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Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 June 1509

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

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Margaret Bletso

Spouse(s): Edmund Richmond

Children(s): Henry VII

In 1443, Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Beaufort 1St Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp Of Bletso. Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, and had children including Henry Tudor Vii. Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 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 Beaufort 1St Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp Of Bletso.
  • Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, and had children including Henry Tudor Vii.
  • Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Somerset
1401–1444
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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Margaret Bletso
1410–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Birth Location: Much Hadham, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Henry VII
1457–1509
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Margaret Beaufort's Ancestors

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Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Beaufort 1st Duke Of Somerset
1401–1444
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Margaret (Beauchamp Of) Bletso
1410–1482
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Beaufort Marques Of) Dorset
1373–1410
Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Margeret) Holland
1385–1439
Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Sir (John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Of) Bletso
1390–
Lady (Edith) Stourton
1390–
Great-Grandparents
John Gaunt
1340–1399
Katherine Lancaster
1349–1403
Thomas Kent
1350–1397
Lady Kent
1350–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1312–1377
Philippa Hainaut
1313–1369
Paon Roët
–1380
Richard Surrey
1313–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

Margaret Beaufort's Descendants

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Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1443–29 June 1509) m. Edmund (Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond (11 June 1430–3 November 1456)
  1. 1. Henry (Tudor) VII 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (Plantagenet of) York 1466–1503
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (King of Scots) IV 1473–1513 m. Henry (Stewart 1st Lord) Methven 1495–1552 m. Archibald (Douglas 6th Earl of) Angus 1489–1557
      1. 1. Catherine (Stewart Countess Of) Morton 1491–1554 m. Lord (David Douglas of) Pittendreich 1480–1528
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth \ Isabella Douglas Countess Of) Morton 1500–1571 m. Sir (George Douglas Laird of) Pittendreich 1490–1552
      2. 2. Alexander Stewart 1514–1516
      3. 3. James (King Of Scotland) I 1512–1542 m. Euphemia (Elphinstone Queen of Scotland, Mistress of King James) V 1509–1564 m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine 1513–1572 m. Marie (\ Mary of Guise DeLorraine Princess of Lorraine, Queen of) Scots 1515–1560
        1. 1. Robert (Lord Stuart van Zetland Earl van) Orkney 1533–1592 m. Janet (Cassillis) Kennedy 1540–1598
        2. 2. James (Renfrew Stewart 1st Earlof) Moray 1540–1541 m. Agnes Campbell 1530–1588
        3. 3. Arthur (Stuart Hertog van) Albany 1541–1541
        4. 4. Adam Stewart 1535–1575 m. Jeanette Ruthven 1528–1606
        5. 5. Johanna Stuart 1538–1588
        6. 6. Mary (Queen Of Scots) I 1542–1587 m. Lord (Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of) Lennox 1545–1567 m. François (de FRANCE II, de) VALOIS-ANGOULÊME 1544–1560 m. Lord (James Hepburn Earl of) Bothwell 1534–1578
      4. 4. Lady (Countess Margaret \ Margaretha Douglas Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of) Lennox 1515–1572 m. Mathew (Stewart \ Stuart 4th Earl of) Lennox 1516–1571 m. James (Hamilton) V 1515–1575
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Hamilton of Chatellerault, Countess of) Huntly 1535–1574 m. George Gordon 1535–1591
        2. 2. Lord (Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Duke of) Lennox 1545–1567 m. Mary (Queen Of Scots) I 1542–1587
        3. 3. Claude (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley 1543–1620
        4. 4. Johanna Hamilton 1535–1560
        5. 5. John (Markgraaf) Hamilton 1532–1604
        6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Pethein 1550–1611
    2. 2. Henry (“Harry” Tudor VIII, King of) England 1491–1547 m. Anna (of) Cleves 1515–1557 m. Lady (Elizabeth “Mistress Bessie” Blount Baroness Of) Windsor 1491–1541 m. Lady (Mary Catherine Boleyn Carey Countess of Wiltshire, (Royal Mistress to King Henry) VIII) 1499–1543 m. Jane (Seymour Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry) VIII 1508–1537 m. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Catherine (\ Katherine of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Catherine (\ Kateryn) Parr 1512–1548 m. Catherine Howard 1524–1542
      1. 1. Sir (Henry Tudor Fitzroy Duke Of Richmond And) Somerset 1519–1536 m. Lady (Mary Howard Duchess Of Somerset And) Richmond 1519–1557
        1. 1. Mary (FitzRoy Duchess Of) Richmond 1534–1557
      2. 2. Mary (“Bloody Mary” Tudor I, of) England 1516–1558 m. Philip (“the Prudent” of Spain II, King of Spain and) Portugal 1527–1598
      3. 3. Edward (Tudor VI, King of England and) Ireland 1537–1553
      4. 4. Baby (Boy) Tudor 1536–1536
    3. 3. Mary Tudor 1496–1533 m. Sir (Charles Brandon 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545 m. Louis (Capet XII, King of) France 1462–1515
      1. 1. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Henry Grey 1517–1554
        1. 1. Jane Grey 1537–1554 m. Lord (Guilford \ Guildford) Dudley 1535–1554
        2. 2. Lady (Catherine) Grey 1540–1568
        3. 3. Mary Grey 1545–1578
        4. 4. (Son) (Grey Duke of) Suffolk 1534–1538
        5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Grey 1535–1620
      2. 2. Eleanor (Brandon) (Clifford) 1519–1547 m. Henry Clifford 1517–1570
        1. 1. Margaret Stanley 1540–1596

Margaret Beaufort's Timeline

2 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
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: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: 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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