House of Stafford

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The House of Stafford was a prominent English noble family that rose to great power and influence in the late medieval period, producing several dukes and key figures in the Wars of the Roses.

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Label Occurrences
House of Stafford canonical 8

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble house ⓘ
medieval noble family ⓘ
acquiredTitleBy military service ⓘ
royal favour ⓘ
coatOfArms Or, a chevron gules ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
floruit 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ
heldOffice Chamberlain of the Household ⓘ
Earl Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Earl Marshal

Justiciar of North Wales ⓘ
Lord High Constable of England ⓘ
Lord High Steward of England ⓘ
linked to: Lord High Steward
involvedInConflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
knownFor great territorial power in the Midlands ⓘ
key role in late medieval English politics ⓘ
language Middle English ⓘ
laterSupportedFaction House of York ⓘ
lostPowerBy attainder ⓘ
execution of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
nobleTitleHeld Baron Stafford ⓘ
Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Earl of Buckingham ⓘ
Earl of Stafford ⓘ
notableMember Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon ⓘ
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire ⓘ
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford ⓘ
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford ⓘ
originatedFrom Staffordshire ⓘ
patronSaintOrBadge Stafford knot ⓘ
politicalRole magnate family ⓘ
principalSeat Maxstoke Castle ⓘ
Stafford Castle ⓘ
Thornbury Castle ⓘ
region Midlands ⓘ
relatedHouse House of Beaufort ⓘ
linked to: Beaufort family

House of Neville ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
House of Tudor ⓘ
linked to: Tudor dynasty
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roseToProminence 14th century ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
supportedFaction House of Lancaster ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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Anne of Gloucester → associatedWith → House of Stafford ⓘ
Henry Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford → nobleFamily → House of Stafford ⓘ
subject linked to: 4th Earl of Stafford
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham → nobleFamily → House of Stafford ⓘ
subject linked to: 2nd Duke of Buckingham