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  Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Buckingham was the son of Humphrey, Earl Stafford and Margaret Beaufort.
Buckingham's paternal grandfather was Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, who was the grandson and senior descendant of Thomas of Woodstock, youngest son of Edward III.
Buckingham's maternal grandfather Edmund Beaufort was a grandson of John of Gaunt, the youngest son of his son John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.
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 Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Born at Stafford, Staffordshire, England, on the 15th of August, 1402 Humphrey Staford son of Edmund (5th earl Stafford) was created the first Duke of Buckingham, a new creation from the 14th of Sepember in 1444, having previously been recognized as Earl of Buckingham by right of his mother, Anne Plantagenet, Countess of Stafford.
Stafford had been Lieutenant-General of Normandy between 1430 - 1432 and was created, in 1431 the Count of Perche, a province in English-occupied Normandy during king Henry VI's imperial habit of conferring native fiefdoms on his leading supporters during the English occupation of France.
Humphrey Staford became Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle (and Queensborough, on the Isle of Sheppey), in 1450.
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 Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Buckingham was thus first-cousin-once-removed of Edward IV and Richard III, and second cousin of Edward V.
Buckingham's paternal grandfather was Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, who was a grandson of Thomas of Woodstock, youngest son of Edward III.
Buckingham tried to escape in disguise but was turned in for the bounty Richard had put on his head, and he was convicted of treason and beheaded in Salisbury on 2 November.
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 Encyclopedia: British and Irish History: Biographies
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Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery
Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of
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 HUMPHREY STAFFORD, 1ST DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM FACTS AND INFORMATION
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402 – July_10, 1460) was best-known as a military commander in the Hundred_Years'_War and in the Wars_of_the_Roses.
He was the son of Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, and Anne of Gloucester, daughter of Thomas_of_Woodstock and a grand-daughter of Edward_III_of_England.
When Humphrey was a small child his father died and he became 6th Earl of Stafford, inheriting a large estate with lands in more than a dozen counties.
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 Thomas Bourchier
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham was a half-brother.
In 1457 Bourchier took the chief part in the trial of Reginald Pecock, bishop of Chichester, for heresy; in 1467 he was created a cardinal; and in 1475 he was one of the four arbitrators appointed to arrange the details of the treaty of Picquigny between England and France.
After the death of Edward IV in 1483 Bourchier persuaded the queen to allow her younger son, Richard, Duke of York, to share his brother's residence in the Tower of London; and although he had sworn to be faithful to Edward V before his father's death, he crowned Richard III in July 1483.
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 Encyclopedia: Buckinghamshire
Another flush of annexations of local manors to the Crown accompanied the dissolution of the monasteries (1536), when almost a third of the county became the personal property of King Henry VIII, to dispose of at his pleasure.
The herald was first used at the Battle of Agincourt by the Duke of Buckingham.
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402-1460) was best-known as a military commander in the Hundred Years War and in the Wars of the Roses.
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 Stafford, Humphrey, 1st duke of Buckingham on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He succeeded his father as earl of Stafford in 1403.
He inherited the title of earl of Buckingham through his mother, Anne, countess of Buckingham, who was a daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester (son of Edward III).
Made duke in 1444, he was later granted some of the estates of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, whose policies he had opposed.
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 Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
22 May 1455), generally known by his courtesy title of Earl of Stafford was the son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville (d 1480), sister of Cecily, Duchess of York.
He married Margaret Beaufort, daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset.
His son and heir was Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
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August 1 - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England (born 1341)
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 Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset - MindSharer Article Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406?- May 22,1455) was an English nobleman and an important figure in the Wars of the Roses and in the Hundred Years War.
The Duke of York was determined to depose Somerset by one means or another, and thus in 1455 he confronted Somerset and the king with an armed force.
Margaret (bef.1439-1474) (not to be confused with her cousin Margaret Beaufort), who first married Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford, son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, by whom she was the mother of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and then married Sir Richard Darell.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10743
She married, firstly, Humphrey de Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, son of Edmund de Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and Anne of Woodstock, Countess of Buckingham, before 18 October 1424.
Humphrey de Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham was the son of Edmund de Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and Anne of Woodstock, Countess of Buckingham.
Edward le Despenser was the son of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Constance Langley.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: 1460   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
June - The Earl of Warwick and Edward, Earl of March, eldest son of the Duke of York, land in England with an army and seize London.
December 30 - Battle of Wakefield - A Lancastrian army under Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland defeats a Yorkist army under the Duke of York and his son, Edmund, Earl of Rutland.
Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester (died 1526)
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 All words on Humphrey de Bohun
Humphrey was probably one of Henry I's stewards.
Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and 3rd Earl of Essex (1276-1322).
He was the son of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, who was son of the 4th Earl of Hereford.
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 Palace of Beaulieu
1573 saw Beaulieu given to the 3rd Earl of Sussex by Queen Elizabeth I of England, and in 1622 it was sold to the Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham for £30 000.
After reverting to the 2nd Duke of Buckingham it was sold to George Monck, 1st Duke of Albermarle, and the court of II of England">Charles II of England were frequently entertained there.
Benjamin Hoare[?] acquired the property in 1713, but it was in a poor state when purchased by Olmius 1st Lord Waltham in 1737, who demolished and rebuilt much of the palace.
