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Monumental brass of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, the husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort, in St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire. Margaret was married to Suffolk's son, John de la Pole. The wedding may have been held between 28 January and 7 February 1444, when she was perhaps a year old but certainly no more than three.
Edmund was also granted Baynard's Castle, London, and ran a successful estate. He was married to Lady Margaret Beaufort, after her first marriage was annulled. Prior to the start of the Wars of the Roses, Edmund liaised with Richard, Duke of York and supported him when the King fell ill during 1453–1454. After war began in 1455, York sent ...
Margaret was the daughter and heir of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward III). In 1455 she married Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond and half brother of King Henry VI (reigned 1422–61 and 1470–71). Their son Henry was born in January 1457, three months after ...
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Jul 3, 2019 · Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor were married in 1455, likely in May. She was just twelve, and he was 13 years older than she was. They went to live on Edmund’s estate in Wales. It was common practice to wait to consummate a marriage, even if contracted at such a young age, but Edmund didn’t respect that custom.
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Jul 1, 2012 · About this Site. Contact Information. Margaret Beaufort by Roland Lockey. More images. Born: 31 May 1443. Bletsoe, Bedfordshire. Married to Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond: 1455. Married to Henry Stafford: 1457 or 1458. Married to Thomas Stanley, Baron Stanley: 1472.
It was decided that Edmund would marry Margaret as a way to strengthen Edmund’s possible claims to the throne, if Henry VI were not able to produce an heir. Thus, at the age of twelve Margaret was married to Edmund Tudor in November 1455. Just a girl, Edmund was twelve years older and immediately found himself embroiled in the War of the Roses.
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Instead, she later noted her marriage to Edmund Tudor, when she was 12, as her first marriage. Tudor was exactly twice her age when they were wed. 4. She gave birth at 13 years old. Beaufort fell pregnant with Tudor’s child and gave birth to a son called Henry on 28th January 1457. Beaufort was believed to be just 13 years old.
