1465/66.


Child(ren):

  1. Humphrey STAFFORD  ± 1480-????
  2. Elizabeth STAFFORD  1483-1532 
  3. Henry STAFFORD  1479-???? 
  4. Edward STAFFORD  -1521 
  5. Anne STAFFORD  1481-1544 


Notes about Henry STAFFORD

He is believed to have been the person who suggested the murder of the two Princes in the Tower. He married Catherine Woodville, sister of Edward IV's queen, but after Edward's death he supported the claims of Edward's brother Richard to the throne and opposed those of Edward's son, the 13-year old Edward VI. Edward and his brother were imprisoned in the Tower of London and put to death.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Henry STAFFORD

Humphrey STAFFORD
1402-1460
Anne NEVILLE
1409-1480
Edmund BEAUFORT
1406-1455
Eleanor BEAUCHAMP
1407-????

Henry STAFFORD
1455-1483


Katherine WOODVILLE
1458-1497

Humphrey STAFFORD
± 1480-????
Elizabeth STAFFORD
1483-1532
Henry STAFFORD
1479-????
Edward STAFFORD
-1521
Anne STAFFORD
1481-1544

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Sources

  1. The Complete Peerage, Cokayne
    beheaded for treason without a trial at the age of 28

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Historical events

Birthday September 4, 1455

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1455: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 23 » Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
    • May 1 » Battle of Arkinholm, Royal forces end the Black Douglas hegemony in Scotland.
    • May 22 » Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.

Day of death November 2, 1483

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1483: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 29 » Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile.
    • June 26 » Richard III becomes King of England.
    • July 6 » Richard III is crowned King of England.
    • August 15 » Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel.


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