Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford

For other people with the same name, see Edward Stafford (disambiguation).

The Lord Stafford
Born	1572
Died	26 September 1625
Buried	Stafford Castle Church
Noble family	Stafford
Spouse(s)	Isabel Forster
Issue	Edward Stafford
Father	Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford
Mother	Maria Stanley

Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford (1572 – 16 September 1625) was the son of Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford and Maria Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby and Dorothy Howard. He became 4th Baron Stafford on the death of his father in 1603

He married Isabel Forster, the daughter of Thomas Forster of Tong, Shropshire. Isabel was reported to be a family chambermaid in a letter to the Earl of Leicester which includes "My Lorde Stafford's son is basely married to his mother's chambermaid."

Edward Stafford continued on with his father's patronage of the Lord Stafford's Company, a travelling group of players, who were active until at least 1617

Death and Succession

Stafford had one son, Edward (1602 – 6 April 1621). He married Ann Wilford, daughter of James Wilford, Newman Hall, Quendon, Essex. They had two children:

1. Mary Stafford, who married Sir William Howard, younger son of Thomas, Earl of Arundel. Was created Countess of Stafford for life in her own right in 1640, following the death of her nephew. Thomas Howard was created Viscount Stafford.
2. Henry Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford (24 September 1621 – 4 August 1637). Born after his father's death

However, the younger Edward pre-deceased his father in 1621 and the barony passed to Henry, the grandson of the 4th Baron, in 1625

Ancestry

Family of Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford

Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham Catherine Woodville Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland Lady Alianore Percy Lady Maud Herbert Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford ?? Sir Richard Pole ?? Ursula Pole George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury Isabella Neville Edward Stafford George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby Joan L'Estrange Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings Anne Hastings Mary Hungerford, Baroness Botreaux Maria Stanley John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk Katherine de Moleyns Dorothy Howard Hugh Tilney Agnes Tilney Eleanor Tailboys