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Sir Humphrey STAFFORD, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
1425 - 1486 (60 years)-
Name Humphrey STAFFORD [1] Prefix Sir Suffix 2nd Duke of Buckingham Christening 1425 Buckinghamshire, England 
[1] Birth 18 Oct 1425 Staffordshire, England [1] Gender Male _FSFTID KFYD-J9K _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KFYD-J9K _UID D46F93AB038F4BC4AF4FE4B9422610F82DBD Burial 1486 Christ Church Greyfriars Churchyard, London, City of London, Greater London, England [1] Death 8 Jul 1486 London, Middlesex, England [1] Person ID I594785151 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 30 Jun 2025
Father Humphrey STAFFORD, b. 1400, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England d. 7 Jun 1450, Sevenoaks, Kent, England (Age 50 years) Mother Eleanor AYLESBURY, b. 1406, Buckinghamshire, England d. 20 Apr 1478, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England (Age 72 years) Marriage 2 Jan 1424 Grafton, Worcestershire, England [2] Family ID F536734153 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Katherine FRAY, b. 15 Jul 1437, Worcestershire, England d. 12 May 1482, Grafton, Worcestershire, England (Age 44 years) Marriage 1452 Grafton, Worcestershire, England, (Present UK) [3] Children 1. Elizabeth STAFFORD, b. 1456, Gloucestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown2. Lady Anne STAFFORD, BARONESS LATIMER, b. 1465, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire, England d. Bef 5 Jul 1522, Well, Yorkshire, England (Age 57 years)3. Humphrey STAFFORD, b. May 1478, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire, England d. 22 Oct 1545, Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 67 years)4. Margaret STAFFORD, b. 1481, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England d. Aft 1531, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England (Age 51 years)Family ID F536734151 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Dec 2024
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Notes - Sir Humphrey Stafford (c. 1427 – 8 July 1486) of Grafton Manor in Worcestershire, was an English nobleman who took part in the War of the Roses on the Yorkist side. He was executed by Henry VII following his fighting for Richard III and his role in the Stafford and Lovell rebellion.
Humphrey Stafford was born in about 1427 in Grafton, Worcestershire, the son of Sir Humphrey Stafford (1400– 1450) who was slain in 1450 in Jack Cade's Rebellion.
Career
Humphrey Stafford inherited Grafton and Upton Warren in 1449– 50. He fought at the Battle of Bosworth with Richard III.
Sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother Thomas Stafford, joined by Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell, led the inauspicious Stafford and Lovell Rebellion in 1486. After a Yorkist defeat at The Battle of Bosworth, Sir Humphrey Stafford, with Thomas Stafford and Lord Lovell, sought sanctuary together at Colchester where they planned the rebellion.
The conspirators hoped to restore the Yorkist monarchy. While Lord Lovell went to Yorkshire, the Stafford brothers went to the Midlands. On 23 April 1486, after a failed attempt to seize Henry VII in York, Lord Lovell escaped to Burgundy. In the meantime, the Stafford brothers' rebellion in Worcester had failed, in part due to lack of proper planning and in part because King Henry had some support in that area. After a period of uncertainty caused by the War of the Roses, there was a general consensus for peace among English people, meaning few supported the idea of a rebellion. Furthermore, rumours surrounding Richard III after the alleged murders of Edward V, and his brother Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York meant a lack of support for Richard III loyalists.
During this time King Henry was on a nationwide tour of the country. As soon as he advanced towards Worcester in order to eliminate Yorkist support, on 11 May 1486 the Stafford brothers fled to sanctuary at Culham.
Despite the fact that Stafford had sought sanctuary, he was forcibly removed from his sanctuary on the night of 13 May on charges of treason by John Barrowman and one follower. Henry then ordered Humphrey's execution, but pardoned the younger Thomas.
The arrest prompted a series of protests to Pope Innocent VIII over the breaking of sanctuary; these resulted in a Papal bull in August which severely limited the rights of sanctuary, excluding it completely in cases of treason, thereby vindicating the King's actions.
Humphrey was executed at Tyburn on 8 July 1486.
Marriage and family
Humphrey Stafford married Catherine Fray (1437– 1482), the daughter of Sir John Fray, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, in Grafton.
They had eight children:
1. Anne Stafford, married Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer
2. Joyce Stafford
3. Margarita Stafford (1456– 1530)
4. Elizabeth Stafford (b. circa 1465)
5. William Stafford (d. 1556)
6. Thomas Stafford (b. circa 1450)
7. Henry Stafford (b. 1455)
8. Humphrey Stafford (died 1545) of Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, married Margaret Fogge, of daughter John Fogge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Stafford_(died_1486)
- Sir Humphrey Stafford (c. 1427 – 8 July 1486) of Grafton Manor in Worcestershire, was an English nobleman who took part in the War of the Roses on the Yorkist side. He was executed by Henry VII following his fighting for Richard III and his role in the Stafford and Lovell rebellion.
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 21 Dec 2024), entry for Humphrey Stafford, person ID LZVB-WP4. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 21 Dec 2024), entry for Eleanor Aylesbury, person ID 2MQP-R6L. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 21 Dec 2024), entry for Humphrey Stafford, person ID KFYD-J9K. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 21 Dec 2024), entry for Humphrey Stafford, person ID LZVB-WP4. (Reliability: 3).