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Under canon law, Margaret was not bound by her first marriage contract as she was entered into the marriage before reaching the age of twelve. [11] Even before the annulment of her first marriage, Henry VI chose Margaret as a bride for his half-brother, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond.
Jul 29, 2016 · Margaret Beaufort’s youngest half-brother, John born sometime around 1450, was the child of Margaret Beauchamp’s third marriage to Lionel de Welles, the sixth baron Welles. Lionel died at the Battle of Towton in 1461 fighting on the Lancastrian side.
Margaret was the daughter and heir of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward III). In 1455 she married Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond and half brother of King Henry VI (reigned 1422–61 and 1470–71). Their son Henry was born in January 1457, three months after ...
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Edmund’s brother Jasper Tudor took Margaret into care and on 28 January 1457, despite a painful and complicated labour she gave birth to a healthy son Henry Tudor. Margaret’s immature body had made the birth difficult, with one witness noting that it was a miracle she survived.
Jessica Brain. 12 min read. Often referred to as the matriarch of the Tudors, Margaret Beaufort was a powerful member of the royal household and an influential figure in the greater political machinations of the day. Herself a descendant of King Edward III, she made sure to secure the royal crown for her own son, Henry VII.
Mar 8, 2015 · Edmund was imprisoned and later released but died of plague in early November at Carmarthen Castle. Margaret was pregnant, only thirteen and a widow. She put herself under the protection of her brother-in-law Jasper in Pembroke Castle and her son Henry Tudor was born there on January 28, 1457.
Lady Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443 at Bletso as the daughter of Margaret Beauchamp and John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. Margaret had seven half-siblings from her mother’s first marriage to Sir Oliver St John and would later have another half-brother from her mother’s third marriage to Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles.
