Knight of the Order of the Bath - 3rd Duke of Buckingham Edward Stafford, KG

1478 - 1521  (43 years)

• Name	Edward Stafford  [1]
  Title	Knight of the Order of the Bath - 3rd Duke of Buckingham
  Suffix	KG
  Birth	3 Feb 1478	Wales   [1]
  	Brecknock Castle
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 May 1521	London, England   [1]
  	Executed for Treason
  Person ID	I9773	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	2nd Duke of Buckingham Henry Stafford,   b. 4 Sep 1455   d. 2 Nov 1483, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Wydeville,   b. 1458, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 18 May 1497, England (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef May 1465
  	Both parties were children at the time; they were carried on squires' shoulders at the coronation ceremony and were reared in the queen's household together.
  Marriage End	1483
  	Death of Henry who was executed by Henry
  Family ID	F2331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Knight of the Order of the Garter -- 1st Duke of Bedford, Earl of Pembroke Sir Jasper Tudor, KG,   b. 1431, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England d. 21 Dec 1495, Somerset, England (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Duchess of Buckingham Katherine Wydeville,   b. 1458, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 18 May 1497, England (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Feb 1478 - Wales Death - 17 May 1521 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-Crest of Knight of the Bath Knights of the Bath - These were special knighthoods conferred on important Royal occasions such as coronations, a practice which had died after the reign of Charles II. These knighthoods predate the modern Order of the Bath. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Knights_of_the_Bath

  
  

  Old World

  _Edward Stafford Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham KG (3 Feb 1478 – 17 May 1521) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Katherine Woodville, and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV. Thus, Edward Stafford was a first cousin once removed of King Henry VIII. He was convicted of treason and executed…

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.