Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham facts for kids
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Eleanor Percy
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| Duchess of Buckingham | |
| Born | c. 1474 Leconfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 13 February 1530 (aged around 56) |
| Noble family | Percy |
| Spouse(s) | Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham John Audley |
| Issue | Lady Elizabeth Stafford Lady Katherine Stafford Lady Mary Stafford Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford |
| Father | Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland |
| Mother | Lady Maud Herbert |
Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham, lived a long time ago, from about 1474 to 1530. She was the oldest daughter of a powerful nobleman, Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland. Her mother was Lady Maud Herbert. Eleanor married Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham. Sadly, her husband was accused of serious crimes against Henry VIII and lost his life in 1521. Because of this, his family's important title and lands were taken away, and their children lost what they were supposed to inherit.
Eleanor Percy's Life
Eleanor Percy was born around 1474 in a place called Leconfield in Yorkshire. When she was about sixteen, on December 14, 1490, Eleanor married Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.
Edward Stafford's Early Life
Edward Stafford was only five years old when his father, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was accused of betraying the king. His father was then executed. Edward's mother, Catherine Woodville, later married Jasper Tudor, who was the first Duke of Bedford. She then married Richard Wingfield.
Two years after his father's execution, when Henry VII became king, Edward's family title and lands were given back to him. At just seven years old, Edward became the 3rd Duke of Buckingham. He also became a ward, or someone looked after, by King Henry VII's mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort.
Eleanor's Later Life
After Edward's death, Eleanor married again to a man named John Audley. She did not have any children from her second marriage.
Eleanor's Children
Eleanor Percy had four children with her first husband, Edward Stafford:
- Lady Elizabeth Stafford (1497 – November 30, 1558); she married Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and had children.
- Lady Catherine Stafford (born about 1499 – May 14, 1555); she married Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland and had children.
- Lady Mary Stafford; she married George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny and had children.
- Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (September 18, 1501 – April 30, 1563); he married Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford, who was the daughter of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury. They also had children.
