Lady Margaret Beaufort

Beaufort, Lady Margaret

Birth Name Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Gender female
Age at Death 66 years, 29 days

Narrative

Lady Margaret Beaufort had four husbands, of which Edmund Tudor was the second. King Henry VIII Tudor was her only child. She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1488. Margaret founded both Christ's College and St. John's College at Cambridge.
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Narrative

The marriage of Margaret Beaufort and John de la Pole was annulled before 1453-3-24.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1443-05-31 Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England    
Death 1509-06-29 Abbot’s House, Cheyney Gates, Westminster, London, England    
Burial   Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Beaufort, John 1st Duke of Somersetbefore 1404-03-251444-05-27
Mother Beauchamp, Margaret1482-08-08
         Beaufort, Lady Margaret 1443-05-31 1509-06-29

Families

Family of de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, John and Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Married Husband de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, John ( * 1442-09-27 + 1491-10-29 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1450-02-00      

Family of Tudor, Edmund 1st Earl of Richmond and Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Married Husband Tudor, Edmund 1st Earl of Richmond ( * about 1430 + 1456-11-03 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1455-11-01 Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Tudor, Henry VII, King of England1457-01-281509-04-21

Family of Stafford, Sir Henry and Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Married Husband Stafford, Sir Henry ( * + 1471-10-04 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1462      

Family of Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, Thomas and Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Married Husband Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, Thomas ( * about 1435 + 1504-07-29 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage before 1473-10-00