Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl of Stafford [3055] 24,25
- Born: 15 Aug 1402, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- Marriage: Anne Neville Duchess of Buckingham [2994] [9CWV-JXM] before 18 Oct 1424 in Raby, Durham, England 25
- Died: 10 Jul 1460, Battle of Northampton, England at age 57
 Cause of his death was killed at the battle of Northampton.
FamilySearch ID: L6HP-15G.
General Notes:
Knight of the Garter <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>.
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm
Created 14 Sep 1444, as also earlier 1431 Cou nt of Perche, Normandy (part of Henry VI's policy of conferring native fie fs on his leading supporters in English-occupied France), having apparent ly already been recognized as Earl of Buckingham in right of his mothe r, KG (1429), PC (1424); knight 1421, Lt-General of Normandy 1430-32; Sene schal of Halton 1439, Captain of Calais and Lt of the Marches 1442-51, Amb assador to France 1446, Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dov er and Queensborough Castles 1450; was killed fighting on the Lancastri an side at the Battle of Northampton. [Burke's Peerage]
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STAFFORD1.htm#Humphrey STAFFORD (1° D. Buckin gham)
Duke of Buckingham 1st 1444.
Weir says killed at the Battle of Wakefield, but the Complete Peerage says clearly battle of Northampton.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal03447
Humphrey married Anne Neville Duchess of Buckingham [2994] [9CWV-JXM] [MRIN: 846], daughter of Ralph of Westmoreland de Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland [2795] [KV2F-XZM] and Joan de Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland [3443] [94YH-MYR], before 18 Oct 1424 in Raby, Durham, England.25 (Anne Neville Duchess of Buckingham [2994] [9CWV-JXM] was born about 1411 in Westmoreland, England, died on 20 Sep 1480 in Raby, Durham, England and was buried in Pleshey, Essex, England.)
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