William Stafford (courtier)

Sir William Stafford
Bornc. 1508[1]
Died5 May 1556 (aged 47-48)
Geneva, Switzerland
BuriedUnknown
Noble familyStafford
Spouse(s)
(m. 1534; died 1543)
(m. 1545)
IssueSir Edward Stafford
William Stafford
Sir John Stafford
Elizabeth Stafford
Ursula Stafford
Dorothy Stafford
FatherSir Humphrey Stafford
MotherMargaret Fogge

Sir William Stafford, of Chebsey, in Staffordshire (c. 1508 – 5 May 1556) was an Essex landowner and the second husband of Mary Boleyn, who was the sister of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England. Mary was one-time mistress of King Henry VIII of England.

  1. ^ The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family: Episode 3. "Mary has found love. She has found a man nine years younger than she is, the handsome young William Stafford, who was a soldier and from a mere gentry Family."