The Descendants of Roger Fitzosborne de Pitres, circa 1035-1083.

134. 8th Earl Richard FITZALAN of Arundel [81941] (Countess Isabelle MORTIMER of Arundel¹⁰⁶, Baroness Maud Matilda de BRAOSE Mortimer⁷⁹, Baron William de BRAOSE Abergavenny⁵⁷, 9th Baron Reginald de BRAOSE Abergavenny³², 4th Lord William de BRAOSE of Bramber¹⁷, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born on 3 Feb 1267 in Arundel Sussex England and died on 9 Mar 1302 at age 35.

Richard married Alesia di SALUZZO [81942] before 1285. Alesia was born on 18 May 1269 in Saluzzo Cuneo Piedmont Italy, died on 25 Sep 1292 in Arundel Castle Sussex England at age 23, and was buried in Shrewsbury Shropshire England.

Margaret married William de BOTILLER [122205]. Another name for William is William BUTLER.

+ 160 v. Baroness Eleanor FITZALAN Percy [122003] was born between 1282 and 1284 in Arundel Sussex England and died in Aug 1328 in Beverley Yorkshire England.

137. Isolde de MORTIMER [121947] (2nd Baron Edmund de MORTIMER of Wigmore¹⁰⁸, Baroness Maud Matilda de BRAOSE Mortimer⁷⁹, Baron William de BRAOSE Abergavenny⁵⁷, 9th Baron Reginald de BRAOSE Abergavenny³², 4th Lord William de BRAOSE of Bramber¹⁷, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born about 1275 and died about 1338 aged about 63.

Isolde married Sir Hugh de AUDLEY ist Baron Audley of Stratton Audley [121946] about 1288. Hugh was born in 1267 in Stratton Audley Oxfordshire England and died in 1326 in Wallingford Berkshire England at age 59.

139. 1st Earl Roger de MORTIMER of March [122466] (2nd Baron Edmund de MORTIMER of Wigmore¹⁰⁸, Baroness Maud Matilda de BRAOSE Mortimer⁷⁹, Baron William de BRAOSE Abergavenny⁵⁷, 9th Baron Reginald de BRAOSE Abergavenny³², 4th Lord William de BRAOSE of Bramber¹⁷, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born on 25 Apr 1287 in Wigmore Herefordshire England and died on 29 Nov 1330 in Tyburn London Middlesex England at age 43.

General Notes: Roger was hung, drawn & quartered for Treason against the Crown.
Wikipedia says, amongst much more, that,
Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 \endash 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful Marcher lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marriage to the wealthy heiress Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville. In November 1316, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1322 for having led the Marcher lords in a revolt against King Edward II in what became known as the Despenser War. He later escaped to France, where he was joined by Edward's queen consort Isabella, whom he may have taken as his mistress. After he and Isabella led a successful invasion and rebellion, Edward was deposed; Mortimer allegedly arranged his murder at Berkeley Castle. For three years, Mortimer was de facto ruler of England before being himself overthrown by Edward's eldest son, Edward III. Accused of assuming royal power and other crimes, Mortimer was executed by hanging at Tyburn.

Roger married Isabella of France [122467] about 1325. Marriage status: mistress. Isabella was born about 1295 in Paris Isle-de-France France, died on 22 Aug 1258 in Hertford Hertfordshire England aged about -37, and was buried on 27 Nov 1358 in Grey Friar's Church Newgate London Middlesex.

General Notes: Isabella was knows as "The She-Wolf of France".
Wikipedia says, amongst much more, that,
Isabella of France (c. 1295 \endash 22 August 1358), sometimes described as the She-Wolf of France (French: Louve de France), was Queen of England as the wife of King Edward II, and regent of England from 1327 until 1330. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre. Isabella was notable in her lifetime for her diplomatic skills, intelligence, and beauty. She became a "femme fatale" figure in plays and literature over the years, usually portrayed as a beautiful but cruel and manipulative figure.

