![]() ![]() Henry VIII, like his father, feared people who had rival claims to the throne and so saw Buckingham as a potential threat. Would the country accept being ruled by a woman or would they one day look to Buckingham, whose son married Ursula Pole, daughter of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (another with Plantagenet blood) in 1519? It was not a secret that Buckingham, like quite a few others a court, hated Wolsey, due to his closeness to the king, but Buckingham had also come to the conclusion that Henry VIII did not favour those who were high born or with royal blood, hence why he kept the company of the likes of Sir Charles Brandon and Thomas Wolsey. There is no evidence to support the idea that there was any open hostility between the duke and the king, but the king did not yet have a living male heir, only a daughter, and this was a worry for Henry VIII and his advisor, Thomas Wolsey. In 1520, Buckingham and his wife Eleanor Percy attended the Field of the Cloth of Gold, that historic summit between Henry VIII and Francis I, King of France.Įven though the duke now played an important part at court, the fact that he was one of a few remaining peers with Plantagenet blood and that he was close to his extended family did not go unnoticed by the young king. In 1513, Buckingham helped Henry VIII in his French campaign, commanding 500 men, and in 1514 he was forgiven some of the debts that had been laid against him in 1498. He was also appointed to the new king’s privy council. In 1509, following Henry VII’s death, Buckingham served as lord high constable and lord high steward at Henry VIII's coronation. It was clear that Buckingham was making a come back. He was also the chief challenger at the wedding jousts. ![]() In 1501, he welcomed Catherine of Aragon at Lambeth when she arrived to prepare for her wedding to Arthur, Prince of Wales, and he also attended their wedding, wearing a gown said to have cost £1,500. He then gained back his lands, but was charged an extra £2,000 more a year than he should have been by Henry VII, paying £3,000 instead of just £1,000 for the rights to his lands.īuckingham then went on to play a huge part in court activities, such as receiving foreign ambassadors and royalty and attending major ceremonies. Buckingham was made a Knight of the Garter in 1495 and went on to serve in the army that was raised against the pretender Perkin Warbeck in 1497. Edward's life was going to be hard, he needed to gain back respect as he was the son of a traitor and he needed to prove himself to the new king, which he managed to do. He was literate, wrote memoirs in his own hand and later went on to have a vast library. It is said that Buckingham was educated in Margaret’s household. Unfortunately, this meant that Margaret was also granted all of his lands. In 1485, Edward was honoured by the new king, Henry VII, by being made a Knight of the Order of the Bath, and he was made a ward of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and the king’s mother. His father’s rebellion against the king led to him losing his honours and being executed in November 1483. Following his father’s execution in Richard III’s reign, Edward’s mother went on to marry Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford and the uncle of King Henry VII.ĭue to his father’s rebellion against Richard III in 1483, young Edward was hidden and moved around to different properties in and around Hertfordshire to keep him safe and out of harm's way. Catherine was the sister of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV. But how he ended up in that position of favour is a fascinating story, as is his eventual demise.Įdward Stafford was born on 3 February 1478 and his parents were Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Catherine Woodville. ![]() He attended the coronation of both kings and played an important part in each of their reigns. Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, was one of Henry VII's and Henry VIII's main associates in court. ![]()
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