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Margaret Beaufort 1442–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 MAY 1442

Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, England

Death Date: 29 JUN 1509

Death Location: London, England

Father: John Beaufort

Mother: Margaret Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Edmund Tudor

Children(s): Henry Tudor

In 1442, Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, England, born to John Beaufort And Margaret De Beauchamp. Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, and had children including Henry Tudor. Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1442, Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, England, born to John Beaufort And Margaret De Beauchamp.
  • Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, and had children including Henry Tudor.
  • Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Beaufort
1403–1444
Birth Location: England
JB
Margaret Beauchamp
1412–1482
Birth Location: England
MB

Spouses(s)

Edmund Tudor
1430–1460
Birth Location: Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
ET

Children(s)

Henry Tudor
1457–1509
Birth Location: Pembroke, Wales
HT

Margaret Beaufort's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Beaufort
1442–1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe Castle, England
Parents
John Beaufort
1403–1444
England
Margaret (De) Beauchamp
1412–1482
England
Grandparents
John Beaufort
1373–1410
Pottersgate, Lincoln, EN
Margaret Holland
1386–1439
Arundel, Sussex, EN
Great-Grandparents
Earl Holand
1354–1397
Alice Fitzalan
1352–1414
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Beaufort's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Beaufort (31 MAY 1442–29 JUN 1509) m. Edmund Tudor (1430–BET 1460 AND 1508)
  1. 1. Henry Tudor 1457–1509 m. Elisabeth Plantagenet 1465–1503
    1. 1. Edward (Tudor) Plantagenet 1494–1500
    2. 2. Arthur (Prince of) Wales 1486–1502 m. Catherine (Aragon, Princess of Aragon Queen Of) England 1485–1536
    3. 3. Henry (VIII) Plantagenet 1491– m. Anne (Elizabeth) Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Anne (of Cleves, Queen-Consort of England 4th) wife 1515–1557 m. Catherine (Parr) QueenOfEngland 1512–1548 m. Catherine (Aragon, Princess of Aragon Queen Of) England 1485–1536 m. Jane Seymour 1509–1537 m. Catherine Howard 1512–
      1. 1. Mary Plantagenet 1516–1558 m. Felipe (El Prudente Rey de España Rei de Portugal Re di Napolisicilia King of England von Habsburg) II/ 1527–1598
      2. 2. Elizabeth (I Tudor) Plantagenet 1533–1603
      3. 3. Edward Tudor 1537–1553
    4. 4. Edmund (Tudor) Plantagenet 1499–1500
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Tudor) Plantagenet 1492–1493
    6. 6. Katherine (Tudor) Plantagenet 1503–1503
    7. 7. Mary England 1496–1533 m. Charles Brandon 1484–1545
      1. 1. Eleanor Brandon 1519–1547 m. Henry Clifford 1517–1569
        1. 1. Margaret Clifford 1542–1596 m. Henry Stanley 1531–1593
      2. 2. Frances Brandon 1517–1559 m. Henry Grey 1508–1554
        1. 1. Catherine Grey 1538–1568 m. Henry Hebert 1534–1551 m. Edward Seymour 1525–1551
        2. 2. Mary Grey 1545–1578 m. Thomas Keyes 1523–1571
        3. 3. Jane Grey 1537–1559 m. Guildford Dudley 1537–1558
      3. 3. Henry Brandon 1516–1534 m. Catherine Willoughby 1519–1580

Margaret Beaufort's Timeline

7 Records

1442
ABT 1442
Birth of Margaret Beaufort
None
1442
31 MAY 1442
Birth of Margaret Beaufort in Bletsoe Castle, England
Bletsoe Castle, England
1443
31 MAY 1443
Age 1
Birth of Margaret Beaufort in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
1456
BET 1456 AND 1536
Age 14
Death of Margaret Beaufort
None
1509
JUL 1509
Age 67
Burial of Margaret Beaufort in Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England
1509
29 JUN 1509
Age 67
Death of Margaret Beaufort in Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey
Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey
1509
29 JUN 1509
Age 67
Death of Margaret Beaufort in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1443
    Event Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1509
    Event Place: Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Sole Heiress

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2018, 00:06), entry for Margaret Beaufort(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9ZCC-P11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, 15933056

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Titchfield Abbey, New Forest, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Princess Of Anjou

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Princess Of Anjou

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Dau. of Rene, Duke of Anjou, titular King of Naples and Sicily, and his 1st wife Isabelle

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1443
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2018, 00:06), entry for Margaret Beaufort(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9ZCC-P11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, 15933056

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JUL 1509
    Event Place: Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2018, 00:06), entry for Margaret Beaufort(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9ZCC-P11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, 15933056

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1509
    Event Place: Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2018, 00:06), entry for Margaret Beaufort(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9ZCC-P11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, 15933056

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1442

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1442
    Event Place: Bletsoe Castle, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1456 AND 1536

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1509
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: APR 1441

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1445
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, London, England

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: BET 1445 AND 1471

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: BET 1471 AND 1482

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 1445-1453

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 01 June 2018, 00:06), entry for Margaret Beaufort(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9ZCC-P11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source number: 2911.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RLR
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, 15933056
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