Isabella arrived in England at the age of 12[2] during a period of growing conflict between the king and the powerful baronial factions. Her new husband was notorious for the patronage he lavished on his favourite, Piers Gaveston, but the queen supported Edward during these early years, forming a working relationship with Piers and using her relationship with the French monarchy to bolster her own authority and power. After the death of Gaveston at the hands of the barons in 1312, however, Edward later turned to a new favourite, Hugh Despenser the Younger, and attempted to take revenge on the barons, resulting in the Despenser War and a period of internal repression across England. Isabella could not tolerate Hugh Despenser and by 1325 her marriage to Edward was at a breaking point.

Travelling to France on a diplomatic mission, Isabella may have begun an affair with Roger Mortimer, and the two may possibly have agreed at this point to depose Edward and oust the Despenser family. The Queen returned to England with a small mercenary army in 1326, moving rapidly across England. The King's forces deserted him. Isabella deposed Edward, becoming regent on behalf of her son, Edward III. Some believe that Isabella then arranged the murder of Edward II. Isabella and Mortimer's regime began to crumble, partly because of her lavish spending, but also because the Queen successfully, but unpopularly, resolved long-running problems such as the wars with Scotland.

In 1330, aged 18, Edward III forcibly asserted his authority, and Mortimer was executed. Isabella lost her regency and was put under arrest for two years,[3] but afterwards she lived for many years in considerable style; though she did not reside at court, she often visited to see her grandchildren.

Roger next married 2nd Baroness Joan de GENEVILLE Geneville [Countess of March] [122473] on 20 Sep 1302 in Pembridge Manor Monmouthshire Wales. Joan was born on 2 Feb 1286 in Ludlow Shropshire England and died on 19 Oct 1356 in King's Stanley Gloucestershire England at age 70.

General Notes: Wikipedia says, amongst much more, that,
Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville, Countess of March, Baroness Mortimer (2 February 1286 \endash 19 October 1356), also known as Jeanne de Joinville, was the daughter of Sir Piers de Geneville and Joan of Lusignan. She inherited the estates of her grandparents, Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville, and Maud de Lacy, Baroness Geneville. She was one of the wealthiest heiresses in the Welsh Marches and County Meath, Ireland. She was the wife of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, the de facto ruler of England from 1327 to 1330. She succeeded as suo jure 2nd Baroness Geneville on 21 October 1314 upon the death of her grandfather, Geoffrey de Geneville.[1][2]

As a result of her husband's insurrection against King Edward II of England, she was imprisoned in Skipton Castle for two years. Following the execution of her husband in 1330 for usurping power in England, Joan was once more taken into custody. In 1336, her lands were restored to her after she received a full pardon for her late husband's crimes from Edward II's son and successor, Edward III of England.

163 i. Sir Edmund de MORTIMER [122474] was born about 1302 and died on 16 Dec 1331 aged about 29.

General Notes: Wikipedia says,
Sir Edmund Mortimer (1302/1303 \endash 16 December 1331) was the eldest son of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville. By his wife Elizabeth de Badlesmere he was the father of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March. Though Edmund survived his father by one year, he did not inherit his father's lands and titles as they were forfeited to the Crown and his son only reacquired them gradually.

Edmund married Elizabeth de BADLESMERE [81795] in 1316. Elizabeth was born in 1313 and died in 1356 at age 43.

164 ii. Baroness Margaret MORTIMER Berkeley [122476] was born on 2 May 1304, died on 5 May 1357 at age 53, and was buried in St Augustine's Abbey Bristol Gloucestershire England.

Margaret married 3rd Baron Thomas de BERKELEY Berkeley [122477]. Thomas was born in 1290 and died on 27 Oct 1361 in Gloucestershire England at age 71.

165 iii. Roger MORTIMER [122478] was born about 1305 and died before Aug 1328.

167 v. Lord Geoffrey MORTIMER of Towyth [122480] was born about 1308 and died on 5 May 1376 aged about 68.

168 vi. John MORTIMER [122481] was born about 1310 and died after 1328 in Shrewsbury Shropshire England.

169 vii. Joan MORTIMER [122482] was born about 1311 and died between 1337 and 1351.

