Margaret de Audley, Baroness Audley

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She was her father's only heir.

Margaret married Sir Ralph de Stafford, KG, Earl of Stafford in by 6 Jul 1335 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. Ralph (son of Edmund Stafford, Lord Stafford and Margaret Basset) was born on 24 Sep 1301 in Tonbridge, Kent, England; died on 31 Aug 1372 in Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Katherine de Stafford was born about 1340; died in by 25 Dec 1361.
2. Sir Hugh de Stafford, KG was born about 1342; died on 10 Oct 1386.
3. Margaret de Stafford
4. Beatrix Stafford died on 13 Apr 1415; was buried in Warter Priory. Warter, Yorkshire, England.
5. Joan de Stafford

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On 16 March 1337, he became the 8th Earl of Gloucester.

In 1341, he was the Ambassador to France.

Died:
He died without male issue

Hugh married Margaret de Clare on 28 Apr 1317 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Sir Gilbert "the Red" de Clare, Earl of Clare and Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford) was born in Oct 1292; died on 9 Apr 1342. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 13 April 1342.

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He was the governor of Montgomery Castle and Baron Audley.

Title(s):
He became Baron Audley.

Hugh married Isolt de Mortimer about 1288. Isolt (daughter of Sir Edmund de Mortimer of Wigmore and first wife) died in 1338. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was either illegitimate or Sir Edmund's daughter by an unknown earlier marriage

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He was the 9th Earl of Clare. He was also the Earl of Hertford and Gloucester.

On 14 May 1264, he was knighted.

Gilbert married Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford on 30 Apr 1290 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Joan (daughter of Edward I "Longshanks", King of England and Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England) was born in 1272 in Acre, Holy Land; died on 23 Apr 1307 in Clare, Suffolk, England; was buried on 26 Apr 1307 in Priory Church of the Austin Friars, Clare, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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On 30 October 1250, he was the Keeper of the Castle of Newcastle-under-Lynn.

From 1261 to 1262, he was the Lord Marcher and the Sheriff of Salop.

From 1270 to 1271, he was the Sheriff of Staffordshire.

He was the Justiciar of Ireland.

James married Ela Longspée in 1244. Ela (daughter of Sir William Longespée and Idoine de Camville) died on 22 Nov 1299 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was the 2ed Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.
• Miscellaneous: 1274; As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. By 1268 he is recorded as studying Theology in the house of the Archbishop of York. King Henry III showed favor by supplementing his diet with the luxury of venison. The sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1274,[2] made him heir to the family estates; yet he continued to study at Oxford. But his father's death eventually forced his departure.
• Land/House: Mar 1282, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; In the 10th Edward I, he succeeded his father, and the next year doing his homage, had livery of his lands. He immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics.
• Knighted: 1283, Winchester, Hampshire, England; In return for his services Edmund was knighted by King Edward I in 1283.
• Military: 1283; In 1283 together with his brother Roger Mortimer, Baron of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Edmund, a great-grandson of Llywelyn the Great, sent a message to his kinsman Llywelyn, grandson of Llywelyn the Great, telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. At Irfon Bridge the Welsh prince became separated from his army. Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. In the resulting battle Llywelyn was killed and beheaded. Edmund then sent his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England at Rhuddlan Castle. The head was displayed on the Tower of London as a warning to all rebels.
• Offices Held: From 8 Jun 1294 to 23 Jun 1295; He was a Member of Parliament from 8 June 1294 to23 June 1295.
• Last Full Review: 28 May 2020

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Birth Date: He was 40 in 1291.

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He was mortally wounded in 1303 at the Battle of Buelt against the Welsh, taken to Wigmore Castle, where he dyed almost immediately.

Edmund married first wife on yes date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 28 May 2020

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He was the 8th Earl of Clare, the Earl of Hertford and Gloucester.

In 1230, he became the Earl of Gloucester.

Richard married Maud de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln on 25 Jan 1237. Maud (daughter of John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln and Margaret de Quincy) died in by 10 Mar 1288/89. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 1272
• Crowned: 19 Aug 1272, Westminster Abbey, London, England
• Reign: From 1274 to 1307; King of England
• Military: 1277
• Miscellaneous: 1290
• Military: 1296

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He was also the Duke of Aquitaine.

Title(s):
He became the Duke of Aquitaine.

Crowned:
He was crowned the King of England by Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey.

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In 1277, he began a campaign to subdue Wales and defeat Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The campaign lasted until Llywelyn's death in 1282. Wales was divided into shires and English law was established.

Miscellaneous:
In 1290, when Alexander III, King of Scotland died without heirs, Edward intervened as feudal lord. Margaret Maid of Norway and heir to the throne of Scotland, then a child, was betrothed to the future Edward II, and sailed from Norway to England. She died in 1290 before reaching England leaving the throne empty. Edward chose John Baliol from among thirteen candidates as King of the Scots. While John Balioli did homage to Edward the Scots resisted English domination.

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Edward invaded Scotland and soundly defeated the Scots under Baliol. Edward forced Balliol to abdicate The Scottish barons did homage to Edward as their king. William Wallace incited a rebellion in 1297, defeated the English army at Stirling, and harassed England's northern counties. The next year, Edward defeated Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk but encountered continued resistance until Wallace's capture and execution in 1304. Robert the Bruce revolted in 1306 against England ultimately defeating Edward II at Bannockburn.

Edward married Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England on 18 Oct 1254 in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon and Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu) was born in 1240/41 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 29 Nov 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried after 29 Nov 1290 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Death: Weis (1982) states she died in Grantham, England.

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She was the Princess of Castile and Léon and the Countess of Ponthieu.