Sir
Humphrey
"1st Earl of Devon"
Stafford
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of William Stafford
and Catherine (Chidiocke) Lewknor
Brother of
Margaret (Arundell) Capell [half], Elizabeth (Arundel) Aubigny [half], Thomasine Arundell [half], Thomas Arundell [half], Ellen (Arundel) Coplestone [half] and Dorothy (Arundell) Strangways [half]
Husband of
Isabel (Barre) Bourchier
— married
after 3 Sep 1463 in England
Died
at about age 30
in Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Dec 2014
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Biography
of Hoke and Suthwyke, co. Wilts.
Humphrey Stafford, summoned to Parliament as a Baron in 1462, created Earl of Devon in 1469, was then suspected of treason and beheaded later that year.
Sources
- Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. IV p. 683.
- Beltz, George. Memorials of the Order of the Garter (William Pickering, London, 1841) Page 98.
- Dictionary of National Biography (Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900)
- Collections for a History of Staffordshire (Staffordshire Record Society, 1908) New Series Vol. 11, Page 9.
- Somerset Record Society (Somerset Record Society, London, 1901) Vol. 16, Somerset Medieval Wills. (1383-1500), Page 196-201. Will dated 3 Sep 1463, proved at Lambeth 29 Feb 1469(/70).
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