170 viii. Isabella MORTIMER [122484] was born about 1313 and died after 1327.

171 ix. Katherine MORTIMER [122485] was born about 1314 and died on 4 Aug 1369 aged about 55.

Katherine married 11th Earl Thomas de BEAUCHAMP of Warwick [122486]. Thomas was born on 14 Feb 1313 in Warwick Warwickshire England and died on 13 Nov 1369 at age 56.

General Notes: Wikipedia says,
Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, KG (c. 14 February 1313 \endash 13 November 1369), sometimes styled as Lord Warwick, was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. His reputation as a military leader was so formidable that he was nicknamed 'the devil Warwick' by the French. In 1348 he became one of the founders and the third Knight of the Order of the Garter.

Thomas was undoubtedly a brave warrior in battle and proved to be a strong military leader. For example, the 14th century Anonimalle Chronicle states that when news arrived of his landing at Calais, the Duke of Burgundy, whose forces were camped nearby, made a hasty retreat under cover of darkness to avoid an encounter with 'the devil Warwick'.

He fought in Scotland as Captain of the army against the Scots in 1337 at the age of 24. He also fought in the Hundred Years Wars with France, commanding the English victory at the Battle of Crecy in 1346.

173 xi. Beatrice MORTIMER [122490] was born about 1319 and died on 16 Oct 1383 aged about 64.

174 xii. Blanche MORTIMER [122491] was born about 1321 and died in 1347 aged about 26.

140. Earl [4th] Humphrey VII de BOHUN of Hereford [81793] (3rd Earl Humphrey VI de BOHUN of Hereford¹¹², Eleanor de BRAOSE⁸⁰, Baron William de BRAOSE Abergavenny⁵⁷, 9th Baron Reginald de BRAOSE Abergavenny³², 4th Lord William de BRAOSE of Bramber¹⁷, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born in 1276 in Pleshy Castle Essex England and died on 16 Mar 1322 in Boroughbridge Yorkshire England at age 46.

General Notes: Wikipedia has much to say about this Humphrey, as small Selection is,
Humphrey (VII) de Bohun succeeded his father in 1298 as Earl of Hereford and Earl of Essex, and Constable of England (later called Lord High Constable). Humphrey held the title of Bearer of the Swan Badge, a heraldic device passed down in the Bohun family. This device did not appear on their coat of arms, (az, a bend ar cotised or, between 6 lioncels or) nor their crest (gu, doubled erm, a lion gardant crowned), but it does appear on Humphrey's personal seal.

Humphrey was one of several earls and barons under Edward I who laid siege to Caerlaverock Castle in Scotland in 1300 and later took part in many campaigns in Scotland. He also loved tourneying and gained a reputation as an "elegant" fop. In one of the campaigns in Scotland Humphrey evidently grew bored and departed for England to take part in a tournament along with Piers Gaveston and other young barons and knights. On return all of them fell under Edward I's wrath for desertion, but were forgiven. It is probable that Gaveston's friend, the future Edward II, had given them permission to depart. Later Humphrey became one of Gaveston's and Edward II's bitterest opponents.
He would also have been associating with young Robert Bruce during the early campaigns in Scotland, since Bruce, like many other Scots and Border men, he eventually submitted to English allegiance. Robert Bruce is closely connected to the Bohuns. Between the time that he swore his last fealty to Edward I in 1302 and his defection four years later, Bruce stayed for the most part in Annandale, rebuilding his castle of Lochmaben in stone, making use of its natural moat. Rebelling and taking the crown of Scotland in February 1306, Bruce was fighting a war against England which went poorly for him at first, and he was forced into hiding. By 1307, the war had begun to turn in his favor. His properties in England and Scotland were confiscated and three of his brothers were executed.
Humphrey de Bohun received many of Robert Bruce's forfeited properties. It is unknown whether Humphrey was a long-time friend or enemy of Robert Bruce, but they were nearly the same age and the lands of the two families in Essex and Middlesex lay very close to each other. After Bruce's defeats, Humphrey took Lochmaben, and Edward I awarded him Annandale and the castle. Lochmaben was retaken by the Scots in 1312 and remained in Scottish hands until 1333 when it was once more seized by the English. It remained in the hands of Humphrey's son William, Earl of Northampton, who held and defended it until his death in 1360. Scots retook Lochmaben in 1385. Some de Bohuns remained in Scotland, where they became known as the Bounds.

