Beatrice de Stafford

1337 - 1415  (78 years)

• Name	Beatrice de Stafford  [1]
  Birth	1337	Staffordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Apr 1415	Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Burial	Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I14179	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	1st Earl of Stafford Ralph de Stafford,   b. 24 Sep 1301, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 31 Aug 1372, Tonbridge, Kent, England (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	2nd Baroness Audley Margaret de Audley,   b. Jan 1305, Stafford, Staffordshire, England d. 7 Sep 1347, Tonbridge, Kent, England (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Jul 1336
  	Margaret was abducted by Ralph, Lord Stafford, who had helped Edward III take the throne. After the abduction, her parents filed a complaint with the king, but Edward supported Stafford
  Family ID	F5134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	4th Lord Helmsley, 5th Baron de Ros Sir Thomas de Ros,   b. 13 Jan 1337, Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England d. 8 Jun 1384, Uffington, Lincolnshire, England (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1359	Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England
  Children	1. Lady Elizabeth de Ros,   b. 1363, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d. 26 Mar 1424, Kendal, Westmorland, England (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1337 - Staffordshire, England Marriage - 1 Jan 1359 - Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England Death - 14 Apr 1415 - Yorkshire, England Burial - - Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-STAFFORD Stafford/de Stafford Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

  [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Beatrice de Stafford Burley 1341-1415. Beatrice de Stafford FitzMaurice de Roos de Burley Daughter of Sir Ralph de Stafford and Margaret de Audley. Granddaughter of Sir Edmund de Stafford and Margaret de Basset, Sir Hugh de Audley and Margaret de Clare. Wife of Maurice FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Desmond, son and heir to Maurice FitzThomas and Margaret O'Brien. He died 05 June 1358 and they had no issue as Beatrice was still under age. Secondly, wife of Sir Thomas de Roos, third son of William de Roos by Margery de Badlesmere. They married by royal licence dated 01 Jan 1359 and had four sons and two daughters; Sir John, Sir William, Thomas, Robert, Elizabeth (wife of Sir Thomas Clifford) and Margaret (wife of Sir Reynold Grey). Sir Thomas died testate at Uffington and was buried at Riveaulx. Grandmother of Sir John de Clifford, son Thomas. Thirdly, wife of Sir Richard be Burley, son and heir to Sir John de Burley of Burley, Herefordshire and Amice de Pembridge. They married without licence before 20 August 1385, the date of the pardon for the marriage. Sir Richard died at Villalpando in Spain in 1387. They had no issue. She was a legatee in her brother, 2nd Earl of Stafford, Hugh de Stafford's will of 1385. A gown was provided for her in order for her to attend the coronation of King Henry IV. Beatrice had a will dated 26 June 1414,and died April 13th or 14th, 1415. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105908371/beatrice-burley