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Ralph I DE STAFFORD

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  1. 1.  Ralph I DE STAFFORDRalph I DE STAFFORD was born on 24 Sep 1298 in Amington, Staffordshire, England; was christened in Sep 1298 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England; died on 31 Aug 1372 in Tonbridge, Kent, England; was buried in Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: KJ4B-PPF
    • Name: Ralph DE STAFFORD
    • MilitaryService: 1327; Sir Knight Banneret
    • Occupation: 1327; Steward of the Royal Household
    • MilitaryService: 11 Aug 1332; Commanding Officer of Archers at the Battle of Dupplin Moor in Scotland
    • TitleOfNobility: 29 Nov 1336; Lord Stafford
    • MilitaryService: 26 Aug 1348; and was captured during the Siege of Nantes
    • MilitaryService: 1352, Gascogne, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France; and served as King's Lieutenant in Gascogne
    • Occupation: 1361, France; Royal Envoy
    • TitleOfNobility: 26 Aug 1384; 5th Knight of the Order of the Garter

    Notes:

    Ralph de Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, KG (24 September 1301 ? 31 August 1372) was an English nobleman and notable soldier during the Hundred Years War against France.
    Ralph was born on 24 September 1301, the son of Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford and Margaret Basset. Having lost his father at the age of seven, Ralph grew up in the midlands with his mother's relatives, including her second husband Thomas Pipe. He had his first experience of royal service, along with his brothers and stepfather, when he joined the retinue of Ralph, 2nd Lord Basset.

    Career
    Stafford was made a Knight banneret in 1327 and was fighting the Scots shortly afterwards. He supported the plot to free Edward III of England from the control of Roger Mortimer, which earned the king's gratitude. By the summer of 1332, he was a commissioner of the peace in Staffordshire and had served abroad on royal business, accompanying Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester. He was also still fighting the Scots, commanding archers at the Battle of Dupplin Moor on 11 Aug 1332 and on three further Scottish campaigns.
    He was first summoned to Parliament by writ as Lord Stafford on 29 November 1336 and continued to attend until 1350.

    His military career continued, accompanying King Edward to France in 1338 as an advisor and being present at the naval battle of Sluys on 24 June 1340. He also fought at the relief of Brest and the siege of Morlaix. He was captured at Vannes but was exchanged in time to negotiate a truce at Malestroit.
    On 6 January 1341, he was made Steward of the Royal Household but resigned that post on 29 March 1345 having assumed the office of Seneschal of Aquitaine, an English possession in France, where he stayed for about a year. He took part in the Gascon campaign of 1345 including the battles of Bergerac and Auberoche, the siege of Aiguillon, from where he escaped prior to its lifting, a raid on Barfleur and the English victory at the Battle of Crecy, on 26 August 1346. He became one of the twenty-six founding members and the fifth knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348.

    In November 1347, his wife's father died; they were able to take possession of his estates without paying the king's homage, an indication of the relationship between them. Ralph was now a very wealthy man, from his estates and from the many prizes from the French war.
    Edward III created a number of new peerage titles to honour his war captains and to mark his jubilee year. Ralph was created the 1st Earl of Stafford on 5 March 1350, with an annuity of 1000 marks. He now replaced Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster as the king's lieutenant in Gascony. He committed to serve with 200 men at his own expense with the expectation of this being doubled in March 1353 at the king's expense. The campaigns provided several captives that were ransomed, but were ultimately unsuccessful, leading to the appointment of Edward, Prince of Wales to command.
    Even at the age of sixty, Stafford continued to command troops and act as a royal envoy, both in France and in Ireland in 1361, accompanying Lionel of Antwerp to try and restore English control.

    Marriages and children
    Around 1326, Stafford married his first wife, Katherine de Hastang. Katherine was the daughter of Sir John de Hastang, Knight, of Chebsey, Staffordshire.
    Ralph and Katherine had two daughters:
    1. Margaret, married Sir John de Stafford, Knight, of Bramshall.
    2. Joan, married Sir Nicholas de Beke, Knight.