Humphrey married Princess Elizabeth PLANTAGENET of Rhuddlan [81792] in 1302. Elizabeth was born on 7 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle Flintshire Wales, died on 5 May 1316 in Quendon Essex England at age 33, and was buried on 23 May 1316 in Waltham Abbey Essex England. Another name for Elizabeth was Elizabeth PLANTAGENET.

175 i. Margaret de BOHUN [120235] was born in 1302 and died on 7 Feb 1304 at age 2.

176 ii. Humphrey de BOHUN [120236] was born in Oct 1303 and died in Oct 1304 at age 1.

+ 177 iii. Countess Eleanor de BOHUN of Ormonde [120237] was born on 17 Nov 1304 in Knaresborough Yorkshire England and died on 7 Nov 1363 in Aldgate Middlesex England at age 58.

178 iv. Earl [5th] John de BOHUN of Hereford [120238] was born about 1307 and died in 1336 aged about 29.

179 v. Earl [6th] Humphrey de BOHUN of Hereford [120239] was born about 1309 and died about 1361 aged about 52.

181 vii. Edward de BOHUN [120241] was born in 1310 and died in 1334 at age 24.

182 viii. Countess Margaret de BOHUN of Devon [120240] was born on 3 Apr 1311 and died on 16 Dec 1931 at age 620.

Agnes married 3rd Baron Robert de FERRERS of Chartley [120249]. Robert was born on 25 Mar 1309 and died on 28 Aug 1350 at age 41.

General Notes: Wikipedia says:
He had inherited the title Baron Ferrers of Chartley from his elder brother John, 2nd Baron, between 1321 and July 1324,[2] and was summoned to parliament on 25 February 1342.[1]

Robert served frequently in the Scottish and French wars of Edward III as well as participating the victory at Cressy.[1]

Before 20 October 1333, he married a woman named Margaret. They had one son, John who succeeded his father as John de Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley.[1]

After the death of Margaret, Robert remarried to Joan de la Mote before 1350. They had one son, Sir Robert Ferrers, summoned to parliament as 'Robert Ferrers of Wem' as husband of Elizabeth Boteler, 4th Baroness Boteler of Wem, by whom he had Robert Ferrers of Wem

185 xi. Isabel de BOHUN [120244] was born in May 1316 and died in Waltham Abbey Essex England.

General Notes: Wikipedia states that,
Isabel died in Childbirth. Both she and the Girl-Child were buried in Waltham Abbey in Essex.

141. Lady Joan de BRAOSE Bohun [122495] (2nd Baron William de BRAOSE Braose¹¹⁹, Sir William de BRAOSE Lord Buckingham & Bramber⁸², Sir John de BRAOSE Lord of Bramber & Gower⁵⁹, William de BRAOSE³³, 4th Lord William de BRAOSE of Bramber¹⁷, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born about 1275 in Gowerton Glamorganshire Wales and died on 6 Jun 1324 in Gressenhall Norfolk England aged about 49.

Joan married Baron James de BOHUN of Midhurst & Ballymadden [122496]. James was born on 3 Feb 1281 in Forde Sussex England and died on 30 May 1306 in Midhurst Sussex England at age 25.

186 i. 1st Lord John de BOHUN Bohun & Baron of Midhyrst [122508] was born on 14 Nov 1301 in Easebourne Sussex England and died on 6 Dec 1367 in Midhurst Sussex England at age 66.

Joan next married 2nd Lord Richard FOLIOT Foliot [122510]. Richard was born on 25 Dec 1283 in Gressenhall Norfolk England and died between 18 Apr 1317 and 23 Jul 1317 in Weasenham Norfolk England.

