Ralph (Sir) De Stafford 
Ralph (Sir) was born on September 24th, 1301 in Tunbridge, Staffordshire, , England.1 Ralph (Sir)'s father was Edmund 1st Baron Stafford STAFFORD and his mother was Lady Margaret Bassett Baroness Stafford. His paternal grandparents were Sir Nicholas De STAFFORD and Alianore CLINTON; his maternal grandparents were Ralph stLord Drayton Basset and Lady Hawise De Grey Baroness Bassett. He had four brothers and a sister, named Sir Ralph De, Richard De, William De, Humphrey De and Margaret De. He was the oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 70 on August 31st, 1372 in Bur Tunbridge, Kent, North Dakota, England.1 General Notes
RALPH DE STAFFORD ABDUCTS MARGARET DE AUDLEY
Lord Stafford married firstly, before 1326, Katherine, daughter of Sir John de Hastang, Knt., of Chebsey, Staffordshire, and they had two daughters: Margaret, who married Sir John of Bramshall (or Wickham) de Stafford, Knight, and Joan, who married Sir Nicholas de Beke, Knight.
He later sensationally abducted Margaret de Audley (1318-1347), daughter of Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Margaret de Clare. They filed a complaint to the King, but King Edward III of England supported Stafford. He appeased Hugh and Margaret by creating Hugh Earl of Gloucester. Margaret de Audley and Stafford married before 6 July 1336 and they subsequently had three sons and four daughters, of whom: Hugh, born circa 1336 in Staffordshire, England; Katherine, (1348 - 1361), married Sir John de Sutton, Knt., Baron of Dudley, Staffs; Elizabeth, (d. 1375), married, secondly, John de Ferrers, 4th Lord Ferrers of Chartley; Beatrice, (d. 1415), married, secondly, Thomas de Ros, 4th Lord Ros of Helmsley; and Joan, (d. 1397), married, firstly, John Charleton, 3rd Baron Cherleton.
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RALPH DE STAFFORD, 1ST EARL OF STAFFORD
Sir Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (24 September 1301 - 31 August 1372) was an English nobleman and notable soldier during the Hundred Years War against France.
He was the son of Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford, by his spouse Margaret Bassett.
Stafford was appointed Steward of the Royal Household in 1327. He became a founding Knight of the Garter on August 26, 1348, and was summoned to Parliament by Writ as the 2nd Baron Stafford from 1337 to 1350. In 1345 he became Seneschal of Aquitaine, an English possession in France and he participated in the English victory at the Battle of Crecy, on August 26, 1346.
He was created the 1st Earl of Stafford, March 5, 1350. He subsequently served as a military leader under King Edward III, fighting in campaigns in Scotland, then in Brittany, France, where he was captured during the Siege of Nantes.
Lord Stafford married firstly, before 1326, Katherine, daughter of Sir John de Hastang, Knt., of Chebsey, Staffordshire, and they had two daughters:
Margaret, married Sir John of Bramshall (or Wickham) de Stafford, Knt. Joan, married Sir Nicholas de Beke, Knt. He later sensationally abducted Margaret de Audley (1318-1347), daughter of Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Margaret de Clare. They filed a complaint to the King, but King Edward III of England supported Stafford. He appeased Hugh and Margaret by creating Hugh Earl of Gloucester. Margaret de Audley and Stafford married before July 6, 1336 and they subsequently had three sons and four daughters, of whom:
Hugh, born circa 1336 in Staffordshire, England Katherine, (1348 - 1361), married Sir John de Sutton, Knt., Baron of Dudley, Staffs. Elizabeth, (d. 1375), married, secondly, John de Ferrers, 4th Lord Ferrers of Chartley. Beatrice, (d. 1415), married, secondly, Thomas de Ros, 4th Lord Ros of Helmsley. Joan, (d. 1397), married, firstly, John de Cherleton, 3rd Lord Cherleton. He died August 31, 1372 at Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England, where he was buried.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1220 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England d.04 Jun 1261
- b.1245 in Bramshall, Staffordshire, England d.01 Aug 1287 in Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
- b.1215 in Caus, Shropshire, England d.1246 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- b.15 Jul 1273 in Clifton, Staffordshire, , England d.26 Aug 1308 in Drayton, Staffordshire, , England
- b.1206 in Amington, Warwickshire, England d.12 Jan 1278 in Baddesley, Warwickshire, England
- b.1231 in Amington, Warwickshire, England d.1264 in Amington, Warwickshire, England
- b.1210 in Badsley, Warwickshire, , England d.1278 in Clinton, Warwickshire, , England
- b.1250 in Of, Staffordshire, England d.1287 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- b.1234 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England d.1276 in Maxtock Castle, Warwickshire, England
- b.24 Sep 1301 in Tunbridge, Staffordshire, , England d.31 Aug 1372 in Bur Tunbridge, Kent, North Dakota, England
- b.1215 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England d.04 Aug 1265 in Killed in the Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England
- b.1247 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England d.31 Dec 1299 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, , England
- b.~ 1229 in Castle Dudley, Worcestershire, England d.18 Jun 1293 in Castle Dudley, Worcestershire, England
- b.1280 in Drayton, Staffordshire, , England d.17 Mar 1337 in Tysoe, Warwickshire, , England
- b.Apr 1205 in Castle Shirland, Derbyshire, England d.18 Mar 1266 in Castle Shirland, Derbyshire, England
- b.1255 in Castle Shirland, Derbyshire, England d.1343 in Drayton Bassett, Gloucestershire, , England
- b.1211 in London, Middlesex, England d.1256 in Cosford, Suffolk, England
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Details of Ralph (Sir)'s family with Lady Margaret DeAudley DeStafford
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