2nd Duke of Buckingham

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The 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Henry Stafford, was a powerful English nobleman during the Wars of the Roses who initially supported Richard III before leading a failed rebellion against him in 1483.

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2nd Duke of Buckingham canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke
English nobleman
peer of England
accusation treason
associatedWith House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty

House of York
Princes in the Tower controversy
birthDate 1455
birthPlace England
causeOfDeath execution
child Anne Stafford
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Elizabeth Stafford
Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfEvent Buckingham's rebellion, October 1483
deathDate 1483-11-02
deathPlace Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
deathYear 1483
era Late Middle Ages
executedBy Richard III of England
familyName Stafford
father Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford
givenName Henry
heldTitle Baron Stafford
Baron Stafford of Southwick
linked to: Baron Stafford

Duke of Buckingham
Earl of Stafford
language Middle English
laterPoliticalAlignment supporter of Henry Tudor
leaderOf Buckingham's rebellion
mannerOfDeath beheading
mother Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford
nobleFamily House of Stafford
nobleTitle Duke of Buckingham
notableEvent Buckingham's rebellion
notableFor initial support for Richard III and subsequent rebellion against him in 1483
opposed Richard III of England
ordinal 2nd Duke of Buckingham
periodActive Wars of the Roses
placeOfExecution Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
politicalAlignment Yorkist
relative Edward IV of England
Elizabeth Woodville
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent supporter of Richard III during his usurpation of the throne in 1483
spouse Catherine Woodville
supported Richard III of England

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Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ordinal 2nd Duke of Buckingham
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham titleHeld 2nd Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham nobleTitle 2nd Duke of Buckingham
Henry Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford title 2nd Duke of Buckingham
subject linked to: 4th Earl of Stafford
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ordinal 2nd Duke of Buckingham
subject linked to: 2nd Duke of Buckingham