Edmund de Stafford 1st Lord Stafford

✓ Edmund, Baron of Stafford, s. and h. [of Nicholas de Stafford - the preceding entry, CP XII/1 p.172, not seen: TOP above him], b. 15 July 1273; did homage and had his lands 20 Aug 1294; sum. to go beyond seas with the King 4 July 1297, to serve against the Scots 1298-1308, and to Parl. from 6 Feb 1298/9 to 26 Aug 1307 'by writs directed Edmundo Baroni de Stafford, whereby he is held to have become LORD STAFFORD'; his seal was appended to the Barons' letter to the Pope 1300; sum. to the Coronation 18 Jan 1307/8. 'He m., in or before 1298, Margaret, da. of Ralph and sis. and in her issue coh. of Ralph (Basset) Lord Basset (of Drayton)'. 'He d. before 12 Aug. 1308, and was bur. in the church of the Friars Minors of Stafford. He left a will.' In 1308 his executors - 'Margaret his widow, Roger de Hungerford and Vivian de Chetwynd' - were sued for a debt (note n). Father of Ralph, 1st Earl of Stafford (I100607). Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. XII part 1 (1953), 'Stafford' pp.173-174 and notes (page images supplied by Aynsley, read 27 Oct 2026). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.] ||27 Oct 2026 - PARENTS WIRED|| Nicholas de Stafford (d. 1287 at the siege of Droslan) and, at ~, a daughter of Geoffrey de Langley (CP XII/1 p.172). Above them Robert x Alice Corbet and Hervey x Pernel de Ferrers, which rings to the 3rd Earl of Derby and Sybil de Braose. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. XII part 1 (1953), 'Stafford' pp.171-172 and notes (page images supplied by Aynsley, read 27 Oct 2026).