    He later sensationally abducted Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley, daughter of Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Margaret de Clare, who was worth at least ?2,314 a year, more than ten times his own estates. Her parents filed a complaint with King Edward III of England, but the King supported Stafford's actions. In compensation, the King appeased Hugh and Margaret by creating Hugh the 1st Earl of Gloucester.

    Margaret de Audley and Stafford married before 6 July 1336 and they subsequently had two sons and four daughters:
    1. Ralph de Stafford (d. 1347), married Maud of Lancaster, daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Isabel de Beaumont in 1344.
    2. Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, born circa 1336 in Staffordshire, England, married Philippa de Beauchamp; they were the ancestors of the Dukes of Buckingham (1444 creation).
    3. Elizabeth de Stafford, born circa 1340 in Staffordshire, England, died 7 August 1376, married firstly Fulk le Strange; married secondly, John de Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley; married thirdly Reginald de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham.
    4. Beatrice de Stafford, born circa 1341 in Staffordshire, England, died 1415, married firstly, in 1350, Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Desmond (d. June 1358); married secondly, Thomas de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros, of Helmsley; married thirdly Sir Richard Burley, Knt.
    5. Joan de Stafford, born in 1344 in Staffordshire, England, died 1397, married firstly, John Charleton, 3rd Baron Cherleton; married secondly Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot.
    6. Katherine de Stafford, born circa 1348 in Staffordshire, England and died in December 1361. On 25 December 1357, she married Sir John Sutton III (1339 ? c. 1370 or 1376), Knight, Master of Dudley Castle, Staffordshire. Burke reports that she died without issue. However, Burke is often erroneous and incomplete, and later evidence supports that she is the mother of John Sutton IV, 3rd Baron Sutton of Dudley, probably having died in childbirth.

    Death
    He died on 31 August 1372 at Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England. He was buried at Tonbridge Priory, next to his second wife and her parents.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Stafford,_1st_Earl_of_Stafford


    Ralph married Margaret AUDLEY on 5 Jul 1336 in Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England. Margaret (daughter of Hugh DE AUDLEY and Margaret DE CLARE) was born in 1318 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England; was christened in 1347; died on 7 Sep 1349 in Tonbridge, Kent, England; was buried in Sep 1349 in Tonbridge, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth STAFFORD FERRERS, STRANGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1334 in Staffordshire, England; died on 7 Aug 1376 in Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Aug 1376 in Lingfield, Surrey, England.
    2. 3. Ralph de STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1337 in Tonbridge, Kent, England; died about 1347.
    3. 4. Johanna DE STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1339 in Staffordshire, England; died on 2 Aug 1397 in Staffordshire, England; was buried in Saint Mary's Churchyard, Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England.
    4. 5. Lady Katherine DE STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1340 in Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died on 6 Dec 1361 in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
    5. 6. Beatrice STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1341 in Staffordshire, England; died on 14 Apr 1415 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Apr 1415 in Warter, Yorkshire, England.
    6. 7. Hugh STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1342 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England; died on 16 Oct 1386 in Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece; was buried in 1386 in Austin Priory, Stone, Staffordshire, England.
    7. 8. Thomas STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1347 in Stafford, Staffordshire, , England; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth STAFFORD FERRERS, STRANGEElizabeth STAFFORD FERRERS, STRANGE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born in 1334 in Staffordshire, England; died on 7 Aug 1376 in Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Aug 1376 in Lingfield, Surrey, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZGV-X1T


  2. 3.  Ralph de STAFFORDRalph de STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born about 1337 in Tonbridge, Kent, England; died about 1347.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LHR4-S84


  3. 4.  Johanna DE STAFFORDJohanna DE STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born in 1339 in Staffordshire, England; died on 2 Aug 1397 in Staffordshire, England; was buried in Saint Mary's Churchyard, Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LHJV-CMW


