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

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1509

Death Location: Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Margaret Beauchamp

Spouse(s): John Pole, Sir Stafford, Duke Stafford, Thomas Stanley, Edmund Richmond

Children(s): Mary Tudor, Henry Stafford, Margaret Pole, George Stanley, Henry Tudor

In 1443, Margaret Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby entered the world in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Beaufort Sir St Somerset And Margaret Of Bletso Lady Welles Beauchamp. Margaret Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby married Duke Humphrey I Of Buckingham De Stafford, Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, John Da La Pole, Sir Henry Stafford, Thomas Stanley, and had children including George Stanley, Henry Stafford, Henry Vii King Of England Tudor, Margaret Da La Pole, Mary Tudor. Margaret Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1443, Margaret Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby entered the world in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Beaufort Sir St Somerset And Margaret Of Bletso Lady Welles Beauchamp.
  • Margaret Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby married Duke Humphrey I Of Buckingham De Stafford, Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, John Da La Pole, Sir Henry Stafford, Thomas Stanley, and had children including George Stanley, Henry Stafford, Henry Vii King Of England Tudor, Margaret Da La Pole, Mary Tudor.
  • Margaret Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby passed away in 1509 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Somerset
1404–1444
Birth Location: Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
JS
Margaret Beauchamp
1405–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

John Pole
1442–1492
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
JP
Sir Stafford
1447–1471
Birth Location: –
SS
Duke Stafford
1402–1460
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, , England
DS
Thomas Stanley
1435–1504
Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England
TS
Edmund Richmond
1430–1456
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
ER

Children(s)

Mary Tudor
1460–1533
Birth Location: –
MT
Henry Stafford
1455–1471
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
HS
Margaret Pole
1470–
Birth Location: Wingfield, Suffolk, England
MP
George Stanley
1460–1497
Birth Location: England
GS
Henry Tudor
1457–1509
Birth Location: Castle,Pembroke,Pembrokeshire,Wales
HT

Margaret Derby's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Derby
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Beaufort Sir st Somerset
1404–1444
Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
Margaret ((of Bletso, (Lady Welles)) Beauchamp
1405–1482
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Earl (John de) Beaufort
1373–1410
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays De La Loire, France
Lady (Margaret de) Holland
1385–1439
Upholland,,Lancashire,England
John (de) Beauchamp
1381–1412
Bedfordshire, England
Edith Stourton
1394–1441
, Somerset, , England
Great-Grandparents
Prince Plantagenet
1340–1399
Katherine Roet
1350–1403
Thomas Holland
1350–1397
Alice FitzAlan
1350–1415
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward ENGLAND
1312–1377
Queen Hainault
1313–1369
Paon Roet
–1403
Thomas Holland
1314–1360
Countess Plantagenet
1328–1385
Richard Fitzalan
1313–1376
Eleanor Plantagenet
1318–1371

