Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire
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Sir Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (7 April 1470 – 24 March 1498) was an English nobleman.
He was the only child of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
, and succeeded his father as earl in 1473 when he was 3 years old.
He was made a Knight of the Bath
in 1475.
He married Margaret Grey, daughter of Edward Grey, Viscount Lisle
, but they had no children. The earldom of Wiltshire became extinct on his death, though it was re-created for his cousin Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
; some sources say that Margaret later married Henry.
"My body to be buried in the Church of St. Peter of Lufwyke
, in the County of Northampton, in Our Lady's aisle, by my grandfather Greene; and I will that my executors make a convenient tomb there for me. My manors of Buckworth
, Comberton
, Raundes, Ringsted, Irtlingburgh, Haringworth, Harwyck and Drayton
, in the countries of Hunts, Northampton and Cambridge. To my cousin, the Earl of Shrewsbury
, my collar of the King's Livery; to my wife Margaret, Viscountess Lisle all the plate I had with her in marriage; to my uncle Wytilbury and my aunt his wife, a plain cup."
He was the only child of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire was an English nobleman, the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham.In 1461 he was made a Knight of the Bath....
, and succeeded his father as earl in 1473 when he was 3 years old.
He was made a Knight of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1475.
He married Margaret Grey, daughter of Edward Grey, Viscount Lisle
Viscount Lisle
The title of Viscount Lisle has been created six times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, on 30 October 1451, was for John Talbot, 1st Baron Lisle. Upon the death of his son Thomas at the Battle of Nibley Green in 1470, the viscountcy became extinct and the barony abeyant.In 1475, the...
, but they had no children. The earldom of Wiltshire became extinct on his death, though it was re-created for his cousin Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Henry Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire was an English nobleman.Henry, born in Brecknock Castle, Wales, was the younger son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and of Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham and Bedford, and thus a nephew of King Edward IV of England...
; some sources say that Margaret later married Henry.
Will
Edward's will was dated March 21, 1498."My body to be buried in the Church of St. Peter of Lufwyke
St Peter's Church, Lowick
St. Peter's Church, Lowick, is a parish church in the Church of England in Lowick, Northamptonshire, England.-Description and history:Although the church has early fourteenth century origins, it is mainly late fourteenth and early fifteenth century, being built for the Greene family of Drayton House...
, in the County of Northampton, in Our Lady's aisle, by my grandfather Greene; and I will that my executors make a convenient tomb there for me. My manors of Buckworth
Buckworth
Buckworth – in Huntingdonshire , England – is a village near Alconbury west of Huntingdon....
, Comberton
Comberton
Comberton is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, just east of the Prime Meridian.-History:Archaeological finds, including a Neolithic polished stone axe and a Bronze Age barrow , suggest there has been a settlement here for thousands of years. A Roman villa was discovered...
, Raundes, Ringsted, Irtlingburgh, Haringworth, Harwyck and Drayton
Drayton, Northamptonshire
Drayton is a hamlet in England, in the county of Northamptonshire, in the parish and union of Daventry, hundred of Fawsley, ¾ of a mile on the low-lying western side of the town of Daventry.-History:...
, in the countries of Hunts, Northampton and Cambridge. To my cousin, the Earl of Shrewsbury
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 4th Earl of Waterford, 10th Baron Talbot, 9th Baron Furnivall, KG was the son of John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Lady Catherine Stafford, daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham....
, my collar of the King's Livery; to my wife Margaret, Viscountess Lisle all the plate I had with her in marriage; to my uncle Wytilbury and my aunt his wife, a plain cup."