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STAFFORD

STAFFORD BARONY

[TONY401] Roger I de Toeni m. [BARC383] Godehilde/Adelaida/Papia de Barcelona
. [STAX431] Robert de Stafford m. Avice de Clare
. . [STAX441] Nicholas de Stafford m. Maud
. . . [STAX451] Robert de Stafford m. Avice
. . . . [STAX462] Millicent de Stafford m. [BAGO391] Hervey Bagot

27.  [STAX431] Robert de Stafford (born c.1031, younger son of [TONY402] Roger de Toeni, see TONY), married Avice de Clare. Robert died c.1088, and Avice died c.1065

Robert was tenant-in-chief in Berks, Lincs, Northants, Oxon, Suffolk, Staffs, Warks and Worcs at the time of the Domesday Survey. In particular he held 70 manors in Staffs, over 25 in Warks, over 20 in Lincs, 10 in Oxon, 1 in Worcs and 1 in Northants, besides claims in Lincs and Suffolk. Dugdale (1675) said Robert married Avice de Clare. The origin for her name is a memorial slab in Stone Abbey, transcribed in the time of King Henry VII, which lists all the de Stafford's in succession. Therefore it was clearly carved many generations after the event. As this particular Robert was apparently not buried at Stone (despite the inscription), the compiler may have confused this Robert with his grandson Robert, who was buried at Stone, and also married an Avice.

Robert died c.1088 and was probably buried at Evesham Abbey.

[STAX442] Nigel de Stafford (son of Roger) was, in his own right, tenant-in-chief at the Domesday Survey, in Derbyshire.

26.   [STAX441] Nicholas de Stafford (born c.1066, son of Roger) married (c.1090) Maud de Meolte. (The name Maud Moote appeared on her memorial slab at Stone Abbey.) He died c.1138.

25.   [STAX451]  Robert (born c.1101) married (c.1135) Avice. Robert died between 1178-85.

BAGOD LINE

[BAGO361] Bago of Bramshall m. ?
. [BAGO371] Bagod m. ?
. . [BAGO381] Hervey FitzBagod m. ?
. . . [BAGO391] Hervey Bagot m. [STAX462] Millicent de Stafford
. . . . [STAF471] Hervey FitzHervey m. [DERB392] Pernell of Derby

27.  [BAGO361] Bagod of Bramshall.

26.  [BAGO371] Bagod.

25.  [BAGO381] Hervey FitzBagod.

24.  [BAGO391] Hervey Bagot married [STAX462] Millicent (see above). He then took the name "de Stafford".

[BAGO391] Hervey Bagot m. [STAX462] Millicent de Stafford
. [STAF471] Hervey FitzHervey m. [DERB392] Pernell of Derby
. . [STAF481] Robert de Stafford m1. [CORB412] Alice de Corbet of Caus
. . . [STAF491] Nicholas de Stafford m2. [CLIN492] Eleanor de Clinton
. . . . [STAF501] Lord Edmund of Stafford m. [BASS512] Margaret Basset of Drayton
. . . . . [STAF511] Earl Ralph of Stafford m2. [GLO2512] Margaret of Gloucester
. . . . . . [STAF523] Beatrice of Stafford m. [ROOS522] Lord Thomas Ros of Helmsley

23.  [STAF471] Hervey FitzHervey (son & heir of Hervey Bagot) married (c.1214) [DERB392] Pernell (see DERBY (FERRIERES) EARLDOM), and died before May 1237.

22.  [STAF481] Robert de Stafford married 1. [CORB412] Alice (see CAUS (CORBET) FEUDAL BARONY); then 2. Joan. Robert died before June 1261.

21.   [STAF491] Nicholas (son of Robert & Alice) married 1. Anne (probably a daughter of Geoffrey de Langley); then 2. [CLIN492] Eleanor de Clinton (see CLINTON). Nicholas died at the Siege of Droslan Castle (Wales), (c. 1st August 1287).

20.  [STAF501] Edmund (born July 1273, son of Nicholas & Eleanor) married (c.1298) [BASS512] Margaret (see DRAYTON BARONY). He was created 1st Lord Stafford (1299), and died before August 1308.

STAFFORD EARLDOM

19.  [STAF511] Sir Ralph (son of Edmund) married 1. (c.1327) Katherine (daughter of Sir John Hasting of Chebsey, Staffs, by Eve); then 2. (c. July 1336) [GLO2512] Margaret (see GLOUCESTER (AUDLEY) EARLDOM). Ralph became 2nd Lord Stafford (1308), then a Knight Banneret (13th January 1327). He served in Scotland (1336 and 1337), and on 29th November 1339 he returned from France with King Edward III.

Sir Robert fought at the Battle of Sluys (L'Ecluse) (23rd June 1340), which was a naval engagement at the mouth of the River Zwijn in Flanders. English and French ships were locked together while their archers and men-at-arms slaughtered each other on a floating battlefield. During the battle which raged for nine hours, 230 French ships were captured, and more than 20,000 men were slain. The English lost two ships and about 4,000 men. Sir Robert was also present at the Siege of Vannes (1342) when he was captured, at the Siege of Lochmaben Castle (1343), and at the successful defence of Alguillon (1346) against John, son of King Philip of France.

Sir Robert fought at the Battle of Crecy (26th August 1346) when an English army effectively annihilated a French army together with its supporting Flemish and German knights, and Genoese crossbowmen. For these actions Robert was invested Knight of the Garter (23rd April 1348). He then took part in the Naval Battle off Winchelsea (29th August 1350). For his services he was created 1st Earl of Stafford (March 1351). He died in August 1372.