Spouse(s) Margaret Basset Name Edmund Stafford, Noble family Stafford Died August 12, 1308 | Father Nicholas de Stafford Mother Eleanor de Clinton | |
Buried Friors Minors, Stafford Children Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, Richard Stafford Grandchildren Edmund Stafford, Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford Great grandchildren Margaret de Stafford, Katherine de Stafford, Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, Ralph de Stafford People also search for Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford | ||
Place of burial Stafford, United Kingdom | ||
Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford was the son of Nicholas de Stafford, who was summoned to parliament by writ on 6 February 1299 by King Edward I.
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The origins of the Stafford family
The Staffords were first found in the Domesday survey, with Robert de Stafford in possession of around 131 lordships, including being the governor of Stafford Castle from which the name is assumed to have been taken. Over the next 200 years, the following Staffords inherited the estate:
Edmund, first baron
Edmund was born in Clifton, Staffordshire in 1272. He inherited the estates on the death of his father in 1287 and distinguished himself in the Scottish wars with King Edward I. He was summoned to Parliament by writ on 6 February 1299 and had regular summonses for the rest of his life.
Edmund married before 1298 (date of settlement) Margaret Basset, daughter of Ralph, Lord Basset of Drayton and Hawise. Their children were:
They are listed as having additional children, although evidence is lacking
Edmund died 12 August 1308 in Stafford and was buried at the Church of the Friors Minors, Stafford.