Sir Ralph De Stafford

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  • 1St Earl Stafford
    Sir Ralph de Stafford, KG, b. 24 Sep 1301, d. 31 Aug 1372, KG 23 Apr 1349, Earl of Stafford.  By his 1st wife, Katharine de Hastang, he had Margaret Stafford, who married her cousin John de Stafford, Knight, of Bramshall, co. Stafford.  [Magna Charta Sureties]
    
    Note: Ralph's 1301 birth date does not agree with Ancestral Roots, nor line 136 in MCS.  They have 1299.  But CP has 1301, so who is right?
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    Ralph de Stafford, 2nd Lord (Baron) Stafford and 1st Earl of Stafford, so created 5 March 1350/1, KG (1348), KB (Jan 1326/7), JP (Staffs March 1331/2); campaigned against Scots 1336, 1337 and 1343 and French at Battles of Sluys 1340 and Crecy 1346 and Siege of Calais 1346-7, also 1355-60; Steward of the Household Feb 1340/1, Seneschal of Aquitaine or Gascony Feb 1344/5-March 1345/6 and Aquitaine Oct 1346-March 1346/7; married 1st probably c1326-27 Katharine, daughter of Sir John Hastang, of Chebsey, Staffs; married 2nd by 6 July 1336 Margaret, Baroness Audley in her own right, daughter of Hugh Audley, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester of the 1337 creation and 1st Lord (Baron) Audley of the 1317 creation, and died 31 Aug1372.  [Burke's Peerage]
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    BARONY OF STAFFORD (II)
    EARLDOM OF STAFFORD (I)
    RALPH (DE STAFFORD), LORD STAFFORD, son and heir, born 24 September 1301. On 6 December 1323 he had done homage and was to have his father's lands. On 16 April 1325 he was in the King's service with his mother and her 2nd husband Thomas de Pype, and his own brothers, in the company of Ralph, 2nd Lord Basset (of Drayton), Constable of Dover Castle. Knight Banneret January 1326/7. On 6 April 1327 he was summoned to serve against the Scots; on 21 March 1331/2 he was in the commission of the peace forco. Stafford; in 1332 he sailed from Barton-on-Humber or Hull with Edward, sonof John de Balliol, to invade Scotland. He was summoned to Parliament as RALPHDE STAFFORD or as RALPH BARON OF STAFFORD from 29 November 1336 to 25 November1350. In 1336 and 1337 he served in Scotland. On 29 November 1339 he returned with the King from France. On 22 June 1340 he was appointed with others to sellthe ninth for Staffordshire. On 23 June 1340 he was present at the battle of Sluys. By 10 February 1340/1 he had become Steward of the King's Household. On 13 May 1341 he was granted a weekly market at Madeley, co. Staffs, Tysoe, co. Warwick, &c.; on 7 August 1342 the Great Seal was delivered temporarily to him and another. In 1342 he sailed to Brittany, and took part in the siege of Vannes,where he was captured; but by the truce of Malestroit on 19 January 1342/3 he was exchanged for de Clichon. On 20 May 1343 he was appointed with others to treat with the Pope; in 1343 he was sent with others to Scotland to raise the siege of Lochmaben castle. In April 1344 he was in Gascony with 3 bannerets, 20 knights, 92 esquires, and 90 archcrs. On 13 September 1344 he took part in the tournament at Hereford as one of the challengers of the nobles of the county. In 1343 and 1344 he was in commissions, and on 9 January 1344/5 was appointed to take an assize of arms for co. Stafford. On 23 February 1344/ 5 he was appointedSeneschal of Aquitaine or Gascony, holding office until 15 March 1345/6. During 1346 he successfully defended Alguillon against John, son of Philip King of France; in August 1346 he fought in the King's Division at Crécy; on 10 October 1346 he was appointed Seneschal of Aquitaine; but by 16 March 1346/7 he was with the King before Calais. On 25 September 1347 he was empowered with others to treat for peace with the envoys of Philip de Valois. On 6 February 1347/8 he obtained a licence to crenellate his dwelling-places of Stafford and Madeley and to make castles of them. K.G. 23 April 1348 as one of the founders. On 4 July 1348 he was promised Ð573 towards his charges.

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