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Charles II 'the Bald' of France was recorded as "King of the Western Franks"

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No. of families2147
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Family


woman Margaret Bassett‏‎ 1) 2)
Died ‎17 Mar 1336/37 2)

Married/ Related
to:

man Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford‏‎ 1)
Born ‎15 Jul 1272‎ 3)
Died ‎± Aug 1308‎, approximately 36 years 1)

Child:

1.
man Ralph de Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford‏ 4)
Born ‎± 1299 Earliest IPM used for date of birth, but plenty of alternative dates within a 10 year range cited in IPMs1) 2)
Died ‎31 Aug 1372‎, approximately 73 years 5)

Notes: Ralph abducted Margaret de Audley, his second wife.

Sources

1) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward II "Edmund late baron of Stafford...Ralph son of the said Edmund and Margaret his wife, aged 9, is his next heir."Dated: 12 August 1308. External Link
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol5/pp51-59. Reference: C 134/9/15 (Data from direct source)
2) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward III "Margaret, late the wife of Edmund de Stafford...She died on 17 March last. Ralph her son, aged 40 years on 17 March last, is her next heir...Ralph de Stafford, knight (chivaler), aged 30 years and more at the feast of St. Denis last, is son and next heir"Dated: 1337. External Link
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol8/pp68-79. Reference: C 135/51/7 (Data from direct source)
3) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward I "Edmund, son and heir of Nicholas Baron of Stafford: Staffordshire (proof of age)...Writ at the request of the said Edmund, who is in the wardship of Henry de Sancto Lamberto and Benevenue late the wife of John Ertaud...Edmund was born at Madeleye on St. Edith’s day, 15 July, 1 Edw. I..."Dated: 1293 Aged 21 in 1293.. External Link
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol3/pp126-144. Reference: C 133/69/6 (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: The History of Parliament Evidences that Ralph was father of Margaret.. External Link
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/stafford-ralph-1410. Reference: Stafford, Ralph (d.1410), of Grafton, Worcs. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
5) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series I, Edward III "Ralph (Stafford), earl of Stafford...He died on the last day of August, 46 Edward III. Hugh his son, aged 27 years and more, is his heir...Hugh de Stafford, of full age, is son and heir of the earl and Margaret...Navesby. The advowson of the church with the reversion of the manor now held for life by Richard de Stafford, the earl’s brother."Dated: 1372. External Link
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol13/pp178-195. Reference: C 135/230/1 (Data from direct source)