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Margaret Beaufort 1443 – 1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, , England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1509

Death Location: Westminster, Middlesex, , England

Father: John Beaufort

Mother: Margaret Bletso

Spouse(s): Edmond Tudor

Children(s): Henry Tudor

The story of Margaret Beaufort began in 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, , England. Margaret Beaufort married Edmond (Earl of Richmond) Tudor, and had children including Henry VII (King of England) Tudor. Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Middlesex, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Beaufort began in 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, , England.
  • Margaret Beaufort married Edmond (Earl of Richmond) Tudor, and had children including Henry VII (King of England) Tudor.
  • Margaret Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Middlesex, , England.

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Margaret Beaufort's Ancestors

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Margaret Beaufort
1443 – 1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, , England
Parents
John (Duke of Somerset) Beaufort
– 1444
Margaret (of) Bletso
– 1482
Grandparents
John ((Marquess of somerset)) Beaufort
1373 – 1410
Beaufort Castle, Anjou, France
Margaret Holland
1380 – 1439
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gaunt
1340 – 1399
Katherine Swynford
1350 – 1403
Thomas Holand
1354 – 1397
Alice Fitzalan
1350 – 1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1312 – 1377
Phillippa D'Avesnes
1311 – 1369
Thomas Holand
1314 – 1360
Joan Plantagenet
1328 – 1385
Richard FitzAlan
1306 – 1376
Eleanor Plantagenet
1318 – 1372

Margaret Beaufort's Descendants

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Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1443 – 29 Jun 1509) m. Edmond ((Earl of Richmond)) Tudor (4 Jul 1430 – 3 Nov 1456)
  1. 1. Henry (VII (King of England)) Tudor (28 Jan 1457 – 21 Apr 1509) m. Elizabeth (York) Plantagenet (11 Feb 1466 – 11 Feb 1503)
    1. 1. Arthur Tudor (20 Sep 1486 – 2 Apr 1502) m. Catherine (of) Aragon (15 Dec 1485 – 7 Jan 1536)
    2. 2. Margaret Tudor (29 Nov 1489 – 24 Nov 1541) m. James (IV (King of Scotland)) Stewart (17 Mar 1473 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Archibald ((6th Earl of Angus)) Douglas (1489 – 1557) m. Henry ((Lord Methven I)) Stewart
      1. 1. James (V (King of Scotland)) Stewart (10 Apr 1512 – 14 Dec 1542) m. Mary (of) Guise (22 Nov 1515 – 10 Jun 1560) m. Margaret Erskine (1513 – 5 May 1572)
        1. 1. Mary ((Queen of Scots)) Stewart (8 Dec 1542 – 8 Feb 1587) m. Francis (II) Valois (16 Jan 1543 – 5 Dec 1560) m. Henry (Lord Darnley) Stuart (7 Dec 1545 – 10 Feb 1567) m. James Hepburn (1536 – 14 Apr 1578)
        2. 2. James Stewart (1531 – 21 Jan 1569) m. Agnes (Anna) Keith (14 Jul 1530 – 16 Jul 1588)
    3. 3. Henry (VIII (King of England)) Tudor (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547) m. Catherine (of) Aragon (15 Dec 1485 – 7 Jan 1536) m. Anne Boleyn (1507 – 19 May 1536) m. Jane Seymour (1505 – 24 Oct 1537) m. Anne (of) Cleves (22 Sep 1515 – 17 Jul 1557) m. Katherine Howard (1517 – 13 Feb 1542) m. Catherine Parr (1512 – 5 Sep 1548)
      1. 1. Mary (I (Queen of England)) Tudor (18 Feb 1516 – 17 Nov 1558)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (I (Queen of England)) Tudor (7 Sep 1533 – 24 Mar 1603)
      3. 3. Edward (VI (King of England)) Tudor (12 Oct 1537 – 6 Jul 1553)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor (2 Jul 1492 – 14 Sep 1495)
    5. 5. Mary Tudor (18 Mar 1496 – 25 Jun 1533)

Margaret Beaufort's Timeline

2 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, , England
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, , England
1509
29 Jun 1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret Beaufort in Westminster, Middlesex, , England
Westminster, Middlesex, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, , England

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