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Welcome to this week in Royal History, where we're exploring the world outside the Tudors, with royal history highlights from a variety of centuries.

This week, the week of October 16th through the 22nd.

This week marks the 584th death remembrance of Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford, in 1438.

Here's a little information on Anne.

Anne was born on the 30th of April, 1383, to Thomas of Woodstock, First Duke of Gloucester, and Eleanor de Boen.

Her father was the youngest son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hinalds.

And through her mother, she was also a descendant of Edward I of England.

Around 1390, Anne married Thomas Stafford, third Earl of Stafford.

However, he died after only two years of marriage, and they had no children. Around 1390, Anne married

Thomas Stafford, third Earl of Stafford. However, he died only two years after their marriage, and they had no children.

She then married his younger brother, Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, in 1398.

And together they had three children, although their youngest daughter did survive to adulthood.

In 1400, Anne became the sole heiress to the lands in titles of her family, after the deaths of her brother and sister.

Another sister had become a nun.

She was then recognized as Countess of Buckingham, Herford, and Northampton, but used the title Countess of Stafford only.

Edmund died in 1403 and Anne married for a third time to William Boucher, first count of U in 1405. Anne and William had five children to live to adulthood.

Anne died on the 16th of October 1438 at the age of 55. Her eldest son, Humphreys Stafford, then became the

First Duke of Buckingham.

Interesting fact, Anne's grandson, Sir Henry Stafford, was the third husband to Lady Margaret Boulford,

mother to Henry the 7th of England.

Monday, October 17th marks the the 169th birthday of Maria Alexandrovna Romanov.

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