  4. 5.  Lady Katherine DE STAFFORDLady Katherine DE STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born on 16 Sep 1340 in Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died on 6 Dec 1361 in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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    • FamilySearch ID: 9ZCC-8MX


  5. 6.  Beatrice STAFFORDBeatrice STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born about 1341 in Staffordshire, England; died on 14 Apr 1415 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Apr 1415 in Warter, Yorkshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LWR2-L6G


  6. 7.  Hugh STAFFORDHugh STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born in 1342 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England; died on 16 Oct 1386 in Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece; was buried in 1386 in Austin Priory, Stone, Staffordshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZ5L-L1C
    • MilitaryService: 1359, France
    • TitleOfNobility: 31 Aug 1372, Staffordshire, England; 2nd Earl of Stafford
    • Knight of the Garter: Aft 11 Nov 1375
    • Will: 6 Apr 1385; dated

    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 married Philippa DE BEAUCHAMP before 1362 in England. Philippa (daughter of Sir Thomas DE BEAUCHAMP, 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine MORTIMER) was born in 1334 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; was christened in 1344; died on 6 Apr 1386; was buried in 1386 in Austin Priory, Stone, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Joan STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1362 in Stafford Castle-Staffordshire-England; died on 1 Oct 1442 in Woodstock-Oxfordshire-England; was buried in Cirencester Abbey, Cirencester, , Gloucestershire, England.
    2. 10. Margaret STAFFORD, Countess of Westmoreland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jun 1364 in Brancepeth, Durham, England; died on 9 Jun 1396 in Castle Raby, Durham, England; was buried in Jun 1396 in St. Brandon Churchyard, Durham, England.
    3. 11. Katherine De STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1366 in Staffordshire, England; died on 8 Apr 1419 in Wingfield Church, Suffolk, England; was buried in 1419 in Wingfiled Church, Wingfield, Suffolk, England.
    4. 12. Ralph STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1367 in Staffordshire, England; died in 1385 in murdered by John Holland; was buried in Unm.
    5. 13. Thomas STAFFORD, 3rd Earl of Stafford  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1368 in Staffordshire, England; died on 4 Jul 1392 in Westminster, Middlesex, England; was buried in 1392 in Stone, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.
    6. 14. William STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Sep 1375 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England; died on 6 Apr 1395 in Pheshy Castle, Essex, England; was buried in 1395 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.
    7. 15. Edmund STAFFORD, 5th Earl of Stafford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1377 in England; died on 21 Jul 1403 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; was buried after 21 Jul 1403 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
    8. 16. Hugh STAFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1382 in , Staffordshire, England; died on 3 Nov 1420 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England; was buried on 3 Nov 1420 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England.

  7. 8.  Thomas STAFFORDThomas STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ralph1) was born in 1347 in Stafford, Staffordshire, , England; and died.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GNCQ-MPT



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Joan STAFFORDJoan STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1362 in Stafford Castle-Staffordshire-England; died on 1 Oct 1442 in Woodstock-Oxfordshire-England; was buried in Cirencester Abbey, Cirencester, , Gloucestershire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LCFJ-5Y9


  2. 10.  Margaret STAFFORD, Countess of WestmorelandMargaret STAFFORD, Countess of Westmoreland Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born on 1 Jun 1364 in Brancepeth, Durham, England; died on 9 Jun 1396 in Castle Raby, Durham, England; was buried in Jun 1396 in St. Brandon Churchyard, Durham, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZZ2-H1W


  3. 11.  Katherine De STAFFORDKatherine De STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1366 in Staffordshire, England; died on 8 Apr 1419 in Wingfield Church, Suffolk, England; was buried in 1419 in Wingfiled Church, Wingfield, Suffolk, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GHLQ-8QW
    • Name: Catharina STAFFORD
    • Name: Katherine de STAFFORD
    • _UID: 268EC9B5FDC24FFEB7703FF667A11A37F311

    Notes:

    Katherine de Stafford, Countess of Suffolk (born around 1376 died 8 April 1419) was a daughter of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and his wife Philippa de Beauchamp. By her marriage to Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, she became known as the Countess of Suffolk.

