Margaret Beaufort (c. 1437 – 1474) was a younger daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp.[1] Her father was leader of the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses.[2] Margaret married Humphrey, eldest son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, who held the courtesy title of Earl of Stafford.[3]
Margaret Beaufort | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Stafford | |
| Born | 1437 |
| Died | 1474 (aged 36–37) |
| Spouse(s) | Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford Sir Richard Dayrell |
| Issue | Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham Margaret Dayrell, Baroness Audley |
| Father | Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset |
| Mother | Lady Eleanor Beauchamp |
Margaret's father led the Lancastrian forces in the First Battle of St Albans (22 May 1455) against his main rival Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and was killed. Her husband was badly wounded, but did not die until three years later, possibly of the plague.[4] Shortly after the battle Margaret gave birth to a son Henry, who became his grandfather's heir and succeeded as Duke of Buckingham as an infant.[3] After Humphrey's death Margaret married Sir Richard Dayrell, younger son of William Dayrell of Littlecote, who was sub-treasurer of England.[5] Their daughter Margaret married James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley.[5]
Ancestry
editReferences
edit- ^ Gregory, Philippa; Baldwin, David; Jones, Michael (2011). The Women of the Cousins' War. p. 242.
- ^ Hooper, Nicholas; Bennett, Matthew (1996). The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare:The Middle Ages, 768-1487. p. 140.
- ^ a b Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant. Vol. 2. 1889. p. 63.
- ^ Corbet, Anthony (2015). Edward IV, England's Forgotten Warrior King. p. 349.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. p. 148.
Sources
edit- Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books, 2008. ISBN 0-09-953973-X.