Margaret Derby's Descendants

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Margaret (Countess Beaufort Countess of Richmond and) Derby (31 May 1443–29 Jun 1509) m. John (da la) Pole (27 Sep 1442–27 Oct 1492) m. Sir (Henry) Stafford (1447–04 Oct 1471) m. Duke (Humphrey I of Buckingham de) Stafford (15 Aug 1402–10 Jul 1460) m. Thomas Stanley (1435–29 Jul 1504) m. Edmund (Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond (1430–03 Nov 1456)
  1. 1. Mary Tudor 1460–1533
  2. 2. Henry Stafford 1455–1471
  3. 3. Margaret (da la) Pole 1470–
  4. 4. George Stanley 1460–1497
  5. 5. Henry (VII King of England) Tudor 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (of) York 1466–1503
    1. 1. Edward Tudor 1497–1498
    2. 2. Princess (Elizabeth) Tudor 1492–1495
    3. 3. Princess (Katherine) Tudor 1503–1503
    4. 4. Prince (Edmund "Duke of Somerset") Tudor 1499–1500
    5. 5. Henry (King of England and Ireland) VIII 1491–1547 m. Mary DeBerkeley 1500–1586 m. Katherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548 m. Queen (Anne "Queen Consort of England") Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Jane Seymour 1505–1537 m. Anne (of) Cleves 1515–1557
      1. 1. Henry (Duke of Cornwall) Tudor 1534–1534
      2. 2. Prince (Henry Duke of Cornwell) Tudor 1511–1511
      3. 3. Queen (Elizabeth "Queen of England" Tudor) I 1533–1603
      4. 4. Child TUDOR 1534–1534
      5. 5. Stillborn Tudor 1518–1518
      6. 6. Son Tudor 1536–1536
      7. 7. Stillborn Tudor 1534–1534
      8. 8. Stillborn (Girl) Tudor 1510–1510
      9. 9. Baby Boy 1535–1535
      10. 10. Unnamed (Male (#1)) Tudor 1513–1513
      11. 11. Henry (Tudor Of) Cornwall 1514–1516
      12. 12. Anne (Elizabeth) Perrot 1525–1592 m. John (Dyer) Phillips 1502–1551
        1. 1. Sir (Richard Phillips 1st Baronet OF PICTON) CASTLE 1560–1624 m. Margaret Raphes 1573–1595
      13. 13. Queen (Mary "Bloody Mary" Tudor) I 1516–1558 m. King (Philip Felipe (King of Spain) Habsburg) II 1527–1598
      14. 14. Edward (VI) England 1537–1553
    6. 6. Arthur (Prince of Wales) TUDOR 1486–1502 m. Katherine (of) Aragon 1485–1536
    7. 7. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. Sir (Henry) Stewart 1495–1551 m. James Stewart 1473–1513 m. Archibald ((6th Earl of Angus)) Douglas 1489–1557
      1. 1. Arthur Stewart 1509–1510
      2. 2. Alexander (Stewart duke of) Ross 1514–1516
      3. 3. James ((Duke of Rothesay)) Stewart 1507–1508
      4. 4. Stillborn (Daughter) Stewart 1508–1508
      5. 5. Dorothea Stewart 1528–
      6. 6. Lady (Dorothea Stewart Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1551–1627
      7. 7. Jean Stewart 1545–1593
      8. 8. Johanna (Joan) Stewart 1544–1571
      9. 9. Henry (Stewart, 2nd Lord) Methven 1525–1572
      10. 10. Joan Stewart 1526–1588
      11. 11. Lady (Isabel) Stewart 1525–
      12. 12. Lady (Margaret (Countess of Lennox)) Douglas 1515–1578 m. Matthew ((4th Earl of Lennox)) Stuart 1516–1571 m. Thomas Howard 1473–1554
        1. 1. Charles ((1st Earl of Lennox)) Stewart 1555–1576
        2. 2. Lord (Henry " Lord Darnley") Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (" Queen of Scots") Stewart 1542–1587
      13. 13. King (James V( King of Scotland)) Stewart 1512–1543 m. Queen (Madeleine of Valois "Queen of Scotland") Valois-Angoulême 1520–1537 m. Queen (Mary of Guise "Queen of Scotland") Guise 1515–1560 m. Elisabeth Carmichael 1515–1564 m. Elizabeth Bethune –1581 m. Euphemia Elphinstone 1509–1547 m. Margaret Erskine 1515–1572
        1. 1. Mary (" Queen of Scots") Stewart 1542–1587 m. Earl (James) Hepburn 1536–1578 m. Lord (Henry " Lord Darnley") Stuart 1545–1567 m. King (Francis " King of France" Valois-Angoulême) II 1544–1560
        2. 2. John ("Commendator of Coldingham") Stewart 1531–1563 m. Jane (Jean) Hepburn 1540–1599
        3. 3. James (" Duke of Rothesay") Stewart 1540–1541
        4. 4. Arthur\ (Robert " Duke of Abany") Stewart 1541–1541
        5. 5. Jean Stewart 1533–1588
        6. 6. Robert ("1st Earl of Orkney") Stewart 1533–1593
        7. 7. James ("1st Earl of Moray") Stewart 1531–1570
        8. 8. Robert ("Prior of Whithorn,") Stewart 1535–1581
    8. 8. Queen (Mary Rose "Queen of France") Tudor 1496–1533 m. King (Louis "King of France" Valois-Orléans) XII 1462–1515 m. Charles (Duke of Suffolk) BRANDON 1484–1545
      1. 1. Henry Brandon 1515–1534
      2. 2. Frances Brandon 1517–1559
      3. 3. Eleanor ((Countess of Cumberland)) Brandon 1519–1547

Margaret Derby's Timeline

4 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 48
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 48
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Deanery of Westminster Abbey, London, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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