Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl Stafford^{[1, 2]}

1301 - 1372  (70 years)

• Name	Ralph de Stafford
  Suffix	1st Earl Stafford
  Birth	24 Sep 1301	Stafford, Stafford, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1351
  Burial	1372	Tonbridge, Kent
  	or Tonburton Priory, England http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STAFFORD1.htm#Ralph%20STAFFORD%20(1º%20E.%20Stafford)1
  Death	31 Aug 1372	Tunbridge Castle, Stafford, England   [2]
  Notes	http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal08238 «u»Knight of the Garter «/u». http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm 1350 Earl of Stafford. Fought in the Battle of Crecy and Battle of Sluys. Served in the Scotch and French wars and in important diplomatic missions in European countries. http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STAFFORD1.htm#Ralph%20STAFFORD%20(1º%20E.%20Stafford)1
  Person ID	I8815	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Edmund Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford,   b. 15 Jul 1272, Clifton, Staffordshire, England d. 26 Aug 1308 (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Margaret Bassett, Baroness Stafford   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1298	Drayton, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F8834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Hastings,   b. Abt 1305, Chebsey, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain d. Bef 6 Jul 1336 (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1326
  Children	1. Margaret de Stafford,   b. Between 1330 and 1336, Tunbridge, Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret de Audley, Baroness Audley,   b. Abt 1325   d. 16 Sep 1348 (Age ~ 23 years)
  Marriage	Bef 6 Jul 1336
  Children	1. Elizabeth de Stafford, Barones Ferrers of Chartley   d. 7 Aug 1375   2. Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford,   b. Bef 1343, Stafford, Staffordshire, England d. 16 Oct 1386, Rhodes, England (Age ~ 43 years)   3. Ralph Stafford, Lord Stafford   d. 1348   4. Lady Beatrice de Stafford, Countess Desmond,   b. Abt 1340, Tunbridge, Stafford, England d. 13 Apr 1415 (Age ~ 75 years)   5. Joan de Stafford,   b. Abt 1336, Stafford, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1397 (Age ~ 60 years)   6. Catherine Stafford,   b. 16 Sep 1348, Tunbridge, Stafford, England d. Bef 25 Dec 1361 (Age 13 years)
  Family ID	F3682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett). [S27] http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/.