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Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford 1443–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1443

Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle (Bedfordshire) England)

Death Date: 29 June 1509

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

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Margaret Wiltshire

Spouse(s): Sir Alban, Edmund Richmond, Sir Stanley

Children(s): Sir Buckingham, Henry England

In 1443, Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford entered the world in Bletsoe Castle (Bedfordshire) England), born to John Beaufort Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset Countess Wiltshire. Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, Sir Humphrey Henry De Stafford Vii Earl Of Stafford Badly Wounded At 1St Battle Of St Alban, Sir Thomas Stanley, and had children including Henry Vii Tudor King Of England, Sir John Stafford Duke Of Buckingham. Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford passed away in 1509 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1443, Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford entered the world in Bletsoe Castle (Bedfordshire) England), born to John Beaufort Duke Of Somerset And Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset Countess Wiltshire.
  • Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford married Edmund Tudor 1St Earl Of Richmond, Sir Humphrey Henry De Stafford Vii Earl Of Stafford Badly Wounded At 1St Battle Of St Alban, Sir Thomas Stanley, and had children including Henry Vii Tudor King Of England, Sir John Stafford Duke Of Buckingham.
  • Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford passed away in 1509 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Stafford's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Stafford
1443–1509
Birth Place: Bletsoe Castle (Bedfordshire) England)
Parents
John Beaufort Duke of Somerset
1403–1444
Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
Margaret (Beauchamp Duchess Somerset, Countess) Wiltshire
1410–1482
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset, Chamberlain of) England
1371–1410
Pottersgate, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Holland Duchess of Clarence, Lady of Kent, Countess of Somerset, Marchioness of Dorset, the Poet's) Muse"
1385–1439
Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Sir (John of Bletso, Beauchamp, Baron Beauchamp, Knight of the Garter, Admiral of the) North
1371–1412
Pottersgate, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Edith Stourton (widow of John) Beauchamp)
1384–1441
Stourton, Wiltshire, England (with Gasper, Mere)
Great-Grandparents
John Plantagenet
1340–1399
Katherine Lancaster”
1350–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1313–1369

Margaret Stafford's Descendants

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Margaret (Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de) Stafford (31 May 1443–29 June 1509) m. Sir (Humphrey Henry de Stafford, VII Earl of Stafford, badly wounded at 1st Battle of St) Alban (18 Oct 1424–22 May 1455) m. Edmund (Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond (4 July 1430–1 November 1456) m. Sir (Thomas) Stanley (1435–1504)
  1. 1. Sir (John Stafford, Duke of) Buckingham 1445–1505
  2. 2. Henry (VII Tudor, King of) England 1457–1509 m. Duchess (Margaret of) York 1446–1503
    1. 1. Margaret (Tudor Queen of) Scots 1489–1541

Margaret Stafford's Timeline

3 Records

1443
31 May 1443
Birth of Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford in Bletsoe Castle (Bedfordshire) England)
Bletsoe Castle (Bedfordshire) England)
1489
17 Jun 1489
Age 46
Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford was married
None
1509
29 June 1509
Age 66
Death of Margaret Beaufort (IV) (Plantagenet) De Countess de Stafford in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1443
    Event Place: Bletsoe Castle (Bedfordshire) England)
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4697754
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1489

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1509
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4697754
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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