Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford

English noblewoman

For other people with the same name, see Margaret Beaufort (disambiguation).

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

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Ancestors of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford

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| 8\. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster|

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| 17\. Philippa of Hainault

| 4\. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset|

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| 18\. Sir Payne de Roet

| 9\. Katherine Swynford|

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| 2\. Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset|

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| 20\. Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent

| 10\. Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent|

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| 21\. Joan, 4th Countess of Kent

| 5\. Margaret Holland|

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| 22\. Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel

| 11\. Alice FitzAlan|

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| 23\. Eleanor of Lancaster

| 1\. Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford|
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| 24\. Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick

| 12\. Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick|

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| 25\. Katherine Mortimer

| 6\. Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick|

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| 26\. William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby

| 13\. Margaret Ferrers|

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| 27\. Margaret de Ufford

| 3\. Eleanor Beauchamp|

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| 28\. Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley

| 14\. Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley|

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| 29\. Elizabeth le Despenser

| 7\. Elizabeth de Berkeley|

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| 30\. Warine de Lisle, 2nd Baron Lisle

| 15\. Margaret de Lisle, 3rd Baroness Lisle|

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| 31\. Margaret Pipard

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## References

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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.
3. ^ a b 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.
5. ^ a b Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3\. p. 148.

## Sources

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

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