Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford

Margaret Beaufort
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 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'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

Ancestors of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford

16. Edward III of England

8. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

17. Philippa of Hainault

4. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset

18. Sir Payne de Roet

9. Katherine Swynford

2. Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset

20. Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent

10. Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent

21. Joan, 4th Countess of Kent

5. Margaret Holland

22. Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel

11. Alice FitzAlan

23. Eleanor of Lancaster

1. Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford

24. Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick

12. Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick

25. Katherine Mortimer

6. Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

26. William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby

13. Margaret Ferrers

27. Margaret de Ufford

3. Eleanor Beauchamp

28. Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley

14. Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley

29. Elizabeth le Despenser

7. Elizabeth de Berkeley

30. Warine de Lisle, 2nd Baron Lisle

15. Margaret de Lisle, 3rd Baroness Lisle

31. Margaret Pipard

References

^ 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

Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books, 2008. ISBN 0-09-953973-X.

[1] Gregory, Philippa; Baldwin, David; Jones, Michael (2011). The Women of the Cousins' War. p. 242.

[2] Hooper, Nicholas; Bennett, Matthew (1996). The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare:The Middle Ages, 768-1487. p. 140.

[CPE-3] Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant. Vol. 2. 1889. p. 63.

[4] Corbet, Anthony (2015). Edward IV, England's Forgotten Warrior King. p. 349.

[Burke-5] Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. p. 148.

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