John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
| John Stafford | |
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| Earl of Wiltshire | |
| Spouse(s) | Constance Green |
| Issue | |
| Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire | |
| Father | Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham |
| Mother | Anne Neville |
| Born | 24 November 1427 |
| Died | 8 May 1473 |
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (24 November 1427[1] – 8 May 1473) was an English nobleman, the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
In 1461 he was made a Knight of the Bath.
He fought on the Yorkist side at the Battle of Hexham in 1464. In 1469 he was made Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall for life. He was made Earl of Wiltshire on 5 January 1470[2] by King Edward IV. In 1471 he was made Chief Butler of England, and in 1472 a Knight of the Garter.
Not much is known, but he did act for some time as a diplomat, working with the Earl of Northumberland to deal with ambassadors of James III of Scotland about national grievances[3]
He married Constance Green, daughter of Sir Henry Green of Drayton House Northamptonshire [3] and Margaret de Ros. They only had one child, Edward, who succeeded him as Earl of Wiltshire.
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STAFFORD1.htm#John%20STAFFORD%20%281%C2%B0%20E.%20Wiltshire%29
- ^ The historic peerage of England: exhibiting, under alphabetical arrangement, the origin, descent, and present state of every title of peerage which has existed in this country since the Conquest ; being a new edition of the "Synopsis of the Peerage of England" by Sir Nicolas Harris Nicolas and William Courthope, published 1857. On Google Books, accessed 6 February 2010
- ^ a b A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance.by John Burke Publisher Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Wenlock |
Chief Butler of England 1471–1473 |
Succeeded by Earl Rivers |
| Peerage of England | ||
| New creation | Earl of Wiltshire 1470–1473 |
Succeeded by Edward Stafford |
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