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Margaret Beaufort 1443–1457 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1457

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

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Margaret Beauchamp*

Spouse(s): Edmund Tudor

Children(s): Hendrik Richmond

In 1443, Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to John De Beaufort Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp. Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, and had children including Hendrik Vii Tudor Koning Van Engeland Earl Van Richmond. Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1457 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1443, Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to John De Beaufort Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp.
  • Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, and had children including Hendrik Vii Tudor Koning Van Engeland Earl Van Richmond.
  • Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1457 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Beaufort's Ancestors

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Margaret Beaufort
1443–1457
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John de Beaufort* Duke of Somerset
1404–1444
England
Margaret Beauchamp*
1410–1482
England
Grandparents
John (de Beaufort* Earl of) Somerset
1373–1410
England
Margaret Holland*
1385–1439
England
Great-Grandparents
John Gaunt
1399–
Katherine Swynford*
1349–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King *
1312–1377
Philippa England*
1314–1369

Margaret Beaufort's Descendants

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Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1443–1457) m. Edmund Tudor (1430–3 Nov 1456)
  1. 1. Hendrik (VII Tudor Koning van Engeland Earl van) Richmond 1457–1509 m. Elisabeth (Plantagenet Koningin van) Engeland 1466–1503
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor* 1489–1541 m. James (IV King of) Scots 1473–1513
      1. 1. James (V King of) Scots 1512–1542 m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine* 1515–1572 m. Marie (de Guise de) Lorraine 1515–1560 m. Madeleine (of) Valois 1537–
        1. 1. James Stewart 1531–1570 m. Anne Campbell 1530–1588
        2. 2. Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587 m. Henry (Lord) Darnley 1545–1567
      2. 2. Margaret (Douglas Countess of) Lennox 1515–1578 m. Matthew (Stewart 4th Earl of) Lennox –1571
        1. 1. Henry (Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    2. 2. Katherine (Princess) Tudor 1503–1503
    3. 3. Edmund (Tudor Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Roland (Velville of) Beaumaris 1474–1535
    6. 6. Arthur (Arthur Tudor Rosebush of England Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
    7. 7. Hendrik (VIII Tudor Koning van) Engeland 1491–1547 m. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548 m. Catharina (Howard Koningin van) Engeland 1520–1542 m. Catherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Jane Seymour 1508–1537 m. Ann (of) Cleves 1515–1557 m. Elizabeth Blount 1498–1540
      1. 1. Mary 1516–1558
      2. 2. Henry (FitzRoy 1st Duke of Richmond and) Somerset 1519–1538 m. Mary Howard 1519–1557
      3. 3. Henry (Duke of) Cornwall 1511–1511
      4. 4. Elisabeth (I Tudor Queen of) England 1533–1603
      5. 5. Edward VI 1537–1553
      6. 6. Mary I 1517–1558 m. Filips (van Spanje) II 1527–1598
      7. 7. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
      8. 8. Nn (van) Engeland 1510–
      9. 9. Nn (van) Engeland 1514–1514
      10. 10. Nn (van) Engeland 1518–1518
      11. 11. Hendrik (van) Engeland 1513–1513
    8. 8. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1496–1533
    9. 9. Arthur Tudor –1502

Margaret Beaufort's Timeline

3 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1457
1457
Age 14
Death of Margaret Beaufort
None
1509
29 June 1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret Beaufort in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1457

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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