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

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