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The titles Marquess and '''Duke of Buckingham''', referring to Buckingham , have been created several times in the peerages of England , Great Britain , and the United Kingdom . There have also been Earls Of Buckingham . 1444 CREATION On September 14 , 1444 , Humphrey Stafford, 6th Earl of Stafford, was created '''Duke of Buckingham'''. He was the son of Anne Of Gloucester , "Countess of Buckingham", daughter of Thomas Of Woodstock, Earl Of Buckingham (later Duke Of Gloucester ), youngest son of King Edward III Of England . Stafford was an important supporter of the House Of Lancaster in the Wars Of The Roses , and was killed at the Battle Of Northampton in July 1460 . He was succeeded by his grandson, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke Of Buckingham , who aided Richard III in his claiming the throne in 1483 ( Edward IV Of England 's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville having been declared null and void and Edward's sons illegitimate by Act of Parliament Titulus Regius ), but who then led a revolt against Richard and was executed later that same year. His son, Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke Of Buckingham , was restored to the title upon Henry VII 's ascension to the throne in 1485 , but he was ultimately executed for treason in 1521 due to his opposition to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey , Henry VIII's chief advisor. At this time the title became extinct. The Stafford family descended from Edmond De Stafford , who was summoned to Parliament as Lord Stafford in 1299 . The second Baron was created '''Earl of Stafford''' in 1351 . These titles were forfeited along with the dukedom. 1623 CREATION The Dukedom was created anew for James I 's favourite, George Villiers . The homosexual lover of James I. he was made Baron Whaddon, of Whaddon in the County of Buckingham, and '''Viscount Villiers''' in 1616 , '''Earl of Buckingham''' in 1617 , '''Marquess of Buckingham''' in 1618 and '''Earl of Coventry''' and '''Duke of Buckingham''' in 1623 . Buckingham, who continued in office as chief minister into the reign of James's son, Charles I , was responsible for a policy of war against Spain and France, and was assassinated by a Puritan fanatic in 1628 as he prepared an expedition to relieve the Huguenot s of La Rochelle . His son, George Villiers, 2nd Duke Of Buckingham , was a notable advisor in the reign of Charles II , and, along with Lord Ashley made up the protestant axis of the famous Cabal Ministry . When he died in 1687 , the title again became extinct. Several other members of the Villiers family have been elevated to the peerage. Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl Of Anglesey , and John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck , were brothers of the first Duke of Buckingham. Also, Edward Villiers, 1st Earl Of Jersey , was the great-nephew of the first Duke of Buckingham while Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl Of Clarendon , was the second son of the second Earl of Jersey. 1703 CREATION The title of Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was created in 1703 for John Sheffield, Marquess of Normanby, a notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period, who served under Queen Anne as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President Of The Council . For more information on this title, see the Duke Of Buckingham And Normanby . 1822 CREATION In 1784 , George Nugent Temple Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple , a son of Prime Minister George Grenville , was created Marquess of Buckingham in the peerage of Great Britain. He served as Lord-Lieutenant Of Ireland , among other offices. His son, Richard Nugent Temple Grenville was created '''Duke of Buckingham and Chandos''' in 1822 . For more information on these titles, see the Viscount Cobham . BARONS STAFFORD ( 1299 )
EARLS OF STAFFORD ( 1351 )
DUKES OF BUCKINGHAM, FIRST CREATION ( 1444 )
DUKES OF BUCKINGHAM, SECOND CREATION ( 1623 )
DUKES OF BUCKINGHAM AND NORMANBY ( 1703 )
DUKES OF BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS ( 1822 )
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