Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (February 3, 1478 – May 17, 1521) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Woodville. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Henry Stafford Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (4 September 1454–2 November 1483) played a major role in Richard III of Englands rise and fall. ... Catherine (or Katherine) Woodville (died about 1513) was an English medieval noblewomen, best known for marrying a number of influential husbands and producing several illustrious children. ...

Born at Brecknock Castle, Brecon, Wales, his father was attainted and executed for rebelling against King Richard III of England when Stafford was five. When Henry VII ascended the throne, the attainder was reversed and the wardship of the young duke was given to the King's mother Lady Margaret Beaufort. (A reason for the reverse of the attainder may be that Edward was first cousin to Queen Elizabeth of York, Henry's wife.) As a young man, Stafford was made a Knight of the Garter (1495), and had various ceremonial roles at the royal court. This continued in an even grander way with the accession of Henry VIII: Stafford was Lord High Steward at Henry's coronation in 1509, where he also carried the king's crown, and in 1514 he became Lord High Constable.[1] The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal basin at Brecon, the starting point of the Taff Trail. ... This article is about the country. ... Henry Stafford Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (4 September 1454–2 November 1483) played a major role in Richard III of Englands rise and fall. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... Margaret Beaufort, Mother of Henry VII, at prayer, by an anonymous artist, about 1500 Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 – June 29, 1509) was the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, granddaughter of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt and his mistress... Elizabeth of York (February 11, 1466–February 11, 1503) was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, whom she married in 1486, and the mother of King Henry VIII. She was born at Westminster, the eldest child of King Edward IV and his Queen consort Elizabeth Woodville (who... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... Silver groat of Henry VIII, minted c. ...

Yet the real power in Henry VIII's court was not with the great nobles but with low-born men such as Thomas Wolsey. Stafford, with his royal blood and numerous connections by descent or marriage with the rest of the aristocracy, became a leader of the disaffected nobles. The ever-suspicious king personally examined various witnesses, and had Stafford arrested in 1521. The charges, such as that Stafford had listened to prophecies regarding when the king would die, are generally considered to be trumped-up. It was once maintained that Wolsey was behind the matter, but there is no hard evidence for this. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ... The Ancient Greek term aristocracy originally meant a system of government with rule by the best. The word is derived from two words, aristos meaning the best and kratein to rule. Aristocracies have most often been hereditary plutocracies (see below), where a sense of historical gravitas and noblesse oblige demands...

Stafford was tried before a panel of 17 peers, but with the king's mind already decided, conviction was certain, and he was executed on Tower Hill. He was posthumously attainted by Act of Parliament on July 31, 1523. Tower Hill is an elevated spot outside the Tower of London and just outside the limits of the City of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ...

Stafford married Alianore Percy, daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland. They had four children: Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, (c. ...

1. Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford, who later recovered some of the forfeited estates.
2. Elizabeth, who married Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
3. Catherine, who married Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland
4. Mary, who married George Neville, 5th Baron Abergavenny