187 i. Richard FOLIOT [122511] was born about 1311 and died on 25 May 1325 aged about 14.

188 ii. Margery FOLIOT [122512] was born in 1313 in Mitford Northumberland England and died on 8 Aug 1349 in York Yorkshire England at age 36.

189 iii. Margaret FOLIOT [122513] was born about 1314 in Winchester Hampshire England and died before 1351 in Winchester Hampshire England.

142. Aliva de BRAOSE [121986] (2nd Baron William de BRAOSE Braose¹¹⁹, Sir William de BRAOSE Lord Buckingham & Bramber⁸², Sir John de BRAOSE Lord of Bramber & Gower⁵⁹, William de BRAOSE³³, 4th Lord William de BRAOSE of Bramber¹⁷, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born about 1290 in Gower Glamorganshire Wales and died on 21 Aug 1331 in Swansea Glamorganshire Wales aged about 41.

Aliva next married 2nd Baron John de MOWBRAY Mowbray [121985]. John was born on 2 Nov 1286.

190 i. Geoffrey de MOWBRAY [122500] was born about 1301 in Dunfermline Fifeshire Scotland.

191 ii. Lady Christiana de MOWBRAY de Plumpton [122501] was born in 1305 in Plumpton Yorkshire England and died on 30 Dec 1363 in Plumpton Yorkshire England at age 58.

Christiana married Richard EMILDON [122502]. Richard was born about 1280 in Embleton Northumberland England and died in 1333 in Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland England aged about 53.

Christiana next married Sir William de PLUMPTON Kt. [122503]. William was born about 1296 in Plumpton Yorkshire England and died in 1362 in Berwick-on-Tweed Northumberland England aged about 66.

192 iii. Roger de MOWBRAY [122504] was born in 1307 in Kirklington Yorkshire England.

193 iv. Margaret de MOWBRAY [122505] was born about 1310 in Norfolk England.

195 vi. Alexander de MOWBRAY [122506] was born about 1314 in Kirklington Yorkshire England, died about 1368 in Kirklington Yorkshire England aged about 54, and was buried in Kirklington Yorkshire England.

196 vii. Elizabeth de MOWBRAY [122507] was born in 1320 in Yorkshire England and died in 1387 in Brough Castle Brough Yorkshire England at age 67.

143. Eleanor de FERRERS [81895] (1st Baron John de FERRERS of Chartley¹²⁸, 6th Earl Robert de FERRERS of Derby⁹², 5th Earl William de FERRERS of Derby⁶⁴, 4th Earl William de FERRERS of Derby⁴⁵, Sybil de BRAOSE¹⁸, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born in 1305 and died in 1399 at age 94.

Eleanor married Sir Thomas de LATHAM II of Lathom [81894]. Thomas died in 1370.

145. 3rd Baron Robert de FERRERS of Chartley [120249] (1st Baron John de FERRERS of Chartley¹²⁸, 6th Earl Robert de FERRERS of Derby⁹², 5th Earl William de FERRERS of Derby⁶⁴, 4th Earl William de FERRERS of Derby⁴⁵, Sybil de BRAOSE¹⁸, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born on 25 Mar 1309 and died on 28 Aug 1350 at age 41.

Robert next married Isabel de VERDUN [122045] in 1328 in Newbold Verdon Leicestershire England. Isabel was born on 21 Mar 1317 in Amesbury Priory Wiltshire England and died on 25 Jul 1349 at age 32.

General Notes: Wikipedia says:
Isabel was born at Amesbury Priory, Wiltshire, on 21 March 1317, the only child of the marriage of Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Baron Verdun, Justiciar of Ireland (born 8 September 1278) and Lady Elizabeth de Clare. She was born eight months after her father died of typhoid on 27 July 1316. He and Elizabeth had been engaged before she was called back to England by Edward II, intent on marrying her to one of his own supporters. So Theobald abducted Elizabeth from Bristol Castle in early 1316, and married her shortly afterwards on 4 February. Elizabeth was his second wife, his first wife having been Maud Mortimer (c.1289- 18 September 1312). Isabel had three half-sisters from her father's prior marriage, Joan de Verdun, Elizabeth de Verdun, and Margery de Verdun.

