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Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort 1443–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 MAY 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1509

Death Location: Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: John, Plantagenet

Mother: Margaret, Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Edmund, Tudor, Thomas, KG, Henry Stafford, John, Pole

Children(s): Henry, Tudor

In 1443, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Of Beaufort 1St Duke Of Somerset Plantagenet And Margaret Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendale Beauchamp. Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort married Edmund 1St Earl Of Richmond Tudor, Henry Stafford, John 2Nd Duke Of Suffolk Pole, Thomas 1St Earl Of Derby 2Nd Lord Stanley King Of Mann Stanley Kg, and had children including Henry The 7Th King Of England 2Nd Earl Of Richmond Tudor. Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1443, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Of Beaufort 1St Duke Of Somerset Plantagenet And Margaret Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendale Beauchamp.
  • Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort married Edmund 1St Earl Of Richmond Tudor, Henry Stafford, John 2Nd Duke Of Suffolk Pole, Thomas 1St Earl Of Derby 2Nd Lord Stanley King Of Mann Stanley Kg, and had children including Henry The 7Th King Of England 2Nd Earl Of Richmond Tudor.
  • Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John, Plantagenet
1404–1444
Birth Location: Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
JP
Margaret, Beauchamp
1410–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Edmund, Tudor
1430–1456
Birth Location: Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
ET
Thomas, KG
1435–1504
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England
TK
Henry Stafford
–1471
Birth Location: –
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John, Pole
1442–1492
Birth Location: Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
JP

Children(s)

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

Margaret, Beaufort's Ancestors

Self
Margaret, Beaufort
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John, of Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset Plantagenet
1404–1444
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Margaret, (Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale) Beauchamp
1410–1482
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John, (of Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset) Plantagenet
1371–1410
Chateau De Beaufort, Meuse Et Loire, Anjou, France
Margaret, (Countess of Somerset, Duchess of Clarence) Holland
1385–1439
Upholland, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
John Beauchamp
1384–1412
Bletso, Powyke, Bedfordshire, England
Edith (Esther) Stourton
1384–1441
Stourton With Gasper, Mere, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John, Plantagenet
1340–1399
Katherine, Roet
1340–1403
Thomas, Holland
1354–1397
Alice, FitzAlan
1350–1416
Sir Beauchamp
1362–1406
Mary
1365–1406
John, Stourton
1334–1405
Catherine Beaumont
1360–1404
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward, Plantagenet
1312–1377
Philippa, D'Avesnes
1311–1369
Thomas, KG
1314–1360
Joan, Plantagenet
1328–1385
Richard, FitzAlan
1313–1376
Eleanor, Plantagenet
1318–1372
William Stourton
1290–1343
Joan Vernon
1298–1374
Henry, Beaumont
1340–1369
Margaret Vere
1334–1398

