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Hugh STAFFORD
1342 - 1386 (44 years)-
Name Hugh STAFFORD [1] Birth 1342 Stafford, Staffordshire, England 
[1] Gender Male FamilySearch ID LZ5L-L1C MilitaryService 1359 France [2] TitleOfNobility 31 Aug 1372 Staffordshire, England [2] 2nd Earl of Stafford Knight of the Garter Aft 11 Nov 1375 [2] Will 6 Apr 1385 [2] dated Burial 1386 Austin Priory, Stone, Staffordshire, England [1] Death 16 Oct 1386 Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece [1] Person ID I594766592 Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy Last Modified 30 Dec 2022
Father Ralph I DE STAFFORD, b. 24 Sep 1298, Amington, Staffordshire, England d. 31 Aug 1372, Tonbridge, Kent, England (Age 73 years) Mother Margaret AUDLEY, b. 1318, Stafford, Staffordshire, England d. 7 Sep 1349, Tonbridge, Kent, England (Age 31 years) Marriage 5 Jul 1336 Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England [3] Family ID F536728726 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Philippa DE BEAUCHAMP, b. 1334, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. 6 Apr 1386 (Age 52 years) Marriage Bef 1362 England [4] Children 1. Joan STAFFORD, b. 1362, Stafford Castle-Staffordshire-England d. 1 Oct 1442, Woodstock-Oxfordshire-England (Age 80 years)2. Margaret STAFFORD, Countess of Westmoreland, b. 1 Jun 1364, Brancepeth, Durham, England d. 9 Jun 1396, Castle Raby, Durham, England (Age 32 years)3. Katherine De STAFFORD, b. Abt 1366, Staffordshire, England d. 8 Apr 1419, Wingfield Church, Suffolk, England (Age ~ 53 years)4. Ralph STAFFORD, b. Abt 1367, Staffordshire, England d. 1385, murdered by John Holland (Age ~ 18 years)5. Thomas STAFFORD, 3rd Earl of Stafford, b. 1368, Staffordshire, England d. 4 Jul 1392, Westminster, Middlesex, England (Age 24 years)6. William STAFFORD, b. 21 Sep 1375, Stafford, Staffordshire, England d. 6 Apr 1395, Pheshy Castle, Essex, England (Age 19 years)7. Edmund STAFFORD, 5th Earl of Stafford, b. 2 Mar 1377, England d. 21 Jul 1403, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 26 years)8. Hugh STAFFORD, b. Abt 1382, , Staffordshire, England d. 3 Nov 1420, Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 38 years)Family ID F536728724 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Dec 2022
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Notes - Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, KG (c. 1342 – 16 October 1386) was an English nobleman.
Early life
Hugh de Stafford was born around 1342, the second and youngest son of Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley. His elder brother, Ralph, was intended to inherit the title and had been married to Maud Grosmont, daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Isabel de Beaumont in 1344, with the expectation that he would expand the Stafford estates by inheriting the Lancastrian duchy. However, Ralph died early in 1347 and Hugh became heir. Around 1358, Hugh became the 3rd Lord Audley. Hugh joined his father in the French campaigns in 1359, being part of the retinue of Edward, Prince of Wales, spending time in Gascony and northern Spain.
Political career
He spent many years in military service, before returning to England and being summoned to Parliament in 1371 as Lord Stafford and later as Earl Stafford. On 31 August 1372, he inherited the title of 2nd Earl of Stafford. He was a member of a number of royal commissions, such as ones on Scottish affairs and on coastal defence. He was on the committee of nobles who conferred regularly with the Commons, being deemed suitable by that House to be part of the new 'continual council' of state. He did not always make the best decisions though and was admonished by his peers for censuring John Philipot, the London MP and merchant who had mobilised a fleet to defend merchant shipping.
Marriage and children
On or before 1 March 1350, Hugh de Stafford married Philippa de Beauchamp daughter of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer.
They had at least eight children.
1. Margaret Stafford (c. 1364 – 9 June 1396). Married Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland as his first wife. Had issue.
2. Sir Ralph Stafford (c. 1367 – 1385). Ralph was killed by King Richard II's half-brother, John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter in a feud during an expedition against the Scots in July 1385, over a retainer's death by one of Ralph's archers.
3. Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford (c. 1368 – 4 July 1392). Inherited at age of 18. Married Anne of Gloucester, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor de Bohun. No issue, the marriage was reportedly never consummated.
4. William Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford (21 September 1375 – 6 April 1395). Inherited from his brother at the age of 14. He was a ward of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. He died at 19, no issue.
5. Katherine Stafford (c. 1376 – 8 April 1419). Married Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. Had issue.
6. Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (2 March 1377 – 22 July 1403). Inherited the earldom from his brother at the age of 17. He married Anne of Gloucester, widow of his elder brother Thomas. Edmund and Anne were the parents of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
7. Joan Stafford (1378 – 1 October 1442), married Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey. No issue.
8. Hugh Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (c. 1382 - 25 October 1420). Married Elizabeth Bourchier, 4th Baroness Bourchier and thus 4th Baron Bourchier jure uxoris, later created 1st Baron Stafford (1411 creation), Knight of the Garter. No issue.
Later life and death
The Countess Philippa died on 6 April 1386, and it was probably this combined with the death of his eldest son that pushed him to undertake a series of pilgrimages. He went first to Walsingham and then sailed for Jerusalem. He only got to Rhodes, where he died in the hospital the knights of St John in October of that year. His bones were returned to Stone Priory, Staffordshire, for burial next to his wife.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Stafford,_2nd_Earl_of_Stafford
- Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, KG (c. 1342 – 16 October 1386) was an English nobleman.
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Katherine De STAFFORD, person ID GHLQ-8QW. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Hugh Stafford, person ID LZ5L-L1C. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Ralph I de Stafford, person ID KJ4B-PPF. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Philippa DE BEAUCHAMP, person ID LZZ1-47L. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Katherine De STAFFORD, person ID GHLQ-8QW. (Reliability: 3).