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Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire

Death Date: 29 June 1509

Death Location: Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Margaret Beauchamp

Spouse(s): John Suffolk, Edmund Richmond

Children(s): Henry England

In 1443, Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, born to John I Beaufort Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp. Margaret Beaufort married Edmund I Tudor Earl Of Richmond, John De La Pole Duke Of Suffolk, and had children including Henry Vii Tudor King Of England. Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1443, Margaret Beaufort entered the world in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, born to John I Beaufort Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp.
  • Margaret Beaufort married Edmund I Tudor Earl Of Richmond, John De La Pole Duke Of Suffolk, and had children including Henry Vii Tudor King Of England.
  • Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Beaufort's Ancestors

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Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire
Parents
John I Beaufort Duke Of Somerset
1404–1444
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–1482
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (I Beaufort Earl Of) Somerset
1371–1409
Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou
Margaret (Holland) Duchess
1385–1439
John (III Beauchamp) Baron
1375–1412
Estains, Essex, England
Edith Stourton
1375–1441
Great-Grandparents
John Plantagenet
1340–1398
Catharina Roet
1350–1403
Thomas Holland
1354–1397
Alice Alan
1350–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312–1377
Philipa England
1311–1369
Payen Roet
1310–1380
Catharina Avesnes
1320–1380
Thomas Kent
1314–1360
Joan Kent
1328–1385
Richard Fitzalan
1306–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372

Margaret Beaufort's Descendants

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Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1443–29 June 1509) m. John (De La Pole Duke Of) Suffolk (27 Sep 1442–27 October 1492) m. Edmund (I Tudor Earl Of) Richmond (11 Jun 1431–03 Nov 1436)
  1. 1. Henry (VII Tudor King Of) England 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth York 1465–1503
    1. 1. Henry (VIII Tudor King Of) England 1491–1547 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548 m. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Catherine Howard 1523–1542 m. Jane Seymour 1508–1537
      1. 1. Elizabeth (I Tudor Queen Of) England 1533–1603
      2. 2. Edward (VI Tudor King Of) England 1537–1553
    2. 2. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (IV Stuart King Of) Scotland 1473–1513
      1. 1. James (V Stuart King Of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Mary (Guise De) Lorraine 1515–1560
        1. 1. Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scotland 1542–1587
      2. 2. Margaret (Douglas Countess Of) Lennox 1515–1578 m. Matthew (IV Stewart Earl Of) Lennox 1516–1571
        1. 1. Charles (I Stewart Earl Of) Lennox 1557–1576 m. Elizabeth (Cavendish Countess Of) Lennox 1555–1582

Margaret Beaufort's Timeline

2 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire
Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire
1509
29 June 1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret Beaufort in Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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