4th Earl of Stafford

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The 4th Earl of Stafford was an English noble title in the late medieval peerage, notably held by Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, a powerful magnate involved in the turbulent politics of the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Stafford
English nobleman
peer
allegiance Yorkist faction
associatedEvent Buckingham's rebellion
birthYear 1455
country Kingdom of England
deathCause execution
deathMethod beheading
deathYear 1483
era late medieval period
executedAt Salisbury
executionOrderedBy Richard III of England
familyName Stafford
father Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford
givenName Henry
grandfather Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
heldPeerage Peerage of England
landholdings extensive estates in England
laterAllegiance Lancastrian cause through Henry Tudor
laterSupported Henry Tudor (Henry VII)
monarchServed Edward IV of England
Richard III of England
mother Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford
motherFamily House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
motherIsDescendantOf John of Gaunt
nobleFamily House of Stafford
nobleRank Baron
Duke
Earl
notableFor involvement in late Wars of the Roses politics
rebellion against Richard III
politicalContext Wars of the Roses
rebelledAgainst Richard III of England
region English Midlands
relatedTo English royal family
religion Roman Catholic
linked to: Roman Catholicism
socialStatus great magnate
spouse Catherine Woodville
spouseFamily House of Woodville
spouseIsQueenConsortOf Edward IV of England
spouseIsSisterOf Elizabeth Woodville
supportedInitially Richard III of England
title 2nd Duke of Buckingham
4th Earl of Stafford
Baron Stafford
Earl of Buckingham

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Henry Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford title 4th Earl of Stafford
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