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[[Category:English Countesses|Stafford]] |
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Countess of Stafford is a title given to the wife of the Earl of Stafford. Women who have held the title include:
- Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley (1318-c.1351; her husband became earl in 1350)
- Philippa de Beauchamp (c.1344-1386)
- Anne of Gloucester (1383-1438), wife of both the 3rd Earl and, after his death, the 5th Earl
- Anne Stafford, Duchess of Buckingham (died 1480), whose husband was created Duke of Buckingham in 1444
- Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford (c.1437–1474)
- Mary Howard, Countess of Stafford (died 1693), Countess in her own right; see list of peerages created for women