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Margaret Beaufort. South Aisle of the Lady Chapel of King Henry VII. English Aristocracy born the daughter of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, the son of John, Earl of Somerset who was himself the son of John of Gaunt by his mistress, Catherine Swynford; a bloodline that would be the basis of the family's tenuous claim to the English throne.
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby. Margaret married Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond and half brother of King Henry VI in 1455. Their son Henry was born in Pembroke Castle in 1457, three months after Tudor's death from the plague. Margaret was deeply involved in the struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster, taking an ...
Sep 16, 2020 · Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443–1509), Countess of Richmond and Derby, Foundress late 16th C. unknown artist. Christ's College, University of Cambridge. Margaret was John of Gaunt's great-granddaughter. In 1455, at twelve, she married Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, one of the sons of Henry V 's widow, Katherine of Valois, by Owen Tudor.
May 31, 2014 · Here are some facts about Lady Margaret Beaufort:-. Margaret was born on the 31st May 1443 at Bletsoe Castle in Bedfordshire. Her parents were Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe and John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, grandson of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (and eventual wife) Katherine Swynford, and Margaret was their ...
Mar 8, 2015 · Margaret didn’t see her son between 1471 and 1485 but she was in constant contact with him. Lady Margaret Beaufort, c. 1500. In 1476, Margaret was in sufficient favor with the Yorkist court of King Edward that she attended Queen Elizabeth Woodville during the reburial ceremony of Edward’s father the Duke of York at the church in Fotheringhay.
This is a study of the life of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII and foundress of two Cambridge colleges. It is at once the first biography of Lady Margaret to explore the full range of archival sources, and one of the best-documented studies of any late-medieval woman.
