Stafford, Elizabeth (d. 1532)

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Stafford, Elizabeth (d. 1532)

Mistress of Henry VIII, king of England. Name variations: Countess of Essex. Died before May 11, 1532; interred at Boreham, Essex; daughter of Henry Stafford (1455–1483), 2nd duke of Buckingham (r. 1460–1483), and Katherine Woodville (c. 1442–1512); married Robert Fitzwalter (c. 1483–1542), earl of Essex, on July 23, 1505; children: Henry Radcliffe, 2nd earl of Sussex; George Radcliffe; Humphrey Radcliffe. Following the death of Elizabeth Stafford, Robert Fitzwalter married Margaret Stanley .

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