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Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford and Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley and Countess of Stafford Family

m. 6 Jul 1336  Submit Photo / Document

• Male Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford

  
  

  Birth	24 Sep 1301	Amington, Staffordshire, England
  Death	31 Aug 1372	Tonbridge, Kent, England
  Burial		Tonbridge, Kent, England
  Marriage	6 Jul 1336	Staffordshire, England
  Other Spouse	Katherine de Hastang | F42935
  Marriage	Abt 1326	Stafford, Staffordshire, England
  Father	Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford | F16137 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret Basset | F16137 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley and Countess of Stafford

  
  

  Birth	1318	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
  Death	7 Sep 1349	Tonbridge, Kent, England
  Burial		Tonbridge Priory, Kent, England
  Father	Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, 1st Baron Audley | F7518 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret de Clare | F7518 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1336	Staffordshire, England
  Death	16 Oct 1386	Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Elláda
  Burial		Stone Priory, Staffordshire, England

  
  

  Male Ralph de Stafford

  
  

  Birth	1337	Staffordshire, England
  Death	1374
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  Female Elizabeth de Stafford

  
  

  Birth	1340	Staffordshire, England
  Death	7 Aug 1376	Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England
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  Female Beatrice de Stafford

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1341	Staffordshire, England
  Death	14 Apr 1415	Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
  Burial		Warter, Yorkshire, England

  
  

  Female Joan de Stafford

  
  

  Birth	1344	Staffordshire, England
  Death	12 Nov 1397	Staffordshire, England
  Burial		Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England

  
  

  Female Katherine de Stafford

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1348	Staffordshire, England
  Death	Dec 1361
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• Notes

  Ralph later sensationally abducted Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audl e y, daughter of Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Margaret de C la re, who was worth at least £2,314 a year, more than ten times his ow n est ates. Her parents filed a complaint with King Edward III of England , bu t the King supported Stafford's actions. In compensation, the King a ppeas ed Hugh and Margaret by creating Hugh the 1st Earl of Gloucester. M argare t de Audley and Stafford married before 6 July 1336 and they subse quentl y had two sons and four daughters.