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Margaret Tudor

Female 1489 - 1541  (51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret Tudor was born on 28 Nov 1489 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (daughter of King of England Henry Tudor, VII and Elizabeth Plantagenet); died on 18 Oct 1541 in Methven Castle, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Margaret married King of Scotland James Stuart, IV on 8 Aug 1503 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. James (son of King of Scotland James Stuart, III) was born on 17 Mar 1473; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. King of Scotland James Stuart, V was born on 15 Apr 1512 in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 14 Dec 1542 in Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of England Henry Tudor, VIIKing of England Henry Tudor, VII was born on 28 Jan 1457 in Pembroke Castle, Wales, United Kingdom (son of Earl of Richmond Edmund Tudor and Countess of Richmond Margaret Beaufort); died on 21 Apr 1509 in Richmond Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Henry VII
    • Occupation: King of England - Reigned 1485 to 1509
    • Stories and Notes: Henry was the son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, who died before Henry was born, and Margaret Beaufort, a descendant of Edward III through John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. Although the Beaufort line, which was originally illegitimate, had been specifically excluded (1407) from all claim to the throne, the death of the imprisoned Henry VI (1471) made Henry Tudor head of the house of Lancaster. At this point, however, the Yorkist Edward IV had established himself securely on the throne, and Henry, who had been brought up in Wales, fled to Brittany for safety. The death of Edward IV (1483) and accession of Richard III, left Henry the natural leader of the party opposing Richard, whose rule was very unpopular. Henry made an unsuccessful attempt to land in England during the abortive revolt (1483) of Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. Thereafter he bided his time in France until 1485 when, aided by other English refugees, he landed in Wales. At the battle of Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, he defeated the royal forces of Richard, who was killed. Henry advanced to London, was crowned, and in 1486 fulfilled a promise made earlier to Yorkist dissidents to marry Edward IV's daughter, Elizabeth of York. He thus united the houses of York and Lancaster, founding the Tudor royal dynasty. Although Henry's accession marked the end of the Wars of the Roses, the early years of his reign were disturbed by Yorkist attempts to regain the throne. The first serious attempt, an uprising in favour of the imposter Lambert Simnel, was easily crushed (1487). In 1494, Henry sent Sir Edward Poynings to Ireland to consolidate English rule there. Poynings drove out of Ireland the Yorkist pretender Perkin Warbeck, who then sought support from the Scottish king, James IV. James attempted (1496) to invade England, but the next year, under pressure from Spain, he expelled Warbeck. The latter was defeated shortly thereafter in an attempted invasion of Cornwall. A truce (1497) between England and Scotland was followed by the marriage (1503) of Henry's daughter Margaret Tudor to James a marriage that led ultimately to the union of the monarchies of England and Scotland. Henry succeeded in crushing the independence of the nobility by means of a policy of forced loans and fines. His chancellor, Cardinal Morton, was made responsible for the collection of these fines, and they were enforced by the privy councillors Empson and Dudley. Henry married his son Arthur to Catharine of Aragón, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragón and Isabella of Castile, his daughter Margaret to James IV of Scotland, and his youngest daughter Mary to Louis XII of France. After Arthur died in 1502, an agreement was reached by which Catharine married Arthur's brother Henry (later Henry VIII).
    • To Lady Kathleen: 3 x cousin 15 times removed

    Henry married Elizabeth Plantagenet. Elizabeth (daughter of King of England Edward Plantagenet, IV) was born on 11 Feb 1466 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 11 Feb 1503 in Tower of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Plantagenet was born on 11 Feb 1466 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (daughter of King of England Edward Plantagenet, IV); died on 11 Feb 1503 in Tower of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Elizabeth of York

    Notes:

    Died:
    died in childbirth

    Children:
    1. 1. Margaret Tudor was born on 28 Nov 1489 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 18 Oct 1541 in Methven Castle, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.
    2. King of England Henry Tudor, VIII was born on 28 Jun 1491 in Greenwich Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 28 Jan 1547 in Whitehall Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
    3. Queen Consort of France Mary Tudor was born on 18 Mar 1496 in Richmond Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 25 Jun 1533 in Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Earl of Richmond Edmund Tudor was born in 1430; died on 3 Nov 1456 in Carmarthen Castle, Wales, United Kingdom.

