Margaret Beaufort
Born: 31st May 1443, Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire
Parents: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe, her second marriage.
Siblings: First marriage- Sir John of Bletsoe, Oliver St. John, Edith St. John, Mary St. John, Elizabeth St. John, Agnes St. John, Margaret St. John.
Third marriage-John Welles.
Married: John de la Pole, married between 1444 and 1450, annulled by Henry VI by 1553.
Edmund Tudor, married 1st November 1455-1456, his death.
Sir Henry Stafford, 1458-1471, his death.
Thomas Stanley, 1472-1504, his death. Vow of chastity in 1499.
Children: Henry Tudor.
Died: 29th June 1509, London, buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey.
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John Beaufort had been to war in France shortly before she was born and upon his return had a falling out with his King. He was about to be charged with treason when he died of a sudden illness, most likely it was suicide but covered up as an illness as suicide was seen as a great sin. Had he been charged with treason his entire family would have suffered and this way they lost him but got to keep their lives and livelihood. Although she was his only heir Margaret supported her half- siblings later in life after Henry had risen to power.
Margaret's marriage to John de la Pole was arranged sometime between 1444 and 1450, but dissolved by 1453 by King Henry VI, who gave her ward-ship to Jasper and Edmund Tudor. As she had been under the age of 12 she was not held accountable for this marriage and never recognised it as an actual marriage. She always stated Edmund Tudor had been her one and only …show more content…
Elizabeth even made her a godmother of one of her daughters in recognition of the job she did so well. In 1483 when Edward IV died, she remained at court in the service of Richard III and his Queen Anne Neville, where she even carried her train at the coronation. Although Anne seemed to trust her, Richard stripped Margaret of all her titles and the estate that had belonged to her and gave them to her husband, making her fully dependant on him. Whilst serving the new King and Queen she was still plotting with the old Queen and it is believed that she was involved in the Buckingham rebellion, although it could never be proven. When the boys in the tower vanished Margaret seized the opportunity and made a deal with Elizabeth Woodville to unite the Yorkist and Lancastrian houses by marriage of Henry and Elizabeth of York.
In 1485 Stanley had been summoned to fight for Richard at the Battle of Bosworth Field but despite having fought for him before, he did not answer, even though his oldest son George Stanley was being held prisoner by Richard to ensure the Stanley support. During the Battle Stanley fought against King Richard and was even the one to place the Crown on his step-sons head. Stanley later on
Born: 31st May 1443, Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire
Parents: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe, her second marriage.
Siblings: First marriage- Sir John of Bletsoe, Oliver St. John, Edith St. John, Mary St. John, Elizabeth St. John, Agnes St. John, Margaret St. John.
Third marriage-John Welles.
Married: John de la Pole, married between 1444 and 1450, annulled by Henry VI by 1553.
Edmund Tudor, married 1st November 1455-1456, his death.
Sir Henry Stafford, 1458-1471, his death.
Thomas Stanley, 1472-1504, his death. Vow of chastity in 1499.
Children: Henry Tudor.
Died: 29th June 1509, London, buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey.
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John Beaufort had been to war in France shortly before she was born and upon his return had a falling out with his King. He was about to be charged with treason when he died of a sudden illness, most likely it was suicide but covered up as an illness as suicide was seen as a great sin. Had he been charged with treason his entire family would have suffered and this way they lost him but got to keep their lives and livelihood. Although she was his only heir Margaret supported her half- siblings later in life after Henry had risen to power.
Margaret's marriage to John de la Pole was arranged sometime between 1444 and 1450, but dissolved by 1453 by King Henry VI, who gave her ward-ship to Jasper and Edmund Tudor. As she had been under the age of 12 she was not held accountable for this marriage and never recognised it as an actual marriage. She always stated Edmund Tudor had been her one and only …show more content…
Elizabeth even made her a godmother of one of her daughters in recognition of the job she did so well. In 1483 when Edward IV died, she remained at court in the service of Richard III and his Queen Anne Neville, where she even carried her train at the coronation. Although Anne seemed to trust her, Richard stripped Margaret of all her titles and the estate that had belonged to her and gave them to her husband, making her fully dependant on him. Whilst serving the new King and Queen she was still plotting with the old Queen and it is believed that she was involved in the Buckingham rebellion, although it could never be proven. When the boys in the tower vanished Margaret seized the opportunity and made a deal with Elizabeth Woodville to unite the Yorkist and Lancastrian houses by marriage of Henry and Elizabeth of York.
In 1485 Stanley had been summoned to fight for Richard at the Battle of Bosworth Field but despite having fought for him before, he did not answer, even though his oldest son George Stanley was being held prisoner by Richard to ensure the Stanley support. During the Battle Stanley fought against King Richard and was even the one to place the Crown on his step-sons head. Stanley later on