Henry STAFFORD, 2nd Duke of Buckingham^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1455 - 1483  (28 years)

• Name	Henry STAFFORD
  Suffix	2nd Duke of Buckingham
  Born	4 Sep 1455  [6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Govt Service	Godley Par., Manchester, England   [9]
  	Constable of England
  Govt Service	Between 1461 and 1483	Godley Par., Manchester, England   [3]
  	As a Lancastrian he was excluded from most public activities during Edward IV's reign.
  Military	1483	Aided Duke of Gloucester to usurp throne as Ricahrd III   [3]
  _UID	55A3FF5851F7AB4982BEA36B0B9A94ACBEE8
  Died	2 Nov 1483	Executed at Salisbury, England   [3, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I16707	Branch 001 Roger De Toneii 1029 FR
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	Humphrey STAFFORD, Earl of Stafford, Earl of Devon,   b. Between 1424 and 1439, Stafford, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 1469, St. Albans, but see note  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Margaret BEAUFORT,   b. Abt 1437, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1455  [2, 8]
  Family ID	F6666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine WYDEVILLE,   b. Abt 1458,   d. Aft Jul 1525  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	Feb 1466  [9]
  Children	1. Edward STAFFORD, 3d Duke of Buckingham,   b. Between 3 Feb 1476 and 1478, Brecknock Castle ,   d. 17 May 1521, Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 45 years)   2. Henry STAFFORD, Earl of Wiltshire,   b. 1479,   d. Mar 1521/2  (Age 43 years)   3. Elizabeth STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1479,   d. Bef 11 May 1532  (Age ~ 53 years)   4. Anne STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1489,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Humphrey STAFFORD
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F6206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1483, Henry supported Richard III againt the family of Edward IV, even though the king had married him off to Katherine Wydevillle, the king's sister -in-law. The Wydevilles wre striving to ut their own heirs on the throne, namely Edward V, who was murdered with his broher in the Tower of London by Richard III or his henchmen. Joined in the plot to place the Earl of Richmond on the throne. Beheaded without any legal trial at Salisbury. Attainted by Act of Parliment on 7 Nov 1485. When Henry Tudor assumed the throne as Henry VII, he took the Staffords under his care.

  
  

• Sources

  [S207] Roberts, George Braden (1955). [S240] Stafford, G. M. G. (1943), p. 4, citing Media Research Bureau of Washington, DC. [S243] Miriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary (1995). [S202] John Stafford by Woodward. [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60. [S250] Perry, Robert (12 July 1997). [S256] WFT, Vol. 1. [S260] Tompsett, Brian (4 August 1998), http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal02096. [S260] Tompsett, Brian (4 August 1998), http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal03465.