Isabel, along with her three de Verdon half-sisters, was a co-heiress of her father. She is occasionally referred to as Heiress of Ludlow.

Theobald was Elizabeth's second husband, her first husband John de Burgh had died in a minor skirmish in Galway, Ireland on 18 June 1313. She had a son by de Burgh, William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (17 September 1312- 6 June 1333), who was Isabel's uterine half-brother. William would later marry Maud of Lancaster, by whom he had a daughter Elizabeth de Burgh, suo jure 4th Countess of Ulster (6 July 1332- 10 December 1363). Following the death of her brother Gilbert at Bannockburn in 1314, Elizabeth, along with her two sisters, Margaret and Eleanor, became one of the greatest heiresses in England. Her uncle, King Edward II of England, ordered her to return to England, where he planned to select a husband for her from among his supporters. She was placed in Bristol Castle where Verdun would afterwards abduct her, to the fury of King Edward.

After her husband's death, Elizabeth, pregnant with Verdun's child, fled to Amesbury Priory and placed herself under the protection of her aunt, Mary de Burgh, who was one of the nuns. It was there that she gave birth to Isabel.

Isabel's birth is recorded in an entry of King Edward II's Wardrobe Accounts, as well as the King's gift of a silver-gilt cup which valued at one pound, ten shillings.

Her paternal grandparents were Theobald de Verdun, 1st Lord Verdun and Margery de Bohun, and her maternal grandparents were Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.

151. 1st Earl Ralph de STAFFORD of Stafford [121973] (1st Baron Edmund STAFFORD Stafford¹³¹, Nicholas de STAFFORD⁹⁴, Robert de STAFFORD⁷³, Lady Petronille de FERRERS of Derby⁵², Sybil de BRAOSE¹⁸, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born on 24 Sep 1301 and died on 31 Aug 1372 at age 70.

General Notes: Wikipedia says.
Stafford was made a Knight banneret in 1327 and was fighting the Scots shortly afterwards. He supported the plot to free Edward III of England from the control of Roger Mortimer, which earned the king's gratitude. By the summer of 1332, he was a commissioner of the peace in Staffordshire and had served abroad on royal business, accompanying Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester. He was also still fighting the Scots, commanding archers at the Battle of Dupplin Moor on 11 Aug 1332 and on three further Scottish campaigns.[5]

He was first summoned to Parliament by writ as Lord Stafford on 29 November 1336 and continued to attend until 1350.

His military career continued, accompanying King Edward to France in 1338 as an advisor and being present at the naval battle of Sluys on 24 June 1340. He also fought at the relief of Brest and the siege of Morlaix. He was captured at Vannes but was exchanged in time to negotiate a truce at Malestroit.

On 6 January 1341, he was made Steward of the Royal Household but resigned that post on 29 March 1345 having assumed the office of Seneschal of Aquitaine, an English possession in France, where he stayed for about a year. He took part in the Gascon campaign of 1345 including the battles of Bergerac and Auberoche, the siege of Aiguillon, from where he escaped prior to its lifting, a raid on Barfleur and the English victory at the Battle of Crecy, on 26 August 1346. He became one of the twenty-six founding members and the fifth knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348.[5][6]

In November 1347, his wife's father died; they were able to take possession of his estates without paying the king's homage, an indication of the relationship between them. Ralph was now a very wealthy man, from his estates and from the many prizes from the French war.[5]

Edward III created a number of new peerage titles to honour his war captains and to mark his jubilee year. Ralph was created the 1st Earl of Stafford on 5 March 1350, with an annuity of 1000 marks. He now replaced Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster as the king's lieutenant in Gascony. He committed to serve with 200 men at his own expense with the expectation of this being doubled in March 1353 at the king's expense. The campaigns provided several captives that were ransomed, but were ultimately unsuccessful, leading to the appointment of Edward, Prince of Wales to command.[5]

Even at the age of sixty, Stafford continued to command troops and act as a royal envoy, both in France and in Ireland in 1361, accompanying Lionel of Antwerp to try and restore English control.

