William Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford
English noble
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William Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford (21 September 1375 – 6 April 1395) was an English noble in the fourteenth century. He was the third son of Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford (c. 1344 – 16 October 1386); Hugh's second son Thomas inherited the earldom in 1390. He died in 1392, still childless, and the title passed to William.[1] He was still a minor, however, in the wardship of Thomas, Duke of Gloucester,[2] his dead brother's father-in-law, and the Stafford estates were administered by a ' group of senior officials and lawyers.'[3] He was still so when he died on 6 April 1395 in Pleshey, Essex[1] of natural causes.[4] He was interred in Tonbridge, Kent. William also dying childless, the Stafford earldom descended to the next brother, Edmund, who became the fifth earl.[1]
William Stafford | |
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| 4th Earl of Stafford 5th Baron Stafford | |
Arms of Stafford: Or, a chevron gules | |
| Born | 21 September 1375 |
| Died | 6 April 1395 (aged 19) |
| Buried | Tonbridge, Kent |
| Noble family | Stafford |
| Father | Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford |
| Mother | Philippa de Beauchamp |