Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

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Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was a powerful 15th-century English nobleman and one-time ally of Richard III who later rebelled against him and was executed, and has been historically suspected as a possible culprit in the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century English person
Duke
English nobleman
peer of England
allegiance House of York
Richard III of England
associatedWithEvent Princes in the Tower murders
surface form: Princes in the Tower
birthDate 1455
birthPlace England
brotherInLaw Edward IV of England
surface form: King Edward IV of England

Richard III of England
surface form: King Richard III of England
charge treason
child Anne Stafford
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Elizabeth Stafford, Duchess of Norfolk
surface form: Elizabeth Stafford

Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
country Kingdom of England
deathCause execution
deathDate 1483
deathManner beheading
deathPlace Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
era Wars of the Roses
executionOrderedBy Richard III of England
father Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham
surface form: Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford
guardian Edward IV of England
surface form: King Edward IV of England
historicalReputation possible culprit in the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower
knownFor possible involvement in the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower
rebellion against Richard III
monarchServed Edward IV of England
Richard III of England
mother Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford
motherInLaw Jacquetta of Luxembourg
name Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham self-linksurface differs
surface form: Henry Stafford
nobleFamily House of Stafford
Stafford family
nobleTitle Duke of Buckingham
ordinal 2nd Duke of Buckingham
participatedIn Buckingham's Rebellion
surface form: Buckingham's rebellion
rebellionDate 1483
relative Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham
surface form: Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford
religion Roman Catholic
spouse Catherine Woodville
Catherine Woodville
surface form: Katherine Woodville
successor Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
titleHeld 2nd Duke of Buckingham
4th Earl of Stafford
7th Baron Stafford
Constable of England
Lord High Steward
surface form: High Steward of England

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Princes in the Tower murders allegedPerpetrator Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
Margaret Beaufort spouse Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
this entity surface form: Henry Stafford
Croyland Chronicle mentionsPerson Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham name Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Henry Stafford