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 1470 (he was one of six Yorkist nobles not to receive a summons).[3]
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]
Personal life
He married Constance Green, daughter of Sir Henry Green of Drayton HouseNorthamptonshire[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]
^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.
^ abBurke, J. (1831). A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. England. H. Colburn & R. Bentley. p. 493. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^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'.
john, stafford, earl, wiltshire, november, 1427, unreliable, source, 1473, english, nobleman, youngest, humphrey, stafford, duke, buckingham, 1461, appointed, knight, order, bath, john, staffordearl, wiltshirearms, kgborn24, november, 1427died8, 1473spouse, co. John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire KG KB 24 November 1427 1 unreliable source 8 May 1473 was an English nobleman the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham In 1461 he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Bath John StaffordEarl of WiltshireArms of Sir John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire KGBorn24 November 1427Died8 May 1473Spouse s Constance GreenIssueEdward Stafford 2nd Earl of WiltshireFatherHumphrey Stafford 1st Duke of BuckinghamMotherLady Anne Neville Contents 1 Career 2 Diplomacy 3 Personal life 4 Ancestors 5 ReferencesCareer EditHe 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 1470 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 Diplomacy EditHe 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 Personal life EditHe 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 Ancestors EditAncestors of John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire16 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl of Stafford8 Hugh de Stafford 2nd Earl of Stafford17 Margaret de Audley4 Edmund Stafford 5th Earl of Stafford18 Thomas de Beauchamp 11th Earl of Warwick9 Philippa de Beauchamp19 Katherine Mortimer2 Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham20 Edward III of England10 Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester21 Philippa of Hainault5 Anne of Gloucester22 Humphrey de Bohun 7th Earl of Hereford11 Eleanor de Bohun23 Joan Fitzalan1 John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire24 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville de Raby12 John de Neville25 Alice Audley6 Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmorland26 Henry de Percy 2nd Baron Percy13 Maud Percy27 Idoine de Clifford3 Anne Neville28 Edward III14 John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster29 Philippa of Hainault7 Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmorland30 Payen de Roet15 Katherine Swynford31 References Edit Stafford 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 Ross C Edward IV Trowbridge 1975 p 155 Ross C Edward IV Trowbridge 1975 p 150 a b Burke J 1831 A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England Ireland and Scotland extinct dormant and in abeyance England H Colburn amp R Bentley p 493 Retrieved 14 September 2015 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 officesPreceded byThe Lord Wenlock Chief Butler of England1471 1473 Succeeded byThe Earl RiversPeerage of EnglandNew creation Earl of Wiltshire1470 1473 Succeeded byEdward Stafford This biography of an earl or countess in the Peerage of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire amp oldid 1131182602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
