Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443, in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, her father, Sir John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset, was 39 and her mother, Margaret Beauchamp Duchess of Somerset, was 38. She married Edmund Tudor 1st Earl of Richmond on 1 November 1455, in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 29 June 1509, in London, England, at the age of 66, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
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- The birth of Lady Margaret Beauford, matriarch of the Tudor Dynasty
- England, Scotland, and Wales Royal Families
- Pedigrees of the County Families of England
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1455 · Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses was a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England between the royal families House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name of the war was derived as the red rose was the symbol of the Lancastrians and the white rose was the symbol of the Yorks.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English (originally French) Beaufort . It is found mainly among African Americans. Compare Bluford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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SIR HENRY HAND (1440-) AND LADY MARGARET BEAUFORT (1442-1509):
SIR HENRY HAND was born about 1440 of Kent, England, to Sir Hand of Benenden (1420-) and Unknown. He married Lady Margaret Beaufort. Sir Henry Hand died of Kent, England, Unknown date. LADY MARGARE …
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