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Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
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Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (24 September 1301 – 31 August 1372), KG, of Stafford Castle and Madeley Castle[3] in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and a notable soldier during the Hundred Years' War against France.
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Ralph de Stafford | |
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1st Earl of Stafford 2nd Baron Stafford | |
![]() Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, KG. Illustration from the Bruges Garter Book, c. 1430. He displays the arms of Stafford on his tunic. | |
Born | 24 September 1301 |
Died | 31 August 1372 (aged 70) |
Buried | Tonbridge Priory, Kent |
Noble family | Stafford |
Spouse(s) | Katherine de Hastang Margaret de Audley (m. 1336) |
Issue | Margaret Stafford Joan Stafford Ralph de Stafford Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford Katherine Stafford Elizabeth Stafford Beatrice Stafford Joan Stafford |
Father | Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford |
Mother | Margaret Bassett |
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