Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford

Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford KG (1336 – 16 October, 1386) was the eldest son of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley.

Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Audley circa 1358. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Stafford on 31 August, 1372.

On or before 1 March, 1350 Hugh de Stafford married Philippa de Beauchamp daughter of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer. They had nine children.

Children

#Ralph Stafford (born about 1354 – 1385)
#Margaret de Stafford, (b. abt. 1364 – 9 June, 1396 married Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
#Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford (b. abt. 1368 – 4 July, 1392)
#William Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford (21 September, 1375 – 6 April, 1395)
#Humphrey Stafford (b. abt. 1376)
#Katherine de Stafford (b. abt. 1376 – 8 April, 1419), married Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
#Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (2 March, 1377 – 22 July, 1403)
#Joan de Stafford (1378 – 1 October, 1442)
#Hugh Stafford (1382 – 25 October, 1420

References

* Richard Glanville-Brown, correspondence, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), August 17, 2005.
* G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant." new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 547.
* Charles Mosley, editor, "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage." 106th edition, 2 vols., Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999
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