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 Humphrey Jennings - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Humphrey Jennings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Humphrey Jennings - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Humphrey Jennings.
Humphrey Jennings (August 19 1907 Walberswick, Suffolk - September 24 1950 Greece) was a British film-maker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation.
This film, which uses techniques such as montage is considered one of the classics of the genre.
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 Humphrey Searle - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Humphrey Searle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Humphrey Searle - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Humphrey Searle.
Humphrey Searle (August 26, 1915 - May 12, 1982) was a British composer.
He is also known for developing the most authoritative catalogue of Franz Liszt works, and the numbering system he developed is frequently used to identify his works.
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 Buckingham, 1st duke of --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
Buckingham and Normanby, John Sheffield, 1st duke of, 3rd Earl Of Mulgrave
Buckingham, Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of, Earl Of Stafford, Earl Of Buckingham, Baron Stafford, Comte (count) De Perche
Chandos, James Brydges, 1st Duke of, Marquess Of Carnarvon, Earl Of Carnarvon, Viscount Wilton, 9th Baron Chandos Of Sudeley
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10274
Margaret Beaufort was the daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp.
She married, firstly, Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford, son of Humphrey de Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Lady Anne Neville, in 1455.
Elizabeth Beaufort was the daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp.
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 Articles - Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Edward's son Edward V was thus Buckingham's second cousin, as was the younger Edward's sister Elizabeth of York, later wife and Queen Consort of Henry VII of England.
Her paternal grandfather Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury was the brother of Buckingham's paternal grandmother (also named Anne Neville) making Buckingham the Queen's second cousin.
Buckingham's grandparents Anne Neville and Edmund Beaufort were also first cousins for John Beaufort and Joan Beaufort were brother and sister.
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 Thomas BOROUGH (1° B. Borough of Gainsborough)
Nothing for certain is known about his early life, but he did serve in the great household of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (The Dukes castle of Kimbolton is enfeoffed to Sir Thomas in 1459), a senior but respected member of Henry VI’s government, from 1456/7, when he was paid ten marks per annum.
Having put up with Paston and Duke of Norfolks dispute, the Talbot and Berkeley feud and treason of the Earl of Warwick, King Edward was in no mood to allow his authority to be challenged in Lincolnshire, especially as this dispute involved his Master of the Horse, Privy Councillor, and trusted friend; Sir Thomas Borough.
Sir Thomas was involved in the negotiations with the Duke of Brittany envoys in an effort to secure the person of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond – negotiations which bought contacts with the Kings rebels, but ultimate failure for Richard III’s diplomacy.
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Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, acquired Penshurst after Bedford’s brother, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, died in 1447.
The 3rd Duke of Buckingham met a violent death in 1521 and Penshurst passed to the Crown.
In 1552 Edward IV awarded the property to Sir William Sidney, the King’s tutor and Steward of the Household.
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 AllRefer.com - Stafford, Humphrey, 1st duke of Buckingham (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Stafford, Humphrey, 1st duke of Buckingham (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Stafford, Humphrey, 1st duke of Buckingham, British And Irish History, Biographies
Stafford, Humphrey, 1st duke of Buckingham 1402–60, English nobleman.
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 Additional Reading (from Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st Duke of) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Roger Lockyer, Buckingham: The Life and Political Career of George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham, 1592–1628 (1981).
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Although he was brilliant and colourful, Buckingham's pleasure-seeking, capricious personality prevented him from exercising a decisive influence in King Charles's government.
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 Thomas BOURCHIER (Cardinal)
Afterwards, in 1458, he helped to reconcile the contending parties, but when the war was renewed in 1459 he appears as a decided Yorkist; he crowned Edward IV in Jun 1461, and four years later he performed a similar service for the queen, Elizabeth Woodville.
In 1457 Bourchier took the chief part in the trial of Reginald Peacock, Bishop of Chichester, for heresy; in 1467 he was created a Cardinal; and in 1475 he was one of the four arbitrators appointed to arrange the details of the treaty of Picquigny between England and France.
After the death of Edward IV in 1483 Bourchier persuaded the Queen to allow her younger son, Richard, Duke of York, to share his brother's residence in the Tower of London; and although he had sworn to be faithful to Edward V before his father's death, he crowned Richard III in Jul 1483.
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It was the 1st permanent playhouse in England.
Stafford’s brother-in-law was Lord Howard Effingham, commander in chief of the English fleet.
1589 Sep 21, The Duke of Mayenne of France, head of the Catholic League, was defeated by Henry IV of England at the Battle of Arques.
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 Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was the son of Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, and Anne of Gloucester, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock and a grand-daughter of Edward III of England.
1455), married Margaret Beaufort, daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset.
1481), married Margaret Beaufort, daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and widow of Edmund Tudor.
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 Stafford, Henry, 2d duke Of Buckingham - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
Stafford, Henry, 2d duke of Buckingham, 1454?-1483, English nobleman.
He was the grandson of Humphrey Stafford, the 1st duke, whom he succeeded in 1460.
He passed the death sentence on George, duke of Clarence, in 1478, but it was not until the death (1483) of Edward IV that Buckingham achieved political prominence.
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