Humphrey Stafford Biography and Timeline

Birth of Humphrey Stafford

Birth of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, great grandson of King Edward III on his mothers side

Peerage

Created 6th Earl of Stafford, inheriting a large estate with lands in more than a dozen counties

Knighthood

Knighted by Henry V

Privy Councillor

Following Henry Vs death, part of the regency council, becoming a Privy Councillor

Order of the Garter

Made a knight of the Order of the Garter

Lieutenant General

Appointed Lieutenant General of Normandy between 1430 and 1432

Role range: 1337-1453

Rule of Normandy

Appointed Lieutenant General of Normandy between 1430 and 1432

Role range: 1337-1453

Lieutenant General

Appointed Lieutenant General of Normandy between 1430 and 1432

Peerage

Created Count of Perche, a province in English-occupied Normandy by King Henry VI

Rule of Normandy

Created Count of Perche, a province in English-occupied Normandy by King Henry VI

Role range: 1337-1453

Peerage

With his mothers death in 1438, he received the remainder of his fathers estates, worth œ1500 plus her half of the Bohun inheritance, another œ1200; this included the title of Earl of Buckingham, bringing a further œ1000

Captain

Appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle , also Constable of Queensborough, on the Isle of Sheppey)

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant of the Marches from 1442 -1451

Peerage

Created Duke of Buckingham, making him one of the greatest landowners in England

Peace Negotiations

Represents the Crown during peace talks with the French in 1445 and 1446

Role range: 1337-1453

Battle of Sevenoaks

Commands Henry VIs troops at Sevenoaks which are defeated by Jack Cade

Battle of St Albans, 1st

Buckingham commanded the King's army of 2,500; only about 50 people died in the battle, but this included Somerset. Buckingham himself was wounded and captured with the King when the Earl of Warwick scored a remarkable success

Battle of Ludford Bridge

Present at Battle of Ludford Bridge, lead to the defeat of the Yorkist forces and he was rewarded with extensive grants from the estates of Sir William Oldhall

Role range: 1455-1485

Battle of Northampton

Death of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, killed at the Battle of Northampton

Battle of Northampton

Buckingham is buried at Grey Friars, Northampton

Stafford Rising near Worcester

Humphrey Stafford raises opposition around Worcester while coordinating with Yorkist dissidents who remain hostile to the new Tudor monarchy.

Role range: 1486

Humphrey Stafford Captured

Royal officers remove Humphrey Stafford from sanctuary after judges reject the claim that the church protects him from treason proceedings.

Role range: 1486

Humphrey Stafford Convicted

Stafford is convicted of treason for participating in the failed Yorkist rising against Henry VII.

Role range: 1486

Stafford Rebellion

Humphrey Stafford joins a Yorkist rising against Henry VII, attempting to exploit continuing opposition to the new Tudor monarchy in the West Midlands.

Role range: 1485-1509