William Stafford-Howard, 3rd Earl of Stafford
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24 February 1719
Anne Holman
The Earl of Stafford | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Matthias Stafford-Howard 24 February 1719 |
| Died | 28 February 1751 (aged 32) |
| Spouse |
Henrietta Cantillon
(m. 1743) |
| Parent(s) | William Stafford-Howard, 2nd Earl of Stafford Anne Holman |
| Relatives | Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot (brother-in-law) |
William Matthias Stafford-Howard, 3rd Earl of Stafford, de jure 4th Baron Stafford FRS (24 February 1719 – 28 February 1751) was an English peer.
Stafford-Howard was born on 24 February 1719. He was the only son of Anne Holman (d. 1725)[1] and William Stafford-Howard, 2nd Earl of Stafford, who were first cousins. His younger sisters were Lady Mary Stafford-Howard (who married, as his second wife, Count Guy Auguste de Rohan-Chabot, son of Louis, Duke of Rohan),[2] Lady Anastasia Stafford-Howard and Lady Anne Stafford-Howard, who both became nuns.[3][4]
His paternal grandparents were the former Mary Southcote (a daughter of Sir John Southcote)[5] and John Stafford-Howard (a son of the 1st Viscount Stafford),[6] who served as King James II's Ambassador to King Louis XIV when the former was exiled at Saint-Germain. After the King's death, his father served as vice-chamberlain to the King's widow, Queen Mary.[7] Among his extended family was aunt Mary Stafford-Howard (wife of Francis Plowden, MP for Bannow)[8] and uncle John Stafford-Howard. His maternal grandparents were George Holman of Warkworth, Northamptonshire and Anastasia Howard (a daughter of the 1st Viscount Stafford).[5]
Career
On the death of his father,[a] in January 1734, he succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Stafford. He also succeeded as the de jure 4th Baron Stafford of Stafford Castle.[5]
In 1743, Lord Stafford was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society.[7][10] He inherited a number of English estates from his Holman family members, which he sold in 1749 to Edward Greenly of Doctors' Commons.[1]
