tomb of edward stafford, earl of wiltshire, in st peter s church, lowick
stafford s father died 8 may 1473, , stafford succeeded earldom @ age of three. made knight of bath on 18 april 1475, , on 16 march , 1 june of year sir ralph hastings appointed steward of lands during minority, while governance , tuition entrusted grandmother, anne, duchess of buckingham.
on 6 july 1483 stafford bore queen s crown @ coronation of king richard iii, , on 24 august of year present @ creation of king s, son, edward, prince of wales.
on 30 june 1484, @ age of fourteen, stafford had licence enter on lands. on 25 november 1487 attended coronation of king henry vii s queen, elizabeth of york. forces fought against cornish rebels @ blackheath on 17 june 1497, , on 11 september 1498 entertained king @ drayton.
stafford died @ drayton on 24 march 1499 @ age of 28, , buried @ lowick. widow, margaret, died between 8 august 1500 , 9 september 1504.
stafford left dated 21 march 1499, summarized harris in testamenta vetusta, requesting burial in st. peter s church, lowick:
my body buried in church of st. peter of lufwyke, in county of northampton, in our lady s aisle, grandfather greene; , executors make convenient tomb there me.
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