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Lady Margaret Beaufort 1443 – 1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1509

Death Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain

Father: John Beaufort

Mother: Margaret John\Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Edmund Tudor, Thomas Stanley

Children(s): Henry Tudor

In 1443, Lady Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Beaufort and Margaret St John\Beauchamp. Lady Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, Thomas Stanley, and had children including Henry VII King of England Lord of Ireland Tudor. Lady Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain.

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Biography

  • In 1443, Lady Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Beaufort and Margaret St John\Beauchamp.
  • Lady Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, Thomas Stanley, and had children including Henry VII King of England Lord of Ireland Tudor.
  • Lady Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Beaufort
1404 – 1444
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
JB
Margaret John\Beauchamp
1410 – 1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
MJ

Spouses(s)

Edmund Tudor
1431 – 1456
Birth Location: Much Hadham Palace, Hertfordshire, England
ET
Thomas Stanley
Birth Location: –
TS

Children(s)

Henry Tudor
1455 – 1509
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
HT

Lady Beaufort's Ancestors

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Lady Beaufort
1443 – 1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Beaufort
1404 – 1444
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Margaret (St) John\Beauchamp
1410 – 1482
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (of) Gaunt
1373 – 1399
England
Catherine Swynford
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Beaufort's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Beaufort (31 May 1443 – 29 Jun 1509) m. Edmund Tudor (11 Jun 1431 – 3 Nov 1456) m. Thomas Stanley
  1. 1. Henry (VII King of England Lord of Ireland) Tudor (1455 – 1509) m. Elizabeth (of York Queen consort of) England (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503)
    1. 1. Arthur (Prince of Wales) Tudor (20 Sep 1486 – 02 Apr 1502) m. Catharine (of) Aragon (15 Dec 1485 – 07 JAN 1536)
      1. 1. Henry (Cornwall) Tudor (1 January 1511 – 23 February 1511)
      2. 2. Baby Tudor (July 1534 – July 1534)
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Tudor (1490 – 1556) m. James (IV) Stuart (1473 – 1513) m. Archibald (Douglas 6th Earl of) Angus (1489 – January 1556) m. Henry STEWART (1495 – 1555)
      1. 1. James Stewart (1495 – 14 Mar 1545)
      2. 2. Margaret Stewart (15 July 1497 – 5 Dec 1537) m. Sir (John) Drummond (Jan 1489 – 30 Jan 1531)
      3. 3. James (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay (21 February 1507 – 27 February 1508)
      4. 4. Arthur (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay (20 October 1509 – 14 July 1510)
      5. 5. James (V King of) Scots (1510 – 1542)
      6. 6. Alexander (Duke Stewart Duke of) Ross (30 April 1514 – 18 December 1515)
      7. 7. Margaret Douglas (1515 – 1577)
      8. 8. James (1st Earl Moray) Stewart (1531 – 23 Jan 1570)
      9. 9. Unnamed (Daughter 1) Stewart (15 July 1508 – 15 July 1508)
    3. 3. Henry (VIII Tudor King of England, France and) Ireland (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) m. Anne Boleyn (1507 – 19 May 1536) m. Catharine (of) Aragon (15 Dec 1485 – 07 JAN 1536) m. Lady (Mary) Boleyn (1499 – 19 June 1543) m. Elizabeth Blount m. Jane Seymour (1509 – 24 October 1537)
      1. 1. Stillborn (Girl) Tudor (31 January 1510 – 31 January 1510)
      2. 2. Henry Tudor (Nov 1513 – Nov 1513)
      3. 3. Ethelreda (Audrey) Tudor (10 Nov 1518 – 1555)
      4. 4. Henry Fitzroy (15 June 1519 – 22 July 1536) m. Mary Howard (1518 – 9 December 1557)
        1. 1. Mary FitzRoy (1534 – )
      5. 5. Thomas Cordray (1520 – 24 Sep 1582)
      6. 6. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey (19 May 1524 – 15 January 1569)
      7. 7. Richard Edwardes (25 March 1525 – 31 Oct 1566)
      8. 8. Henry CAREY (4 Feb 1526 – 23 Jul 1596)
      9. 9. Thomas (Stuckely) Tudor (1527 – Sep 1592)
      10. 10. Mary Plantagenet (1532 – 1587)
      11. 11. Henry (Tudor Duke of) Cornwall (June 1535 – June 1535)
      12. 12. Edward Tudor (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553)
      13. 13. Sir (John) Perrott (1565 – 1592 May 3)
      14. 14. Elizabeth (16 April 1565 – 1647) m. Sir (Knight Francis) Knollys (1514 – 18 Aug 1596) m. Lord (Thomas Sudeley High) Seymour (1508 – 5 Sep 1548) m. Henry Dunster (1530 – abt 1592) m. Felipe (Philip II 'The Catholic' 'King of Portugal and Spain') Habsburg (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598) m. Hercule (France Francois) DeValois (18 Mar 1555 – 10 Jun 1584) m. Lord (Robert Sutton Ist) Dudley (24 Jun 1532 – 4 Sep 1588) m. Thomas Butler m. Sir (Robert Essex) Devereux (19 Nov 1566 – 25 Feb 1601) m. Thomas Butler m. Sir (Walter) Raleigh (1552 – 29 Oct 1618)
        1. 1. Thomas (James) Butler
        2. 2. Arthur Dudley (1561 – 1588)
        3. 3. Francis (Bacon) Tudor (22 Dec 1561 – 9 Apr 1626)
        4. 4. Robert Devereux (10 Nov 1565 – 25 Feb 1601)
        5. 5. Robert Dudley ( – 15 Jul 1584)
        6. 6. Walter (Smalley) Raleigh (1593 – 1616)
        7. 7. Edward Small (1600 – 10 Feb 1665)
        8. 8. Carew Raleigh (15 February 1605 – 1 January 1666)
        9. 9. Cleven Raleigh
      15. 15. Mary (of England\) I (18 Feb 1517 – 7 Nov 1558)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor (2 July 1492 – 14 September 1495)
      1. 1. Henry Tudor ( – 30 Jul 1742)
    5. 5. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France (18 March 1495 – 26 June 1533)
    6. 6. Edward (Tudor) England (21 February 1499 – 19 June 1500)
    7. 7. Edmund Tudor (21 February 1499 – 19 June 1500)
    8. 8. Katherine Tudor

Lady Beaufort's Timeline

2 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
1509
29 Jun 1509
Age 66
Death of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain
Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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