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Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex 1407–1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1407

Birth Location: westminster palace, greater London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 15 Jul 1445

Death Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Fleet,

Mother: Margaret, Holand

Spouse(s): James Rothesay

Children(s): James Ii, Sir Atholl, Sir Sepulchre, Annabella Stewart, Lady Scotland, Isabella Bretagne, Alexander James), Mary Buchan, Eleanor Austria

In 1407, Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex entered the world in westminster palace, greater London, Middlesex, England, born to Sir John Fairborn Plantagenet De Beaufort Marquis Of Dorset 1St Earl Of Somerset Constable Of England Admiral Of The Northern Fleet And Margaret Lady Of Kent Marchioness Of Dorset Countess Of Somerset Duchess Of Clarence De Holand. Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex married James I The Black Knight Stewart King Of Scotland Steward Of Scotland Duke Of Rothesay, and had children including Alexander Stewart Duke Of Rothsay Prince Of Scotland Twin Of James, Annabella Princess Of Scotland Stewart, Eleanor Stewart Princess Of Scotland Duchess Of Austria, Isabella Elizabeth Stewart Princess Of Scotland Duchesse Duchess Of Bretagne, James Ii The Fiery Face Stewart King Of Scots Ii, Lady Margaret Stewart Queen Consort Of France Princess Of Scotland, Mary Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Buchan, Sir Henry I Harry Stradling Knight Of The Holy Sepulchre, Sir Lord John I Stewart 1St Earl Of Atholl. Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex passed away in 1445 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1407, Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex entered the world in westminster palace, greater London, Middlesex, England, born to Sir John Fairborn Plantagenet De Beaufort Marquis Of Dorset 1St Earl Of Somerset Constable Of England Admiral Of The Northern Fleet And Margaret Lady Of Kent Marchioness Of Dorset Countess Of Somerset Duchess Of Clarence De Holand.
  • Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex married James I The Black Knight Stewart King Of Scotland Steward Of Scotland Duke Of Rothesay, and had children including Alexander Stewart Duke Of Rothsay Prince Of Scotland Twin Of James, Annabella Princess Of Scotland Stewart, Eleanor Stewart Princess Of Scotland Duchess Of Austria, Isabella Elizabeth Stewart Princess Of Scotland Duchesse Duchess Of Bretagne, James Ii The Fiery Face Stewart King Of Scots Ii, Lady Margaret Stewart Queen Consort Of France Princess Of Scotland, Mary Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Buchan, Sir Henry I Harry Stradling Knight Of The Holy Sepulchre, Sir Lord John I Stewart 1St Earl Of Atholl.
  • Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex passed away in 1445 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fleet,
1371–1410
Birth Location: Chãteau De Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
SF
Margaret, Holand
1384–1439
Birth Location: Upholland Castle, Lancashire, England
MH

Spouses(s)

James Rothesay
1394–1437
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland
JR

Children(s)

James Ii
1430–1460
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
JI
Sir Atholl
1439–1512
Birth Location: Balveny Castle, Fifehires, Scotland
SA
Sir Sepulchre
1423–1476
Birth Location: St. Donats Castle, Glamorgan, Galmorganshire, Wales
SS
Annabella Stewart
1433–1509
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
AS
Lady Scotland
1424–1445
Birth Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
LS
Isabella Bretagne
1426–1494
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
IB
Alexander James)
1430–1430
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
AJ
Mary Buchan
1434–1465
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
MB
Eleanor Austria
1427–1480
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
EA

Joan Essex's Ancestors

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Joan Essex
1407–1445
Birth Place: westminster palace, greater London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Sir John "Fairborn Plantagenet" De Beaufort, Marquis of Dorset, 1st Earl of Somerset, Constable of England, Admiral of The Northern Fleet,
1371–1410
Chãteau De Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Margaret, (Lady of Kent, Marchioness of Dorset, Countess of Somerset, Duchess of Clarence De) Holand
1384–1439
Upholland Castle, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Essex's Descendants

