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Stafford, Henry (1479 - 1522/3)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 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

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Siblings

Primary Title

  • 11th Earl of Wiltshire

Titles

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

Details of Offices

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

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Essex

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Earl of Wiltshire's Minstrel
Performance - 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 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.