Humphrey Stafford Biography

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

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

Knighted by Henry V

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

Made a knight of the Order of the Garter

Appointed Lieutenant General of Normandy between 1430 and 1432

Appointed Lieutenant General of Normandy between 1430 and 1432

Appointed Lieutenant General of Normandy between 1430 and 1432

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

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

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

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

Appointed Lieutenant of the Marches from 1442 -1451

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

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

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

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

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

Buckingham is buried at Grey Friars, Northampton

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