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

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1509

Death Location: Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, England

Father: John, Beaufort

Mother: Margaret, Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Edmund, Tudor

Children(s): King Tudor

In 1443, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John 1St Duke Of Somerset Beaufort And Margaret Duchess Somerset Beauchamp. Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby married Edmund 1St Earl Of Richmond Tudor, and had children including King Henry Vii Tudor. Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby passed away in 1509 in Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, England.

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  • In 1443, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby entered the world in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John 1St Duke Of Somerset Beaufort And Margaret Duchess Somerset Beauchamp.
  • Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby married Edmund 1St Earl Of Richmond Tudor, and had children including King Henry Vii Tudor.
  • Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby passed away in 1509 in Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, England.

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Margaret Derby's Ancestors

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Margaret Derby
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John, 1st Duke of Somerset Beaufort
1404–1444
Margaret, (Duchess Somerset) Beauchamp
1405–1482
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp of) Bletsoe
1381–1412
Pottersgate, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth ("Edith") Stourton
1380–1441
1675627, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Beauchamp
1362–1406
John Stourton
1334–1380
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Beauchamp
1335–1374
Joan Clopton
1338–1388
William Stourton
1290–1343
Joan Vernon
1298–1374

Margaret Derby's Descendants

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Margaret (Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and) Derby (31 May 1443–29 Jun 1509) m. Edmund, (1st Earl of Richmond) Tudor (1430–3 Nov 1456)
  1. 1. King (Henry VII) Tudor 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1466–1503
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. King (James IV of Scotland) Stewart 1473–1513
      1. 1. King (James V of Scotland) Stewart 1512–1542 m. Lady (MARGARET) Erskine 1515–1572
        1. 1. James, (Earl of Moray) Stewart 1531–1570 m. Lady (Anne (Agnes)) Keith 1530–1588
        2. 2. James Scotland 1540–1541
        3. 3. Arthur SCOTLAND 1541–1541
        4. 4. Mary Scots 1542–1587
        5. 5. James (Stuart) Renfrew 1589–1670
      2. 2. Margaret Stuart 1450–1512
      3. 3. Archibald (Douglas Angus) Stewart 1490–1557
      4. 4. Catherine Stewart 1491–1554
      5. 5. Alexander Stewart 1492–1513
      6. 6. Elizabeth stewart 1492–1515
      7. 7. Margaret (Jane) Stewart 1493–1517
      8. 8. Malcolm Fleming 1494–1547
      9. 9. James Stewart 1495–1544
      10. 10. Janet Stewart 1500–1563
      11. 11. John (Stewart) Scotland 1505–1536
      12. 12. James (V) Stuart 1506–1507
      13. 13. James Rothesay 1507–1508
      14. 14. Margaret Douglas 1507–1517
      15. 15. Margaret Stuart 1508–1508
      16. 16. Daughter Stewart 1508–1508
    2. 2. Margaret (Scotland) Tudor 1429–
    3. 3. Margaret Tudor 1437–1489
    4. 4. Henry (VII) Tudor 1457–1509
    5. 5. James (Tudor) Scottland 1473–1513
    6. 6. Roland DeVelville 1474–1535
    7. 7. Roland (Se) Velville 1477–1509
    8. 8. Lord (Richard) Lumley 1478–1510
    9. 9. Ann Lumley 1481–
    10. 10. Sibill Lumley 1485–1518
    11. 11. Arthur Tudor 1486–1502
    12. 12. Roger Lumley 1487–1510
    13. 13. Elizabeth Lumley 1488–
    14. 14. Margaret Tylle 1490–1556
    15. 15. Henry (VIII) Tudor 1491–1547
    16. 16. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
    17. 17. Mary Tudor 1496–1533
    18. 18. Edward (Tudor) England 1497–1498
    19. 19. Charlotte (Tudor) England 1502–1507

Margaret Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
1509
29 Jun 1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby in Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, England
Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, 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: Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, England

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