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Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset 1443–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1443

Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1509

Death Location: Westminster, London, England

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Margaret Bletsho

Spouse(s): Edmund Richmond

Children(s): Henry Fleece

Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset was born in 1443 in Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Beaufort Knight Of The Garter 3Rd Earl Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Of Bletsoe Beauchamp Daughter Of Sir John De Beauchamp 3Rd Lord Of Bletsho. Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, and had children including Henry Vii Of England Tudor Richmond King Of England Knight Of Golden Fleece. Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset passed away in 1509 in Westminster, London, England.

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  • Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset was born in 1443 in Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Beaufort Knight Of The Garter 3Rd Earl Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Of Bletsoe Beauchamp Daughter Of Sir John De Beauchamp 3Rd Lord Of Bletsho.
  • Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, and had children including Henry Vii Of England Tudor Richmond King Of England Knight Of Golden Fleece.
  • Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset passed away in 1509 in Westminster, London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Somerset's Ancestors

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Margaret Somerset
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset
1404–1444
Margaret ((of Bletsoe) Beauchamp Daughter of Sir John (de) Beauchamp 3rd Lord of) Bletsho
1405–1482
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (“Fairborn” (de) Beaufort Knight of the Garter, Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of) Somerset
1373–1410
Margaret ((of Kent) Holand (Holland) Marchioness of Dorset, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of Thomas (II) (de) Holland (Holand) 2nd\5th Earl of Kent, Knight of the) Gar
1384–1439
Sir (John (de) Beauchamp 3rd Lord of) Bletsho
1371–1412
Bedfordshire, England
Edith ((Elizabeth, Esther) (de) Stourton Daughter of John (of Stourton) (de) Stourton Sheriff of Dorset &) Somerset
1384–1441
Stourton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John L
1340–1399
Katherine Garter
1350–1403
Thomas Garter
1350–1397
Alice of
1351–1416
Roger Bletsho
–1406
Johanna Manor
–1402
John Somerset
–1377
Katherine Beaumont
1354–1435
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward France"
1312–1377
Philipa Hennegau-Holland
1311–1369
Sir Knight
1310–1380
Catherine Holland
1320–1375
Thomas Wake
1314–1360
Joan Woodstock
1328–1385
Richard Ever
1310–1376
Eleanor Warenne
1318–1372
Roger Beauchamp
–1374
Sir Manor
–1377
Ivetta Grey)
1326–
Sir Stourton
1290–1343
Jane Vernon
–1374
Henry Beaumont
1340–1369
Margaret Oxford
1344–1398

Margaret Somerset's Descendants

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Margaret (Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of) Somerset (1443–1509) m. Edmund (Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond (Abt. 1430–1456)
  1. 1. Henry (VII of England Tudor (Richmond) King of England, Knight of Golden) Fleece 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth ((of York) Plantagenet Lady of the Garter, Heiress of England, Daughter of Edward IV “of Rouen” Plantagenet-York King of England, Knight of Golden) Flee 1466–1503
    1. 1. Henry (VIII Tudor Duke of York, Knight of the Garter, Knight of Golden Fleece, King of) England 1491–1547 m. Mary (Boleyn Mistress of King Henry VIII, Daughter of Thomas (II) Boleyn Knight of the Garter, Earl of Wiltshire, Earl of Ormond, Viscount) Ro 1504–1543
      1. 1. Katherine ((Mary Carey) Cary Chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth, Daughter of Henry VIII Tudor Duke of York, Knight of the Garter, Knight of) Gold 1524–1569 m. Francis ((ot Rotherfield) Knollys Knight of the) Garter 1514–1596
        1. 1. Robert (Knowle (Knowles,) Knollys) 1547–1596 m. Agnes (Sarum Garner Daughter of John (II)) Garner 1548–
        2. 2. Lettice (Knollys Daughter of Francis (of Rotherfield) Knollys Knight of the) Garter –1634 m. Walter ((VIII) Devereux Knight of the Garter, 2nd Viscount Hereford, 1st Earl of) Essex 1539–1576
    2. 2. Margaret (Tudor Daughter of Henry VII of England Tudor (Richmond) King of England, Knight of Golden) Fleece 1489–1541 m. James (IV of Scots Stuart 40th King of) Scots 1473–1513
      1. 1. James (V of Scots Stuart 41st King of Scots, Duke of Rothesay, Knight of the Garter, Knight of Golden) Fleece 1512–1542 m. Euphemia ("Lupton" Elphinstone Daughter of Alexander (III) Elphinstone 1st) Baron 1509–
        1. 1. Robert (Stewart 1st Earl of) Orkney 1533–1592 m. Janet (Kennedy Daughter of Gilbert (IV) Kennedy 3rd Earl of) Cassillis –1598

Margaret Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1443
1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England
1509
1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond & Derby, Lady of the Garter, Daughter of John Beaufort Knight of the Garter, 3rd Earl & Duke of Somerset in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1443
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England

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