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Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford 1437–1474 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1437

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1474

Death Location: Abbots House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey, London, England

Father: Edmund Somerset

Mother: Eleanor Somerset

Spouse(s): Humphrey Stafford, Richard Wilshire

Children(s): Henry Buckingham

The story of Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford began in 1437 in London, Middlesex, England. Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford married Humphrey Stafford Earl Of Stafford, Richard Darrell Sheriff Of Wilshire, and had children including Henry Stafford Duke Of Buckingham. Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford passed away in 1474 in Abbots House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford began in 1437 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford married Humphrey Stafford Earl Of Stafford, Richard Darrell Sheriff Of Wilshire, and had children including Henry Stafford Duke Of Buckingham.
  • Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford passed away in 1474 in Abbots House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey, London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Stafford's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Stafford
1437–1474
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset
1406–1455
East Barnet, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Eleanor (Beauchamp Duchess of) Somerset
1408–1467
Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (de Beaufort 1st Earl of) Somerset
1373–1410
Goudet, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Margaret (de Holland , Duchess of) Clarence
1385–1440
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Richard (Beauchamp 13th Earl of) Warwick
1382–1439
Salwarpe, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth (de Berkeley Countess of) Warwick
1386–1423
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lancaster
1340–1399
Katherine Lancaster
1350–1403
Thomas Kent
1354–1397
Alice FitzAlan
1350–1416
Joan Fitzalan
1365–
Thomas Warwick
1338–1401
Thomas Berkeley
1353–1417
Margaret Lisle
1362–1392
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa England
1314–1369
Payne II
1310–1380
Catherine d'Avesnes
1315–1375
Thomas Kent
1314–1360
Joan Kent
1326–1385
Richard FitzAlan
1306–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372
Thomas Warwick
1313–1369
Katherine Mortimer
1313–1369

Margaret Stafford's Descendants

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Margaret (de Beaufort Countess of) Stafford (1437–1474) m. Humphrey (Stafford Earl of) Stafford (18 Oct 1424–22 May 1458) m. Richard (Darrell Sheriff of) Wilshire (1429–Aug 1489)
  1. 1. Henry (Stafford Duke of) Buckingham 1454–1483 m. Katherine Wydville 1458–1497
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stafford 1479–1532 m. Tenth (Baron Fitzwalter and First Earl of) Sussex 1483–1542
      1. 1. Henry (Radclyffe -2nd Earl of) Sussex 1507–1556 m. Elizabeth (Howard Lady of) Norfolk 1506–1534
        1. 1. Edward Rattclyffe 1551–1600
        2. 2. Robert Rattclyffe 1552–1650
        3. 3. Henry (Radclyffe II MP, Fourth Earl of) Sussex 1530–1593 m. Honora Pound –1593
        4. 4. Thomas (Radclyffe MP Third Earl of) Sussex 1525–1583 m. Elizabeth Wriothesley 1525–1554 m. Frances Sidney 1531–1589
        5. 5. Maud Radcliffe 1529–
        6. 6. Robert Radclyffe 1530–1557
        7. 7. Egremont Radcliffe 1540–1578 m. Ellen Darrell 1532–
        8. 8. Frances RADCLYFFE 1540–1582
        9. 9. Radcliffe Dykes 1545–1582
        10. 10. Lettys Rattclyffe 1554–
        11. 11. Alis (or Alice Radcliffe or) Radclyffe 1556–1590
        12. 12. Elyn (or Ellen Radcliffe or) Radclyffe 1558–
        13. 13. I (Thomas FitzWalter) Radcliffe –1583
      2. 2. Humphrey Radcliffe 1505–1566 m. Isabel Harvey 1510–1594 m. Elizabeth (Howard Countess) Wiltshire 1486–1557
    2. 2. Henry (Stafford 1st Earl of) Wiltshire 1479–1522 m. Cecily (Bonville 7th Baroness) Harington 1460–1529 m. Henry Stafford 1481– m. Margaret (Grey Countess of) Wiltshire 1476–1504
    3. 3. Edward (Stafford 3rd Duke of) Buckingham 1478–1521 m. Eleanor (Herbert) Percy 1474–1530
    4. 4. Anne Stafford 1483–1544 m. George Hastings 1489–1544 m. Walter Herbert 1449–1507

Margaret Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1437
1437
Birth of Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1474
1474
Age 37
Death of Margaret de Beaufort Countess of Stafford in Abbots House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Abbots House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1437
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Margaret de Beaufort, person ID GWPP-BB6.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Abbots House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster Abbey, London, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Margaret de Beaufort, person ID GWPP-BB6.

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