John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire

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John Stafford
Earl of Wiltshire
Coat of Arms of Sir John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, KG.png
Arms of Sir John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, KG
Spouse(s) Constance Green
Issue
Father Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Mother Anne Neville
Born 24 November 1427
Died 8 May 1473

John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire KG,KB (24 November 1427[1] – 8 May 1473) was an English nobleman, the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham. In 1461 he was made a Knight of the Bath.

He fought on the Yorkist side at the Battle of Hexham in 1464. In 1469 he was made Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall for life. He was made Earl of Wiltshire on 5 January 1470[2] by King Edward IV, and was briefly arrested under Warwick's government and prevented from attending the Parliament of November 1471 (he was one of six Yorkist nobles not to receive a summons).[3] In return for his loyalty he was made Chief Butler of England, and was empowered, with Lord Mountjoy to pardon rebels who surrendered by 7 June that year.[4] He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1472.

Not much is known, but he did act for some time as a diplomat, working with the Earl of Northumberland to deal with ambassadors of James III of Scotland about national grievances[5]

He married Constance Green, daughter of Sir Henry Green of Drayton House Northamptonshire [5] and Margaret de Ros. They only had one child, Edward, who succeeded him as Earl of Wiltshire, although during the latter's minority he was kept as a ward of the King, meaning revenues from his estates were paid to the Crown.[6]

Family of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Margaret de Audley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Philippa de Beauchamp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Katherine Mortimer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Edward III of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Philippa of Hainault
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Anne of Gloucester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Eleanor de Bohun
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Joan Fitzalan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. John de Neville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Alice Audley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Maud Percy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Idoine de Clifford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Anne Neville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Edward III
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Philippa of Hainault
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Payen de Roet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Katherine Swynford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. ??
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STAFFORD1.htm#John%20STAFFORD%20%281%C2%B0%20E.%20Wiltshire%29[unreliable source]
  2. ↑ The historic peerage of England: exhibiting, under alphabetical arrangement, the origin, descent, and present state of every title of peerage which has existed in this country since the Conquest; being a new edition of the "Synopsis of the Peerage of England" by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas and William Courthope, published 1857. On Google Books, accessed 6 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Ross, C., Edward IV, Trowbridge 1975, p.155
  4. ↑ Ross, C., Edward IV, Trowbridge 1975, p.150
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Ross, C., Edward IV, Trowbridge 1975, p.380; this 'provided up to £1,400 a year towards the rebuilding of St George's Chapel at Windsor'.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Butler of England
1471–1473		 Succeeded by
Earl Rivers
Peerage of England
New creation Earl of Wiltshire
1470–1473		 Succeeded by
Edward Stafford


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