    Edmund married Countess of Richmond Margaret Beaufort on 1 Nov 1455. Margaret (daughter of Duke of Somerset John Beaufort and Duchess of Somerset Margaret Beauchamp) was born on 31 May 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 29 Jun 1509 in Cheyneygates, Abbots House, Westminster Abbey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Countess of Richmond Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom (daughter of Duke of Somerset John Beaufort and Duchess of Somerset Margaret Beauchamp); died on 29 Jun 1509 in Cheyneygates, Abbots House, Westminster Abbey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Founder of Christ's and St. John's Colleges, Cambridge

    Children:
    1. 2. King of England Henry Tudor, VII was born on 28 Jan 1457 in Pembroke Castle, Wales, United Kingdom; died on 21 Apr 1509 in Richmond Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

  3. 6.  King of England Edward Plantagenet, IVKing of England Edward Plantagenet, IV was born on 28 Apr 1442 in Rouen, France (son of Duke of York Richard Plantagenet); died on 9 Apr 1483 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: King of England - reigned 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483
    • Stories and Notes: King of England 1461–70 and from 1471. He was the son of Richard, Duke of York, and succeeded Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses, temporarily losing his throne to Henry when Edward fell out with his adviser Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Edward was a fine warrior and intelligent strategist, with victories at Mortimer's Cross and Towton in 1461, Empingham in 1470, and Barnet and Tewkesbury in 1471. He was succeeded by his son Edward V. Edward was known as Earl of March until his accession. After his father's death he occupied London 1461, and was proclaimed king in place of Henry VI by a council of peers. His position was secured by the defeat of the Lancastrians at Towton 1461 and by the capture of Henry. He quarrelled, however, with Warwick, his strongest supporter, who in 1470–71 temporarily restored Henry, until Edward recovered the throne by his victories at Barnet and Tewkesbury.
    • To Lady Kathleen: 3 x cousin 16 times removed

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Plantagenet was born on 11 Feb 1466 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 11 Feb 1503 in Tower of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
    2. King of England Edward Plantagenet, V was born on 4 Nov 1470 in Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 22 Jun 1483 in Tower of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Duke of Somerset John Beaufort was born in 1404 (son of Earl of Somerset John Beaufort and Margaret Holland); died on 27 May 1444 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Duke of Somerset, Earl of Kendall

    John married Duchess of Somerset Margaret Beauchamp in 1440. Margaret died on 8 Aug 1482 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Duchess of Somerset Margaret Beauchamp died on 8 Aug 1482 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
    Children:
    1. 5. Countess of Richmond Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 29 Jun 1509 in Cheyneygates, Abbots House, Westminster Abbey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

  3. 12.  Duke of York Richard Plantagenet was born on 21 Sep 1411 (son of Earl of Cambridge Richard Plantagenet and Lady Anne Mortimer); died on 30 Dec 1460.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Namesake: The first to adopt the surname of Plantagenet.
    • Occupation: 3rd Duke of York, Protector of England, Earl of March & Ulster, Earl of Cambridge
    • Occupation: His laying claim to the throne of England led to the War of the Roses.

    Notes:

    Died:
    battle of Wakefield

    Children:
    1. 6. King of England Edward Plantagenet, IV was born on 28 Apr 1442 in Rouen, France; died on 9 Apr 1483 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
    2. King of England Richard Plantagenet, III was born on 2 Oct 1452 in Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northampton, England, United Kingdom; died on 22 Aug 1485 in Battle of Bosworth, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.