    Family
    Katherine was one of nine children born to Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and his wife Philippa de Beauchamp. Some of her siblings included Margaret de Stafford, Countess of Westmorland and Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford.

    Her paternal grandparents were Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley. Her maternal grandparents were Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer, a daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Through his paternal and maternal grandmothers, she was descended from Edward I and John, King of England respectively.

    Marriage and children
    Katherine was married to Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk in April 1383. He was a son of Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Katherine Wingfield. They had the following issue, the eldest of whom would not be born until 1394, eleven years after their marriage:

    1.) Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (1394?1415)

    2.) William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396?1450)

    3.) Sir Alexander de la Pole (d. 1429), killed at the Battle of Jargeau

    4.) Sir John de la Pole (d. 1429), died a prisoner in France.

    5) Sir Thomas de la Pole (aft. 1397-1433), a clerk, died in France while a hostage for his brother William. He had an illegitimate daughter and heiress Katherine de la Pole (1416-1488, buried in Rowley Abbey, Oxfordshire), second wife of Sir Miles Stapleton, and had issue

    6.) Katherine de la Pole, abbess at Barking

    7.) Isabel de la Pole (d. 1466), married Thomas de Morley, 5th Baron Morley, and had issue

    8.) Elizabeth de la Pole, married first Edward Burnell, son of Hugh Burnell, 2nd Baron Burnell, second Sir Thomas Kerdeston

    Michael died on 18 September 1415, from the flux. Katherine died four years later, on 8 April 1419.




    Katherine [2nd daughter of 3 listed]; married by 23 Nov 1383 Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (died 18 Sep 1415) of the 1385 creation, and died 8 April 1419. [Burke's Peerage]

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    Katherine Stafford, d. 8 Apr 1419; m. before 23 Nov 1383 Sir Michael de la Pole, b. in or before 1367, d. Harfleur 18 Sep 1415, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, son of Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk 1385, d. 1388, and Katherine Wingfield. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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    He [Michael de la Pole] married (contract 1 February 1382/3, to marry on 13 April or soon after), before 23 November 1383, Katherine, daughter of Hugh (DE STAFFORD], 2nd EARL OF STAFFORD, by Philippe, daughter of Thomas (DE BEAUCHAMP), EARL OF WARWICK. He died of the flux 18 September 1415 at the siege of Harfleur and was buried at Wingfield. M.I. His widow died 8 April 1419 and was buried with him. M. I. [Complete Peerage XII/1:441-2, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

    Katherine married Michael De LA POLE, 2nd Earl Of Suffolk before 23 Nov 1383. Michael (son of Michael De LA POLE, 1st Earl Of Suffolk and Katherine DE WINGFIELD) was born before 1367 in Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England; died on 18 Sep 1415 in Siege Of Harfluer, France; was buried in Wingfield Church, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Elizabeth De LA POLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1390 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died after 7 Jul 1421.
    2. 18. Isabel LE LA POLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1392 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died about 1464 in Norwich, Norfolk, England; was buried in Hingham, Norfolk, England.
    3. 19. Michael De LA POLE, 3rd Earl Of Suffolk  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1394 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died on 25 Oct 1415 in Battle Of Agincourt, Artois/Pas-DE-Calais, France (Dspm).
    4. 20. William De LA POLE, 1st Duke Of Suffolk  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1396 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died on 2 May 1450 in Murdered/Executed At Sea Off Dover, England; was buried in Carthusian Priory, Hull, Yorkshire, England.
    5. 21. Thomas De La POLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1398 in Suffolk, England; died on 21 Aug 1420.
    6. 22. Catharine de la POLE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1404 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died in 1473 in Barking Abbey, Suffolk, England.

