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Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (4 September 1455 [1] – 2 November 1483) was an English nobleman known as the namesake of Buckingham's rebellion, a failed but significant collection of uprisings in England and parts of Wales against Richard III of England in October 1483.
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (3 February 1478 – 17 May 1521) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV. Thus, Edward Stafford was a first cousin once removed of King Henry VIII.
The squared-top "king" tower (Corporate Center VI) is on the immediate east side of 400, the round arcs of the "queen" tower (Corporate Center V) are in turn immediately east of it. At 570 feet (173.7 m) and 553 feet (168.6 m) to their spire tops, these are the two tallest suburban buildings in the United States , and 14th and 17th in metro ...
The Sheffield family estates passed to the 2nd Duke's half-brother Charles Herbert Sheffield, the illegitimate son of the 1st Duke by Frances Stewart. He was created a Baronet in 1755 and is the ancestor of the Sheffield Baronets, of Normanby. The seat of the family was Buckingham House, until it was bought by King George III in 1761.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (/ ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 20 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), [1] [2] was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts.He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. [3]
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Buckingham's rebellion was a failed but significant uprising, or collection of uprisings, of October 1483 in England and parts of Wales against Richard III of England.. To the extent that these local risings had a central coordination, the plot revolved around Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, who had become disaffected from Richard, and had backing from the exiled Henry Tudor (the ...
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