Sir William d'Ufford, KG, Earl of Suffolk

1338 - 1382  (43 years)

• Name	William d'Ufford
  Birth	30 May 1338  [3, 5, 7]
  General Information	He was the 2ed Earl of Suffolk.  [3, 5]
  Knighted	Jul 1355 (17 years)  [5]
  He was knighted in July 1355.
  Title(s)	1369 (30 years)  [2, 5]
  William had three older brothers who all predeceased him, and in 1369 he succeeded his father as the second Earl of Suffolk.
  Military	1381 (42 years)  [5]
  Suffolk took part in suppressing the Peasants' Revolt in East Anglia [1381], after narrowly escaping the rebels himself.
  Will	5 Jun 1381 (43 years)  [2]
  He made his will on 5 June 1381.
  Death	15 Feb 1381/82	Westminster, London, England   [2, 3, 5, 7]
  Suffolk attended parliament at Westminster Hall. As he ascended the stairs to the chamber where the lords had retired, he fell down and died instantly. He died without issue, and the earldom became extinct. [2, 3, 5]
  Burial	Aft 15 Feb 1381/82	Campsey Priory, Campsey, Suffolk, England Campsey Priory was suppressed in 1536.  The stones in the Priory were used for other buildings.  Nothing now remains.   [2]
  Offices Held	4 Dec 1464 (126 years)  [1, 2]
  On 4 December 1464 he was summoned to Parliament.
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of Robert d'Ufford and Margaret de Norwich)
  + 1. Cecily Ufford ▻ John Willoughby,  m. 1343
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert d'Ufford,   b. 1249, Thurston, Suffolk, England   (Great Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I24825
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert d'Ufford,   b. 10 Aug 1298, Thurston, Suffolk, England d. 4 Nov 1369, England (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F9033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Joan de Montacute,   b. 2 Feb 1349   d. 1375 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	before2 Feb 1362  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 8 months - She : 12 years and 11 months.
  Information	His marriage brought William significant land holdings in Norfolk. William and Joan had at least five children, none of whom survived him.  [5]
  Family ID	F9034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Isabel de Beauchamp   d. 29 Sep 1416  Other Partners: John le Strange, Lord Strange of Blackmere  m. Yes, date unknow
  Marriage	Before 12 June 1376  [1, 3, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Children	They appear to have had no children between them.  [5]
  Family ID	F8962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir William d'Ufford, KG, Earl of Suffolk(1338 – 15 Feb 1381/82) 2Robert d'Ufford(1298 – 1369) 4Robert d'Ufford(1279 – 1316) 8Robert d'Ufford(1249 – ) 9Mary 5Cecily Devaloines 10Robert de Valoines 11Eve Criketot 3 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 15 Feb 1381/82 - Westminster, London, England Burial - Aft 15 Feb 1381/82 - Campsey Priory, Campsey, Suffolk, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  William Ufford, from a stained glass window in St Andrews church in Wimpole

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S11] Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , (London: Harrision, 1866). [S1455] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume XII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1953). [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989). [S304] Wikipedia, William Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. [S304] Wikipedia, Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick. [S304] Wikipedia, Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu.