Sir Ralph de Stafford, KG, Earl of Stafford

1301 - 1372  (70 years)

• Name	Ralph de Stafford
  Birth	24 Sep 1301	Tonbridge, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  History	birth to death
  He was also the Baron of Tonbridge. [1] In 1337, he was the Steward of the Royal Household. In 1345, he was the Seneschal of Aquitaine. [1] On 26 August 1346, he fought at the Battle of Crécy. [1] On 23 April 1349, he became a Knight of the Garter. [1] On 5 March 1350/51, he was created the Earl of Stafford. [1]
  Death	31 Aug 1372	Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England   [1, 3]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hervey de Stafford   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Joan,   b. Abt 1211, England d. 1265, England  (Age 54 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I8084	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Edmund Stafford, Lord Stafford,   b. 15 Jul 1272, Clifton, Staffordshire, England d. by 12 Aug 1308 (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Basset   d. 17 Mar 1336, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret de Audley, Baroness Audley   d. 7 Sep 1347  [1]
  Marriage	by 6 Jul 1335	Stafford, Staffordshire, England   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 10 months - She : ??.
  Children	1 son and 4 daughters
  >   1. Katherine de Stafford,   b. Abt 1340   d. by 25 Dec 1361 (Age 21 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John de Sutton, III  m. 25 Dec 1357 >   2. Sir Hugh de Stafford, KG,   b. Abt 1342   d. 10 Oct 1386 (Age 44 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Philippa de Beauchamp  m. Before 1 Mar 1350/51 >   3. Margaret de Stafford  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sir John Stafford of Bramshall +   4. Beatrix Stafford   d. 13 Apr 1415  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Maurice FitzMaurice, Earl of Desmond;   Sir Thomas de Ros, Lord Ros of Helmsley  m. 1 Jan 1358/59;   Sir Richard de Burley, KG  m. Before 20 Aug 1385     5. Joan de Stafford  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir Ralph de Stafford, KG, Earl of Stafford(1301 – 1372) 2Edmund Stafford, Lord Stafford(1272 – 1308) 4Nicholas Stafford 8Robert de Stafford 16Hervey de Stafford 17Petronille de Ferrars 9Alice Corbett 18Thomas Corbett 19Isabell Valletort 5Alionore Clinton 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret Basset( – 1336) 6Ralph Basset, Lord Basset of Drayton(Abt 1242 – 1299) 12Ralph Basset, Lord Basset of Drayton(1215 – 1265) 24Ralph Basset(Abt 1189 – 1261) 25 13Margaret de Somery(1293 – ) 26Roger de Somery, Lord Dudley(Abt 1208 – 1273) 27Nicole d'Aubigny(Abt 1210 – 1240) 7Hawise de Gray(Abt 1239 – ) 14John de Gray(Abt 1205 – 1265) 28Henry de Gray(Abt 1161 – 1219) 29Isolda Bardolf(Abt 1168 – ) 15Joan(Abt 1211 – 1265) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Sep 1301 - Tonbridge, Kent, England Marriage - by 6 Jul 1335 - Stafford, Staffordshire, England Death - 31 Aug 1372 - Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).