Hugh Stafford 
Hugh was born in 1340 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England. Hugh's father was Ralph De Stafford and his mother was Margaret De Audley. His paternal grandparents were Edmund Stafford and Margaret Basset; his maternal grandparents were Hugh De Audley and Margaret De Clare. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Ralph, Hugh, Elizabeth, Joan, Beatrice, Margaret and Katherine. He was the fourth youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 46 on October 16th, 1386 in Rhodes, Aegean Islands, Agean Sea. He was buried in Stone, Staffordshire, England.General Notes
REFN: 12592AN
2nd Earl of Stafford; Lord Audley
2nd son and heir to his brother
Cokayne's Complete Peerage in Dave's Database.
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BARONY OF STAFFORD
III. 3.
EARLDOM OF STAFFORD
II. 2. HUGH (DE STAFFORD), EARL OF STAFFORD, LORD STAFFORD and LORD AUDLE
Y, 2nd but 1st surviving son and heir, was born in or before 1342. On h
is mother's death in 1348 he succeeded
(according to modern doctrine) as LORD AUDLEY. In 1359 he joined the Prin
ce of Wales in Aquitaine, and served there for several years. In 1367 he w
ent with the Prince into Spain. On 8 January 1370/1 he was summoned to Par
liament v.p. as Hugh DE STAFFORD; from 6 October 1372 as Hugh, EARL OF STA
FFORD. From 12 February 1372/3 to 12 November 1373 he was in commission
s. In June 1373 he went to Calais. On 23 August 1374 he was a guarant
or of the King's loan from the Bardi. In 1375 he went with the Duke of Bri
ttany to Brittany. K.G. between 11 November 1375 and April 1376. Aft
er 30 April 1376 he was appointed one of the Earls to consult with the Com
mons, and one of the King's "Continual Councillors." On the accession of R
ichard II, he was reappointed to the Council. From July 1377 to 1386 he w
as in Commissions. On 16 July 1377 he carved bread and meat before the Ki
ng at his Coronation, at table in the great hall of Westminster. In 13
78 he was rebuked for arrogant language towards the Commons by John Philip
ot; and on 11 August he slew Robert Hawksley in the quire of Westminster A
bbey. On 8 May 1383 he was directed to prepare against invasion in Cornwal
l. On 20 July 1384 he was licensed with his firstborn son Ralph to hu
nt in all the King's parks in the presence of the keepers. In 1385 he w
as going to Scotland on the King's service; but in October the expediti
on was abandoned. On 20 August 1385 he was appointed steward and baili
ff of the Hundred of Macclesfield, forester of Macclesfield, and custodi
an of the park; on 16 November 1385 he had lent £100 to the King. On 27 Ma
rch 1386 he was licensed to voyage to parts overseas. He married, befo
re 1 March 1350/1, Philippe, daughter of Thomas (DE BEAUCHAMP), EARL OF WA
RWICK, by Katharine, daughter of Roger (DE MORTIMER), 1st EARL OF MARCH. S
he died before 6 April 1386, and was buried at Stone. He died 16 October 1
386 at Rhodes, and was buried at Stone. [CP 12[1]:177-9]
? Text: -12[1]:177-9
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1174 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England d.1237 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- b.1220 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England d.04 Jun 1261 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- b.~ 1190 in England
- b.~ 1246 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England d.01 Aug 1287 in Droslan Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales
- b.1182 in Caus, Shropshire, England d.Sep 1274 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
- b.~ 1225 in Caus, Shropshire, England d.1267 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- b.~ 1191 in Harberton, Devonshire, England
- b.14 Jul 1272 in Clinton, Staffordshire, England d.26 Aug 1308 in Clinton, Staffordshire, England
- b.~ 1206 in Amington, Warwickshire, England d.< 1278
- b.1231 in Amington, Warwickshire, England d.1264
- b.~ 1210 in Baddesley, Warwickshire, England
- b.~ 1250 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
- b.~ 1208 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
- b.~ 1234 in Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England d.> 1276
- b.24 Sep 1301 in Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England d.31 Aug 1372 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
- b.~ 1189 in Sapcote, Hinckley, Lancashire, England d.04 Aug 1265 in Colston, Bassett, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.1215 in Drayton, Staffordshire, England d.04 Aug 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England
- b.~ 1190
- b.< 1244 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England d.31 Dec 1299 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
- b.~ 1190 in Dinas Powys, Wales d.26 Aug 1273 in Dudley Castle, Warickshire, England
- b.1229 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England d.18 Jun 1293 in Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1194 in Arundel, Sussex, England d.~ 1240 in Dudley Castle, Warickshire, England
- b.~ 1270 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England d.17 Mar 1337
- b.1195 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England d.08 Sep 1271 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England
- b.1226 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England d.05 Jan 1272
- b.1195 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England d.1282
- b.~ 1255 in Shirland, Derbyshire, England d.1343
- b.~ 1206 in Dunster, Williton, Somersetshire, England d.20 Jan 1258 in Torre Mohun, Devonshire, England
- b.~ 1230 in Dunston, Somersetshire, England d.> 1282
- b.1210 in Shere, Surrey, England d.< 1243
- b.1340 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England d.16 Oct 1386 in Rhodes, Aegean Islands, Agean Sea
- b.~ 1175 in Heleigh, Staffordshire, England d.<19 Nov 1245 in Mainwaring, Bersted, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1225 in Heleigh, Audley, Staffordshire, England d.11 Jun 1272 in Ireland
- b.~ 1196 in Mainwaring, Bersted, Sussex, England d.> 1249 in England
- b.~ 1250 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England d.>Nov 1325 in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England
- b.1207 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.07 Feb 1250 in Al-Mansura, Egypt
- b.~ 1226 in Chitterne, Wiltshire, England d.22 Nov 1299 in England
- b.~ 1206 in Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England d.01 Jan 1251
- b.1289 in Stratton, Audley, Oxfordshire, England d.10 Nov 1347 in France
- b.~ 1155 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.24 Jun 1214 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- b.~ 1190 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.06 Aug 1246 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- b.~ 1172 in Oakham, Rutlandshire, Wales d.<31 May 1252
- b.~ 1246 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.> 1336 in Upper Arley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
- b.1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Aberconway, Wales d.11 Apr 1240 in Aberconway, Caernarvonshire, Wales
- b.~ 1205 in Caemarvonshire, Wales d.1251 in Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1178 in Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales
- b.~ 1318 in Staffordshire, England d.07 Sep 1347 in Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England
- b.1180 in Hertford, Hertforshire, England d.25 Oct 1230 in Perres-Guirrec, Penrose, Brittany, France
- b.04 Aug 1222 in Mellent, Gloucester, England d.15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield, Canterbury, Kent, England
- b.09 Oct 1200 in Pembrokeshire, Wales d.17 Jan 1240 in Berkhamstead Castle, Hertfordshire, England
- b.02 Sep 1243 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England d.07 Dec 1299
- b.1192 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d.22 Jul 1240 in Stanlaw, Chestershire, England
- b.1223 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d.10 Mar 1288 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1208 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England d.30 Mar 1266 in Clerkenwell, England
- b.~ 1294 in Caerphilly Castle, Kent, England d.09 Apr 1342 in Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Bury St Edmund, Suffolk, England
- b.18 Jun 1239 in Westiminister, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-On-The-Sands, Cumberland, England
- b.1218 in Aix-en-Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.1272 in Acre, Hazafon, Palestine d.23 Apr 1307 in Clare, Suffolk, England
- b.19 Aug 1201 in Leon, Castile, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.~ 1244 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.16 Mar 1279 in Abbeville, Somme, France
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They had six sons and four daughters, named Ralph, Thomas, William, Edmund, Humphrey, Hugh, Margaret, Anne, Joane and Catharine.
Family Notes
REFNMR81764
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Children
Margaret De Stafford
Margaret was born about 1356 in Barony of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. She died about 1395.
Catharine De Stafford
Catharine was born about 1367 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England. She died on April 8th, 1419.
Thomas De Stafford
Thomas was born in 1368 in Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England. He died at the age of 24 on July 4th, 1392 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England.
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