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

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1509

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: John Bledsoe

Mother: Margaret Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Edmund Richmond

Children(s): King VII

The story of Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby began in 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, and had children including King Henry Tudor Vii. Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby passed away in 1509 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby began in 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, and had children including King Henry Tudor Vii.
  • Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby passed away in 1509 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Margaret Derby's Ancestors

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Margaret Derby
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John VII Count Bledsoe
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Derby's Descendants

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Margaret (Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and) Derby (31 May 1443–29 Jun 1509) m. Edmund (Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond (11 June 1430–3 November 1456)
  1. 1. King (Henry Tudor) VII 1457–1509 m. Queen (Elizabeth of York) Plantagenet 1466–1503
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (Stewart) IV 1473–1513 m. james (IV King of) Scotland 1473–1513
      1. 1. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (IV King of) Scots 1473–1513
        1. 1. Margaret Stewart 1497–1551 m. Sir (Patrick) Mckee 1501–1590
      2. 2. James (King of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Katherine Carmichael 1515–1550
        1. 1. John Stewart 1531–1563 m. Lady (Jean) Hepburn 1543–1599

Margaret Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby in Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
1509
29 Jun 1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret Beaufort, LADY, Countess of Richmond and Derby in Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Deanery of Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Deanery of Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletsoe Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, Deanery of Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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