Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford
Born18 September 1501
Penshurst Place, Kent, England
Died30 April 1563 (aged 61)
Caus Castle, Shropshire, England
Buried6 May 1563
All Saints Church, Worthen, Shropshire, England
Noble familyStafford
Spouse(s)Ursula Pole
IssueThomas Stafford
Henry Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford
Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford
Dorothy Stafford
and more..
FatherEdward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
MotherEleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham
The west front of Thornbury Castle. The castle was begun in 1511 as a home for Henry Stafford's father, Edward Stafford, third Duke of Buckingham.

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (18 September 1501 – 30 April 1563) was an English nobleman. After the execution for treason in 1521 and posthumous attainder of his father Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, with the forfeiture of all the family's estates and titles, he managed to regain some of his family's position[1] and was created Baron Stafford in 1547. However his family never truly recovered from the blow and thenceforward gradually declined into obscurity, with his descendant the 6th Baron being requested by King Charles I in 1639 to surrender the barony on account of his poverty.[2]

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  2. ^ Cokayne, Complete Peerage, new edition, vol.XII, p.188