Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham

Edward Stafford was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. He was convicted of treason and executed on 17 May 1521. His father was central in Buckingham’s rebellion against King Richard III. Buckingham was in attendance at the elevation of Henry VII’s second son, the future King Henry VIII, as Duke of York.

About Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham in brief

Edward Stafford was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. He was convicted of treason and executed on 17 May 1521. His father was central in Buckingham’s rebellion against King Richard III. Buckingham was in attendance at court at the elevation of Henry VII’s second son, the future King Henry VIII, as Duke of York. In 1510 Buckingham was involved in a scandal concerning his sister, Anne, who was the wife of George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon. After hearing rumours concerning her and Sir William Compton, Buckingham found Anne’s husband guilty of adultery and sent her away to a convent 60 miles from the court. There are some suggestions that the affair continued until 1513. He served in Parliament and was present at the marriage of Henry’s sister, Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

He returned to the King’s graces in 1513, and served as Lord High Steward at the coronation, and bearer of the crown. He died in 1521, and was succeeded by his younger brother, Henry Stafford. He had a younger brother and two sisters: Elizabeth, who married Robert Radcliffe, 1th Earl of Sussex, and Anne who married firstly Sir Walter Herbert, an illegitimate son of William Herbert,. He was also a nephew of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV, and a first cousin once removed of King Henry VII. He is buried in St Paul’s Cathedral, London, with his wife, Catherine Woodville.

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