Margaret Stafford, Baroness Neville de Raby | |
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Died | 9 June 1396 |
Spouse(s) | Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland |
Issue | Maud Neville Alice Neville Philippa Neville Sir John Neville Elizabeth Neville Anne Neville Sir Ralph Neville Margaret Neville |
Father | Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford |
Mother | Philippa Beauchamp |
Margaret Stafford (born c. 1364; died 9 June 1396) was the daughter of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, and Philippa de Beauchamp. She was the first wife of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, and the grandmother of the 2nd Earl.
Margaret Stafford was the eldest daughter of Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, and Philippa Beauchamp, the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, by Katherine Mortimer, the daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. [1]
Margaret had five brothers and two younger sisters: [2]
Margaret Stafford was the first wife of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland. [3] They had two sons and six daughters:
Margaret Stafford died 9 June 1396, and was buried at Brancepeth, Durham. [11]
After Margaret Stafford's death, Westmorland married, before 29 November 1396, Joan Beaufort, the widow of Robert Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers. [12] Joan was the legitimated daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, by his mistress and later third wife, Katherine Swynford. By his second marriage Westmorland had nine sons and five daughters. [13]
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