Stafford, Henry (1479 - 1522/3)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1479
Death Date: 1523-04-06 (possibly died 6 April 1523)

Notes

Ward of Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII's mother 3 Aug. 1486. Imprisoned in the Tower on suspicion of treason upon Henry VIII's accession (22 April 1509), released before 27 Jan. 1509/10

Siblings

Female

Stafford, Elizabeth ( - 1532)
Stafford, Anne ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Bonville, Cecily (1460 - 1530)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1505-10-18
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Married between 22 Nov. 1503 and this date

Primary Title

11th Earl of Wiltshire

Titles

  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1505-04-22 (date nominated)
    Vacated 1523-04-06
  • 11th Earl of Wiltshire
    Assumed 1509/10-01-28
    Vacated 1523-04-06

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Sheriff, Monmouthshire ca. 1500 ca. 1521 Lands of his brother, the Duke of Buckingham
Steward, Monmouthshire ca. 1500 1521 Lands of brother, the Duke of Buckingham
Steward, Brecknockshire ca. 1500 1521 Lands of brother, the Duke of Buckingham
Steward, Herefordshire ca. 1500 1521 Lands of brother, the Duke of Buckingham
Steward, Shropshire ca. 1500 1521 Lands of brother, the Duke of Buckingham
JP, Devon 1506 1522
JP, Dorset 1506 1522
JP, Somerset 1506 1522
JP, Cornwall 1506 1515
JP, Wiltshire 1507 1513
Chief Steward of Lands, Duchies of Exeter and Somerset, Somerset 1509/10-2-6 1523-04-6
Chief Steward of Lands, Duchies of Exeter and Somerset, Cornwall 1509/10-2-6 1523-04-6
Chief Steward of Lands, Duchies of Exeter and Somerset, Devon 1509/10-2-6 1523-04-6
Steward, Devon 1509/10-2-6 1523-04-6
JP, Essex 1512 1513
JP, Kent 1512 1514
Privy Councillor, England ca. 1520 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Shute House, Devon
    (Performance Venue)
    Residence of wife
    Acquired: by 1505
    Divested: 1523-04-06

Lands

  • Essex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1517-1517 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Wiltshire's Minstrel
Performance 1515-1516 Town Hall, Wallingford , Berkshire Earl of Wiltshire's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Wiltshire's Minstrel Stafford, Henry (1479 - 1523) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Wiltshire's Players Stafford, Henry (1479 - 1523) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Shute House Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)