Ralph next married Countess Margaret AUDLEY de Stafford [121974]. Margaret was born in Jan 1305 in Stafford Staffordshire England, died on 7 Sep 1347 in Tonbridge Kent England at age 42, and was buried in Tonbridge Kent England.

Ralph married Countess Maud de GROSMONT of Leicester [122229] in 1344. Maud was born on 4 Apr 1340 in Leicester Castle Leicester Leicestershire England and died on 10 Apr 1362 at age 22.

205 iv. Beatrice de STAFFORD [122235] was born about 1341 in Staffordshire England and died in 1415 aged about 74.

Beatrice married 2nd Earl Maurice FITZGERALD of Desmond [122236] in 1350. Maurice died in Jun 1358.

Beatrice next married 4th Baron Thomas de ROS de Ros [122239]. Thomas was born on 13 Jan 1335 and died on 8 Jun 1384 at age 49.

General Notes: Wiklipedia says,
Thomas Ros, 4th Baron Ros of Helmsley (13 January 1335 \endash 8 June 1384) was the son of William Ros, 2nd Baron Ros and Margery de Badlesmere.

In 1364, he accompanied the king of Cyprus to the Holy Land; and was in the French wars, from 1369 to 1371. He was summoned to parliament by both King Edward III of England and King Richard II of England. He died at Uffington, Lincolnshire, 8 June 1384, and was buried at Rievaulx Abbey. His widow became the wife of Sir Richard Burley.

154. 1st Baron Richard STAFFORD Stafford of Clifton K.B. [122209] (1st Baron Edmund STAFFORD Stafford¹³¹, Nicholas de STAFFORD⁹⁴, Robert de STAFFORD⁷³, Lady Petronille de FERRERS of Derby⁵², Sybil de BRAOSE¹⁸, Bertha Fitzmiles de HEREFORD¹⁰, Miles of Hereford (1st Earl)⁶, Walter de Pitres², Roger de Pitres¹) was born about 1305 in Tunbridge Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire England and died on 31 Aug 1372 in Clifton Campville Staffordshire England aged about 67.

General Notes: Wikipedia says,
Stafford was involved in the French campaigns of King Edward III of England during the Hundred Years' War. His actions during the war are at times unclear, for the contemporary historian Jean Froissart often confused Richard with his brother Ralph. In 1337, Stafford was sent with others on an embassy to the courts of William II, Count of Hainaut and Reginald II, Count of Guelders, as well as Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]

In November 1337, Richard participated in the victory at Cadzand and was in the king's army at present at the bloodless meeting of the English and French armies in October 1339 at Vironfosse. His brother held command of the English forces during the Gascon campaign of 1345, and Richard was among the prominent leaders of the campaign. During the campaign, Stafford participated in the siege of Bergerac, commanded the garrison at Libourne, and assisted in the relief of Auberoche, and the attack on La Réole. Stafford also participated in the Battle of Crécy in 1346; after the battle, Stafford and Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham were tasked to count the slain. He was also at the Siege of Calais between 1346 and 1347.[2]

In 1355, Stafford followed the Edward the Black Prince to Gascony and participated in his expedition into France in 1355. He was sent to England with letters in December, but rejoined the prince's army afterwards and fought at the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356. Stafford and his brother accompanied Edward III on his expedition to France in October 1359. He was appointed to the office of Seneschal of Gascony in 1361 and served until 8 June 1362. During 1366, Richard was appointed to go on an embassy, accompanied by his son Richard, to the papal court.[2] Summoned to parliament, as Baron Stafford of Clifton, on 8 January 1371, and regularly summoned until 1379. He died on 13 August 1380 and was buried at the St Andrew's Church, Clifton Campville, Staffordshire. A memorial brass is located within St Peter's Church, Elford, Staffordshire.

207 ii. Bishop Edmund STAFFORD of Exeter [122215] was born in 1344 and died in 1419 at age 75.

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