  4. 12.  Ralph STAFFORDRalph STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1367 in Staffordshire, England; died in 1385 in murdered by John Holland; was buried in Unm.

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    • FamilySearch ID: G6Q7-H7Y


  5. 13.  Thomas STAFFORD, 3rd Earl of StaffordThomas STAFFORD, 3rd Earl of Stafford Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1368 in Staffordshire, England; died on 4 Jul 1392 in Westminster, Middlesex, England; was buried in 1392 in Stone, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GZCZ-2LK


  6. 14.  William STAFFORDWilliam STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born on 21 Sep 1375 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England; died on 6 Apr 1395 in Pheshy Castle, Essex, England; was buried in 1395 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: M77H-QZB


  7. 15.  Edmund STAFFORD, 5th Earl of StaffordEdmund STAFFORD, 5th Earl of Stafford Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born on 2 Mar 1377 in England; died on 21 Jul 1403 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; was buried after 21 Jul 1403 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZDN-JBX


  8. 16.  Hugh STAFFORDHugh STAFFORD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1382 in , Staffordshire, England; died on 3 Nov 1420 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England; was buried on 3 Nov 1420 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LZBG-8VN



Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Elizabeth De LA POLEElizabeth De LA POLE Descendancy chart to this point (11.Katherine3, 7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1390 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died after 7 Jul 1421.

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    • FamilySearch ID: G494-4Z2
    • _UID: A3D5FB819B9B48F6B0671BE9E4C98A06C0DA

    Elizabeth married Edward BURNELL, Of Billinford, Sir before 1415 in 2ND Wife. Edward (son of Hugh 2Nd Baron BURNELL, Kg, Sir) was born in 1382 in Billingford, Thurning, Norfolk, England; died on 25 Oct 1415 in Battle Of Agincourt, France (Dvp). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 18.  Isabel LE LA POLEIsabel LE LA POLE Descendancy chart to this point (11.Katherine3, 7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1392 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died about 1464 in Norwich, Norfolk, England; was buried in Hingham, Norfolk, England.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LY7B-4JJ


  3. 19.  Michael De LA POLE, 3rd Earl Of SuffolkMichael De LA POLE, 3rd Earl Of Suffolk Descendancy chart to this point (11.Katherine3, 7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born about 1394 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died on 25 Oct 1415 in Battle Of Agincourt, Artois/Pas-DE-Calais, France (Dspm).

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LZF7-V8H
    • _UID: 1519BCAA108F4C9984173990CE7C865AA6E8

    Notes:

    Suffolk, other creations. The 3rd Earl of Suffolk of the de la Pole family, yet another Michael, married Elizabeth Mowbray, daughter of the Duke of Norfolk of the creation prior to the Howard one (though the two families were connected by marriage anyway). [Burke's Peerage, p. 2761]

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    Michael was one of about 25 Englishmen killed at Agincourt.

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    BARONY OF POLE (III)

    EARLDOM OF SUFFOLK (VII, 3)

    MICHAEL (DE LA POLE), EARL OF SUFFOLK, 1st son and heir, was born 1394-95; served in France during the campaign of 1415, being present with his father at the siege of Harfleur in September. He married, before 24 November 1403, Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of Thomas (MOWBRAY), DUKE OF NORFOLK, by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard (FITZALAN), EARL OF ARUNDEL. He died s.p.m., 25 October 1415, being slain at the battle of Agincourt, and is said to have been buried at Ewelme, Oxon. His widow took the veil at Bruisyard, Suffolk, before 17 January 1419/20, and was living, 1 December 1423. [Complete Peerage XII/1:442-3, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

