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Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles 1405 – 1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1405

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 8 Aug 1482

Death Location: Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England

Father: John Bletsoe

Mother: Elizabeth Stourton

Spouse(s): Owen Tudor, Sir SaintJohn, King I, Sir Calais, John Beaufort, John Goldingham

Children(s): King England

In 1405, Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Lord Beauchamp van Bletsoe and Elizabeth (Edith), Dame Stourton. Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles married Owen Tudor, Sir Knight Oliver SaintJohn, King of Scotland James I, Sir Lionel "Leo" K.G. Welles, 6th Baron DE WELLES, Lord Lt. of Ireland, Joint Deputy of Calais, John Plantagenet Beaufort, John IV Goldingham, and had children including King Henry VII Tudor King of England. Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles passed away in 1482 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.

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  • In 1405, Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Lord Beauchamp van Bletsoe and Elizabeth (Edith), Dame Stourton.
  • Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles married Owen Tudor, Sir Knight Oliver SaintJohn, King of Scotland James I, Sir Lionel "Leo" K.G. Welles, 6th Baron DE WELLES, Lord Lt. of Ireland, Joint Deputy of Calais, John Plantagenet Beaufort, John IV Goldingham, and had children including King Henry VII Tudor King of England.
  • Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles passed away in 1482 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.

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Margaret Welles's Ancestors

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Margaret Welles
1405 – 1482
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Lord Beauchamp van Bletsoe
1380 – 1412
Bletneshoe Powyke, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth ((Edith), Dame) Stourton
1394 – 1441
Somerset, England
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Margaret Welles's Descendants

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Margaret (de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and) Welles (01 Jan 1405 – 8 Aug 1482) m. Owen Tudor (1400 – 4 FEB 1461) m. Sir (Knight Oliver) SaintJohn (8 July 1400 – 3 Apr 1437) m. King (of Scotland James) I (25 March 1403 – 27 May 1444) m. Sir (Lionel "Leo" K.G. Welles, 6th Baron DE WELLES, Lord Lt. of Ireland, Joint Deputy of) Calais (25 Mar 1406 – 29 Mar 1461) m. John (Plantagenet) Beaufort (25 Mar 1403 – 27 May 1444) m. John (IV) Goldingham (1403 – 1470)
  1. 1. King (Henry VII Tudor King of) England (Jan 28, 1457 – Apr 21, 1509)

Margaret Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1405
01 Jan 1405
Birth of Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
1482
8 Aug 1482
Age 77
Death of Margaret de Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale, married St John, Beaufort and Welles in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1405
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1482
    Event Place: Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England

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