Ralph de Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [8815] ^24,25

  General Notes:

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Knight of the Garter . http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm
1350 Earl of Stafford. Fought in the Battle of Crecy and Battle of Sluys. Served in the Scotch and French wars and in important diplomatic missions in European countries.
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  Burial Notes:

or Tonburton Priory, England
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 1351.

Ralph married Catherine Hastings [12424] [MRIN: 5736], daughter of Sir John of Grafton Hastings [12425] and Eve [12426], about 1326. (Catherine Hastings [12424] was born about 1305 in Chebsey, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain ²⁵ and died before 6 Jul 1336 ²⁵.)

Ralph next married Margaret de Audley Baroness Audley [8800] [MRIN: 3682], daughter of Hugh de Audley Earl of Gloucester [2922] [LCX7-WRY] and Margaret de Clare [8882], before 6 Jul 1336. (Margaret de Audley Baroness Audley [8800] was born about 1325, died on 16 Sep 1348 and was buried in Tonbridge, Kent.)