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Lady Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1509

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Eleanor Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Edmund Richmond, Humphrey Stafford

Children(s): Henry England, Mary Richmond, Knight Buckingham

Lady Margaret Beaufort was born in 1443 in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Beaufort 1St Duke Of Somerset And Eleanor Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset Beauchamp. Lady Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Earl Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, Humphrey Stafford, and had children including Henry Vii King Of England, Knight Sir Henry De Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham, Mary Richmond. Lady Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret Beaufort was born in 1443 in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Beaufort 1St Duke Of Somerset And Eleanor Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset Beauchamp.
  • Lady Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Earl Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, Humphrey Stafford, and had children including Henry Vii King Of England, Knight Sir Henry De Stafford 2Nd Duke Of Buckingham, Mary Richmond.
  • Lady Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Somerset
1403–1444
Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
JS
Eleanor Beauchamp
1410–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Edmund Richmond
1431–1456
Birth Location: Royal Manor of Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
ER
Humphrey Stafford
1424–1455
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
HS

Children(s)

Henry England
1457–1509
Birth Location: Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
HE
Mary Richmond
1452–1488
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MR
Knight Buckingham
1455–1483
Birth Location: Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, England
KB

Lady Beaufort's Ancestors

Self
Lady Beaufort
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset
1403–1444
Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Eleanor (Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset) Beauchamp
1410–1482
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Beaufort
1373–1410
Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Holland
1380–1439
Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
John (3rd Bsron Of Bletsoe) Beauchamp
1381–1412
Estains, Essex, England
Edith Stourton
1394–1441
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Roger BLETSOE
1362–1406
Mary Beauchamp
1364–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward III
1312–1377
Roger Beauchamp
–1374

Lady Beaufort's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret) Beaufort (31 May 1443–29 Jun 1509) m. Edmund (Earl Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond (11 Jun 1431–1 November 1456) m. Humphrey Stafford (18 Oct 1424–22 May 1455)
  1. 1. Henry (VII King of) England 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (of) York 1456–1503 m. Elizabeth (of York Queen consort of) England 1465–1503
    1. 1. Margaret (Douglas Tudor of) Scotland 1489–1541
      1. 1. Alexander Scotland 1514–1516
      2. 2. Catherine Stewart 1491–1554
      3. 3. James Stewart 1495–1545
      4. 4. James Scotland 1506–1507
      5. 5. James (King Stuart) V 1512–1542
      6. 6. Johanna 1496–1560
      7. 7. Archibald (Douglas Angus) Stewart 1490–1557
      8. 8. Janet Stewart 1511–1563
      9. 9. Margaret Stewart 1493–1517
      10. 10. Margaret Douglas 1515–1578
      11. 11. Dorothea Stewart 1530–1530
      12. 12. Janet Douglas 1530–1552
      13. 13. Daughter Stewart 1512–1512
      14. 14. Arthur Scotland 1509–1510
      15. 15. Alexander (Stewart.\ Archbishop of St Andrews and lord high chancellor of) Scotland 1492–1513
      16. 16. Mary (Ann) Scotland 1542–
    2. 2. Henry VIII 1491–1547 m. Catherine (Of) ARAGON 1485–1536 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548 m. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536
      1. 1. Edward (VI Tudor King of England, France and) Ireland 1537–1553
      2. 2. Queen Mary 1516–1558 m. Philip (2th of) Spain 1527–1598
        1. 1. Henri (Hapsburg) Defrance 1551–1589
        2. 2. Carlos (of) Asturias 1545–1568
        3. 3. Jean (Hapsburg) Terreau 1556–1644
      3. 3. Henry Fitzroy 1519–1536
      4. 4. Baby (Boy) Tudor 1536–1536
      5. 5. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
      6. 6. John Perrott 1528–1592
      7. 7. Elisabeth (I Tudor King of England, France and) Ireland 1533–1603 m. King (Philip II of) Spain 1527–1598
        1. 1. Leonor (Maria of Spain Princess of) Wales 1556–
        2. 2. Catalina (Michela of Spain Queen of) Italy 1562–
        3. 3. Isabella (Clara Eugenia of Spain Queen of Portugal, Duchess of) Burgundy 1553–1580
    3. 3. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1496–1533 m. Charles (Brandon 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545
      1. 1. Countess (Margaret) Brandon 1515–
      2. 2. Henry (Brandon 1st Earl of) Lincoln 1516–1534
      3. 3. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559
      4. 4. Eleanor (Brandon Countess of) Cumberland 1519–1547
    4. 4. Charlotte Tudor 1502–1507
    5. 5. Edward (Tudor) England 1497–1498
    6. 6. Lady (Sibell Mary Tudor De) Lumley 1485–1518
    7. 7. Prince (Arthur Tudor Rosebush of England, Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
    8. 8. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    9. 9. Edmund (Tudor, Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
    10. 10. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
    11. 11. Roland (Tudor) Develville 1502–1535
  2. 2. Mary Richmond 1452–1488
  3. 3. Knight (Sir Henry de Stafford 2nd Duke of) Buckingham 1455–1483

Lady Beaufort's Timeline

4 Records

1441
31 May 1441
Birth of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Bletsoe Castle, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe Castle, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
1509
29 Jun 1509
Age 66
Death of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster, Middlesex, England
1509
29 Jun 1509
Age 66
Death of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1441
    Event Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 48
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 48
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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