    Michael married Elizabeth De MOWBRAY before 24 Nov 1403. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas De MOWBRAY, Kg, 1St Duke Of Norfolk and Elizabeth FITZALAN) was born about 1398 in Thetford, Norfolk, England; died after 1 Dec 1423 in Bruisyard, Sussex, England (As A Nun). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 20.  William De LA POLE, 1st Duke Of SuffolkWilliam De LA POLE, 1st Duke Of Suffolk Descendancy chart to this point (11.Katherine3, 7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born on 16 Oct 1396 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died on 2 May 1450 in Murdered/Executed At Sea Off Dover, England; was buried in Carthusian Priory, Hull, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: 9CZ9-DJQ
    • _UID: FF09CE953D0F4C4C9D0B188ECFD26E08B492

    Notes:

    Suffolk, other creations. The 4th de la Pole Earl of Suffolk played an important part in national and international affairs during Henry V's and Henry VI's reigns and was promoted first Marquess then Duke of Suffolk. The new Duke of Suffolk became a scapegoat for the increasing failure of English arms in France towards the end of the Hundred Years War and was first imprisoned in the Tower, then banished and finally done to death shortly after he had taken ship from English shores to go into exile. [Burke's Peerage, p. 2761]

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    Murdered in an open boat and his head cut off and thrown on the beach.

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    EARLDOM OF SUFFOLK (VIII, 4)

    MARQUESSATE OF SUFFOLK (I)

    DUKEDOM OF SUFFOLK (I)

    EARLDOM OF PEMBROKE (XV, 1)

    WILLIAM (DE LA POLE), EARL OF SUFFOLK, brother and heir male, was born 16 October 1396 at Cotton, Suffolk, and baptised in the church there. With his father and brother he was at the siege of Harfleur, September 1415, but appears to have been invalided to England in October. He served in the French wars continuously for 17 years (according to his own accounit) from July 1417; was granted the lordships of Hambye and Briquebec, in Normandy, 13 March 1417/8, taking part in the sieges of Cherbourg and Rouen later in that year;(a) Admiral of Normandy, 19 May 14 19; Capt. of Pontorson, 12 June, and Avranches, 27 ug, 1419-ro Dec. 1423; a Conservator of the truce with France, 27 Jan. 1419/,2o, and with Brittany, io Feb. 1420/r, after being at the siege of Melun, July-Nov. 1420; was Cupbearer at the Coronation of Queen Katherine, 21 February 1420/1; K.G. 3 May 1421; Governor of the marches of Lower Normandy, 28 September 1421; Guardian of the Cotentin, 10 October 1422-27 September 1423; served under the Earl of Salisbury in the Champagne campaign of 1423, and under the Duke of Bedford at the surrender of Ivry, 15 August, and the battle of Verneuil, 17 August 1424; Governor of Chartres, 26 September 1424. He was created, in or before 1425, COUNT OF DREUX, in Normandy. As Lieutenant-General of Caen, &c. and Constable of the Earl of Salisbury's army, he conducted the siege of Mont St. Michel in 1425. He led a raid into Brittany as far as Rennes in 1425/6, concluding a three months truce with the Duke of Brittany, April-June 1426; and took part in the unsuccessful siege of Montargis, July-September 1427. In 1428 he was at the siege of Orleans with the Earl of Salisbury, on whose death, 3 November, he was appointed to the chief command there, 13 November. Though the siege at first prospered, the city was relieved by Joan of Arc, 8 May 1429, and Suffolk retreated to Jargeau, where he was forced to surrender, 12 June following. He was, however, released before 15 March 1429/30, when he was appointed Lieutenant of Caen and the Cotentin till 1 June following; and he captured the castle of Aumale in July 1430. P.C. 30 November 1431. He had custody of the Duke of Orleans, 29 August 1432-11 November 1433. Lord Steward of the Household, 1433-50; joint Constable of Wallingford Castle and Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, 18 June 1434; joint Ambassador to the Congress of Arras to treat for peace with France, 20 June 1435, and again 20 May 1436; High Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, North of Trent, 23 April 1437-1450; Chief Justice of South Wales, (shortly before) 28 July 1438 (when he was going abroad on the King's business)---February 1439/40, and of North Wales, 19 February 1439/40 and (with Sir Thomas Stanley) 1 December 1443; Joint Keeper (with his wife) of Cornbury Park, Oxon, 16 July 1439; joint Warden of the New Forest and of Lyndhurst Park (in reversion), 28 November 1442; Keeper of the town of Dunwich, 12 February 1442/3. He and his wife Alice were granted, 27 February 1442/3, in reversion, in the event of the death s.p. of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the then Earl, "nomen stilum titulum et honorem comitis Pembroch , with remainder to the heirs male of their bodies. As Chief Ambassador to France, 11 February 1443/4, he acted as proxy for the betrothal, 24 May 1444, in the church of St. Martin, Tours, of Henry VI to Margaret of Anjou, and concluded a two years truce with France, 28 May following. He was created, 14 September 1444, MARQUESS OF SUFFOLK . Steward and surveyor of all gold and other metal mines in England and Wales, 22 October 1444. He was instructed, 28 October 1444, to escort Margaret to England from Nancy, whence they arrived at Portsmouth, 9 April 1445. Commissioner to treat for peace with France, 20 July 1445 and 1 July 1447. On the death of the Duke of Gloucester abovenamed, 23 February 1446/7, he and his wife became EARL AND COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE, receiving a charter of confirmation, 3 March following. Lord Great Chamberlain of England for life, also Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, 24 February 1446/7; Admiral of England during the minority of Henry, Duke of Exeter, 9 August 1447; joint High Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, South of Trent, 11 December 1447; Governor and Protector of the Staple of Calais, 9 March 1447/8. He was further created, 2 June 1448, DUKE OF SUFFOLK. He became, however, extremely unpopular, the cession of Maine, the loss of Normandy, the retaining of public money to his own use, and even the death of the King's uncle, "the good" Duke of Gloucester, being laid to his charge. He was committed to the Tower, 28 January, and impeached by the Commons, 7 February and 9 March 1449/50; but on 17 March the King, by force of his submission and not "by wey of Jugement," ordered his banishment for 5 years from 1 May following, and he was released after protest by the Lords, 19 March 1449/50.