Margaret, Beaufort's Descendants

1.
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Margaret, (Countess of Richmond and Derby) Beaufort (31 MAY 1443–1509) m. Edmund, (1st Earl of Richmond) Tudor (11 JUN 1430–3 NOV 1456) m. Thomas, (1st Earl of Derby, 2nd Lord Stanley King of Mann Stanley) KG (1435–29 JUL 1504) m. Henry Stafford (–1471) m. John, (2nd Duke of Suffolk) Pole (27 SEP 1442–1492)
  1. 1. Henry, (the 7th, King of England, 2nd Earl of Richmond) Tudor 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth, (of York, Queen of England, Madame la Dauphine) Plantagenet 1464–1503
    1. 1. Margaret, (Queen of Scotland) Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (the 4th, King of Scotland, of the Iron Belt) Stewart 1473–1513 m. Archibald, (6th Earl of Angus) Douglas 1489–1557 m. Henry, (1st Lord Methven) Stewart 1495–1547
      1. 1. James (the 5th, King of Scotland) Stewart 1512–1543 m. Margaret, (of Mar ( Mistress )) Erskine 1513–1572 m. Elizabeth (( Mistress )) Bethune 1515–1581 m. Mary (( Marie )) Guise 1515–1561 m. Madeleine, (Queen Consort of Scotland) Valois 1520–1537 m. Elizabeth (( Mistress )) Shaw 1510–1590 m. Christina (( Mistress )) Barclay 1510– m. Euphemia (( Mistress )) Elphinstone 1509–1547 m. Elizabeth (( Mistress )) Stewart 1520–1564 m. Elizabeth, (( Mistress ) of Cambusnethan) Carmichael 1473–1540
        1. 1. James, (1st Earl of Moray) Stewart 1531–1570 m. Agnes, (of Marischal, Countess of Moray) Keith 1530–1588
        2. 2. Jean, (Countess of Argyll) Stewart 1529–1588 m. Archibald, (5th Earl of Argyll) Campbell 1530–1618
        3. 3. James, (Duke of Rothesay) Stewart 1540–1541
        4. 4. Arthur, (5th Duke of Albany) Stewart 1541–1541
        5. 5. Mary, (the Ist, Queen of Scotland) Stewart 1542–1587 m. James, (1st Duke of Orkney, 4th Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn 1536–1578 m. François (II de) Valois-Angouleme 1544–1561 m. Henry, (Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, Earl of Ross) Stuart 1545–1567
        6. 6. John, (Lord Darnley, Prior of Coldingham) Stewart 1531–1563 m. Jane (( Jean ) ( Mistress Of Caithness ), Lady Morham)) Hepburn 1542–1599
        7. 7. James (( Shaw ), Commendator of Kelso and Melrose) Stewart 1529–1559
        8. 8. James (( Tertius )) Stewart 1529–1536
        9. 9. William Stewart 1530–1617
        10. 10. Adam, (Prior of Perth Chaterhouse) Stewart 1535–1575
        11. 11. Robert, (Commendator of the Abbey of Holyrood, 1st Earl of Strathearn and Orkney) Stewart 1533–1593 m. Janet, (Countess of Orkney) Kennedy 1537–1598
      2. 2. Alexander Stewart 1514–1515
      3. 3. Margaret, (Countess of Lennox) Douglas 1515–1578 m. Thomas Howard 1511–1537 m. Matthew, (4th Earl of Lennox, 1st Earl of Sussex) Stewart 1516–1571
        1. 1. Henry, (Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, Earl of Ross) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary, (the Ist, Queen of Scotland) Stewart 1542–1587
        2. 2. Robert Howard 1530–1598
        3. 3. Charles, (1st5th Earl of Lennox) Stewart/ 1556–1576 m. Elizabeth Cavendish 1555–1582
      4. 4. Unknown Douglas 1516–
      5. 5. Henry, (2nd Lord Methven) Stewart 1536–1572 m. Jean Ruthven 1552–1591
      6. 6. Joan, (of Methven) Stewart 1540–
    2. 2. Arthur, (Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1486–1502 m. Catherine, (of Aragon, Queen of England, Princess of Wales) Castile 1485–1536
    3. 3. Henry, (the 8th, King of England) Tudor 1491–1547 m. Catherine, (Queen of England & Ireland) Parr 1512–1548 m. Catherine, (of Aragon, Queen of England, Princess of Wales) Castile 1485–1536 m. Anne, (Queen of England, Marquis of Pembroke) Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Jane, (Queen Consort) Seymour 1508–1537 m. Anne,Queen (of England) Cleves 1515–1557 m. Catherine, (Queen of England) Howard 1521–1542 m. Elizabeth (( Bessie ), ( Mistress ), Baroness Tailboys) Blount 1502–1539
      1. 1. Mary, (the 1st, Queen of England, Princess of England, Bloody Mary) Tudor 1516–1558 m. Philip, (the 2nd, King of Spain, Philip the Prudent) Prudente 1527–1598
      2. 2. Elizabeth, (the 1st, Queen of England & Ireland) Tudor 1533–1603
      3. 3. Edward, (the 6th, King of England & Ireland) Tudor 1537–1553
      4. 4. Henry, (( Illegitimate ), Duke of Richmond and Somerset Tudor) Fitzroy/ 1519–1536 m. Mary, (Duchess of Richmond and Somerset) Howard 1518–1557
        1. 1. Mary Fitzroy 1534–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    5. 5. Mary, (Dowager Queen of France, Duchess of Suffolk) Tudor 1496–1533 m. Louis, (the 7th, King of France) France 1462–1515 m. Charles, (1st Duke Of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle) Brandon 1484–1545
      1. 1. Frances, (Duchess of Suffolk) Brandon 1517–1559 m. Henry, (3rd Marquess of Dorset, 1st Duke of Suffolk,) Grey 1517–1554
        1. 1. Catherine Grey 1540–1568 m. Henry, (2nd Earl of Pembroke) Herbert 1538–1601 m. Edward, (1st Earl) Seymour 1537–1621
        2. 2. Jane, (Queen of England ( 9 Day Queen )) Grey 1537–1554 m. Guildford (Dudley) Sutton 1535–1554
        3. 3. Mary Grey 1545–1578 m. Martin Keyes 1530–1574 m. Thomas Keyes 1524–1571
        4. 4. Thomas Grey 1540–1562
      2. 2. Eleanor Brandon 1521–1547 m. Henry, (the 12th of Skipton, 2nd Earl of Cumberland) Clifford 1517–1570
        1. 1. Margaret, (Countess of Derby) Clifford 1540–1596 m. Henry, (4th Earl of Derby) Stanley 1531–1593
        2. 2. Henry Clifford 1547–1547
        3. 3. Charles Clifford 1547–1547
      3. 3. Henry, (1st Earl of Lincoln) Brandon 1523–1534
    6. 6. Katherine Tudor 1502–1503
    7. 7. Edmund, (Duke of Somerset) Tudor 1499–1500

Margaret, Beaufort's Timeline

3 Records

1443
31 MAY 1443
Birth of Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
1509
29 JUN 1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
1509
1509
Age 66
Burial of Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby Beaufort in Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    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 Abbey, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, Greater London, England
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