1.
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Joan ("Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West) Essex (27 Dec 1407–15 Jul 1445) m. James (I "The Black Knight" Stewart, King of Scotland, Steward of Scotland, Duke of) Rothesay (30 December 1394–21 February 1437)
  1. 1. James (II ' the Fiery Face ' Stewart King of Scots) Ii 1430–1460 m. Marie ("Mary" Van Geldern, Queen Consort of) Scotland 1433–1463
    1. 1. Margaret (Cecelia Stewart (Stuart), Princess of) Scotland 1450–1512 m. William (Richard rd Lord) Crichton 1445–1493
      1. 1. Sir (Lord James Crichton, Knight of Frendraught, 4th Lord of) Crichton 1479–1530 m. Lady (Catherine) Borthwick 1493–1527
        1. 1. William (Crichton of) Frendraught 1510–1546 m. Lady (Agnes Abernethy Crichton, Lady of) Abernethy 1524–1558
        2. 2. Margaret (Agnes) Crichton 1498–1548
        3. 3. Helen Crichton 1515–1576
      2. 2. Margaret (Wood Crichton, Countess of) Rothes 1480–1546
      3. 3. William Crichton 1478–1520
    2. 2. Sir (Alexander Stewart, Prince of) Scotland 1454–1485
    3. 3. Lady (Mary "Maria" Stewart "Princess Scotland,Duchess of) Hamilton" 1453–1488
    4. 4. Maria (Stuart Prinses van) Schotland 1450–1488
    5. 5. Sir (John Stewart, Prince of Scotland, Earl of) Mar 1451–1479
    6. 6. Sir (David Stewart, Prince of Scotland, 1st Earl of) Moray 1455–1457
    7. 7. James (III Scotland Stewart) Iii 1451–1488 m. Queen (Margaret\Mary Stewart of Denmark and Norway of Oldenburg; Queen consort of Scotland Princess of) Scots 1456–1486 m. Margaret (Oldenburg, Queen of) Scotland 1456–1486
      1. 1. Agnes (Isabel Stewart, Countess of) Bothwell 1480–1557
      2. 2. James (Stewart, 1st Duke of) Ross 1476–1504
      3. 3. Alexander (Earl of Mar and Garoich) Stewart 1474–1485
      4. 4. John (Stuart, Earl of) Mar 1479–1503
      5. 5. King (James IV "Iron Belt" Stewart, Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Baron of Renfrew, Earl of Carrick, 6th Duke of Ross, 6th Duke of Rothesay, Prince of Scotland, Great Steward of Scotland, 40th King of) Scotland 1473–1513 m. Margaret Drummond 1475–1501 m. LADY (ISABELL AGNES, Countess of Bothwell, Mistress of Scotland,) STEWART 1470–1530 m. Margaret (Tudor Queen of) Scots 1489–1541
        1. 1. King (James V) Stewart 1500–1544
        2. 2. James (V Stuart\ King of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Marie (Mary of Guise Princess of Lorraine Queen consort of) Scotland 1515–1560 m. Elisabeth (Carmichael Royal) Mistress 1515–1550
        3. 3. James Stewart 1500–1544
        4. 4. Margaret Douglas 1515–1572
        5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1497–1537
        6. 6. Jeanette ("Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart) (illegimate) 1502–1562
      6. 6. James, (Archbishop Saint) Andrews 1475–1503
      7. 7. James Stuart_Oldenburg 1472–1513
      8. 8. Alexander ((of Greenan)) Stewart 1473–1513
      9. 9. John (Stewart earl of) mar 1475–1547
      10. 10. Earl (Alexander Earl March) Stewart 1474–1485
      11. 11. Lady (Agnes, aka Isobel, Countess of Bothwell, (Mistress King James IV Scotland), Stewart) Iv 1472–1557
      12. 12. Margaret ((Marion)) Stewart 1468–1550
    8. 8. Child Stewart 1450–1450
  2. 2. Sir (Lord John I Stewart 1st Earl of) Atholl 1439–1512
  3. 3. Sir (Henry I "Harry" Stradling ; Knight of the Holy) Sepulchre 1423–1476
  4. 4. Annabella (Princess of Scotland) Stewart 1433–1509
  5. 5. Lady (Margaret Stewart, Queen Consort of France, Princess of) Scotland 1424–1445
  6. 6. Isabella ("Elizabeth" Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Duchesse (Duchess) of) Bretagne 1426–1494
  7. 7. Alexander (Stewart, Duke of Rothsay, Prince of Scotland (Twin of) James) 1430–1430
  8. 8. Mary (Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Countess of) Buchan 1434–1465
  9. 9. Eleanor (Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Duchess of) Austria 1427–1480

Joan Essex's Timeline

2 Records

1407
27 Dec 1407
Birth of Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex in westminster palace, greater London, Middlesex, England
westminster palace, greater London, Middlesex, England
1445
15 Jul 1445
Age 38
Death of Joan "Joanna" Beaufort, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of West Essex in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1407
    Event Place: westminster palace, greater London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1445
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
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