    He married (licence 11 November 1430) Alice, the childless widow of Thomas (MONTAGU), 4th EARL OF SALISBURY (died 3 November 1428), and before that of Sir John PHILIP (died 2 October 1415), only child and (in 1434) heir of Thomas CHAUCER, of Ewelme, Oxon, Speaker of the House of Commons (son and heir of Geoffrey CHAUCER, the poet), by Maud, daughter and coheir of John DE BURGHERSH [LORD KERDESTON] of Ewelme. While leaving England in accordance with the King's sentence, his ship was intercepted by the Nicholas of the Tower in Dover Roads, 1 May, and he was murdered there, 2 May 1450, his head being cut off in an open boat, aged 53. His body was thrown upon the beach near Dover and was buried at Wingfield. After his death, although he was never under attainder, the Earldom of Pembroke seems to have lapsed. His widow, who was born about 1404, died 20 May (or possibly 9 June) 1475, and was buried at Ewelme. M.I. [Complete Peerage XII/1:443-8, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

    William married Alice CHAUCER on 11 Nov 1430 in 3rd Husband. Alice was born about 1404 in Ewelme, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England; died on 20 May 1475 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Ewelme, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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    1. 23. John De LA POLE, 2nd Duke Of Suffolk  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1442 in Lincolnshire, England; died before 27 Oct 1492 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England; was buried in Wingfield Church, Suffolk, England.

  5. 21.  Thomas De La POLEThomas De La POLE Descendancy chart to this point (11.Katherine3, 7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1398 in Suffolk, England; died on 21 Aug 1420.

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  6. 22.  Catharine de la POLECatharine de la POLE Descendancy chart to this point (11.Katherine3, 7.Hugh2, 1.Ralph1) was born in 1404 in Cotton, Suffolk, England; died in 1473 in Barking Abbey, Suffolk, England.

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