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Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham KG (3 February 1478 – 17 May 1521) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Katherine Woodville, and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV. Thus, Edward Stafford was a first cousin once removed of King Henry VIII.
May 13, 2024 · Edward Stafford, 3rd duke of Buckingham (born Feb. 3, 1478, Brecknock Castle, Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales—died May 17, 1521, London, Eng.) was the eldest son of Henry Stafford, the 2nd duke, succeeding to the title in 1485, after the attainder had been removed, two years after the execution of his father.
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Learn about the life and death of Edward Stafford, a prominent courtier and potential rival to Henry VIII. Find out how he rose from his father's execution to favour, and how he fell from grace and was executed for treason.
Jan 26, 2017 · Learn about the life and death of Edward Stafford, a prominent Tudor courtier and a possible claimant to the throne. Find out how he rose and fell from favour, and why he was executed in 1521.
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Katherine Woodville, and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV. Thus, Edward Stafford was a first cousin once removed of King Henry VIII.
Mar 14, 2023 · Edward Stafford, third duke of Buckingham (d. 1521), is a key example in the historiographical interpretation of relations between crown and nobility as difficult and in conflict under the first two Tudor kings, not least because of his execution for treason in 1521.
A biography of the third duke of Buckingham, a prominent nobleman in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Learn about his descent, marriage, career, fall, and execution, as well as his role in the Field of the Cloth of Gold and the French alliance.
