Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
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Margaret Beauchamp, of Bletso
, Bedfordshire
, Spelsbury
, Oxfordshire
and Lydiard Tregoze
, Wiltshire
(1 January 1405/1406 – 8 August 1482) was the daughter of John Beauchamp, of Bletso
and Edith Stourton. She was the maternal grandmother of Henry VII
.
. By this marriage she had her most famous child and became a grandmother of a King.
on 14 April 1447 who later became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
; with Lionel she had a further two children.
Her third husband died at the Yorkist victory of the Battle of Towton
in March 1461. Margaret never remarried.
Baron St John of Bletso
Baron St John of Bletso, in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1582 for Oliver St John.For a period, the title Baron St John was subsumed within the title Earl of Bolingbroke which was granted to the fourth Baron. The Earldom died out with the third Earl,...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, Spelsbury
Spelsbury
Spelsbury is a village and civil parish about north of Charlbury and about southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Spelsbury stands on a narrow hill between the Coldron and Taston brooks overlooking the River Evenlode and the ancient Wychwood Forest to the north.-History:The toponym is...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
and Lydiard Tregoze
Lydiard Tregoze
Lydiard Tregoze is a small village and civil parish on the western edge of Swindon in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. It has in the past been spelt as Liddiard Tregooze and in other ways.-History:...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
(1 January 1405/1406 – 8 August 1482) was the daughter of John Beauchamp, of Bletso
Baron Beauchamp of Bletso
Baron Beauchamp of Bletso was a title in the Peerage of England, created by writ when Roger de Beauchamp , son of Giles de Beauchamp and Catherine de Bures, was summoned to Parliament as the 1st Baron Beauchamp of Bletso from 1363 to 1379.His son by his first marriage to Sybil de Patshull, another...
and Edith Stourton. She was the maternal grandmother of Henry VII
Henry VII of England
Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
.
First marriage
She firstly married around 1425 to Sir Oliver St John, of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, Spelsbury, Oxfordshire and Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, son of John St John and Elizabeth Paullet, with whom she had two sons and four daughters, all of whom survived into adulthood.- Sir John St John, of Bletso (1426–1488), married Alice Bradshaigh, daughter of Thomas Bradshaigh, of Haigh, LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. - Oliver St John, of Lydiard Tregoze (bef. 1437 – Fuenterrabía, NavarreKingdom of NavarreThe Kingdom of Navarre , originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either side of the Pyrenees alongside the Atlantic Ocean....
, 10 April 1497), married Elizabeth Scrope (- 12 June 1503 – some sources say died 31 May 1503), widow of John Bigod and Henry Rochford, of Stoke RochfordStoke RochfordStoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire.-Geography:For administration purposes, the parish is shared with Easton, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish...
, Lincolnshire, and daughter of Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Elizabeth le Scrope. - Edith St John, married Sir Geoffrey Pole, of Wythurn, in MedmenhamMedmenhamMedmenham is a village and civil parish in the Wycombe district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about three and a half miles southwest of Marlow and three miles east of Henley-on-Thames....
, Buckinghamshire; ob 4 Jan 1479; interred in Bisham AbbeyBisham AbbeyBisham Abbey is a Grade I listed manor house at Bisham in the English county of Berkshire. The name is taken from the now lost monastery which once stood alongside. Bisham Abbey was previously named Bisham Priory, and was the traditional resting place of many Earls of Salisbury...
. - Elizabeth St John, Baroness Scrope of Bolton, married William la Zouche, 6th Baron Zouche, 7th Baron St Maur (c. 1432–1468).
- Mary St John, married Richard Frogenhall.
- Agnes St John, married David Malpas.
Second marriage
Following Sir Oliver's death in 1437, she remarried in 1439 to John Beaufort, 1st Duke of SomersetJohn Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, KG was an English noble and military commander.-Family:Baptised on 25 March 1404, he was the second son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland, and succeeded his elder brother Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset to become the 3rd Earl of...
. By this marriage she had her most famous child and became a grandmother of a King.
- Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, who married Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of RichmondEdmund Tudor, 1st Earl of RichmondEdmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond , also known as Edmund of Hadham , was the father of King Henry VII of England and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, North Wales.-Birth and early life:...
, and became the mother of Henry VII of EnglandHenry VII of EnglandHenry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
.
Third marriage
After Somerset's death, she married the Lancastrian Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron WellesLionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles
Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was killed fighting on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Towton.-Life:Born about 1405, he was son of Eudo de Welles by Maude de Greystoke...
on 14 April 1447 who later became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
; with Lionel she had a further two children.
- John Welles, 1st Viscount WellesJohn Welles, 1st Viscount WellesJohn Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, KG was an English Lancastrian Nobleman who was made a Knight of the Garter.John was born about 1450 to Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles and Margaret Beauchamp...
, who married Cecily of YorkCecily of YorkCecily of York, Viscountess Welles was an English Princess and the third, but eventual second surviving, daughter of Edward IV, King of England and his queen consort, née Lady Elizabeth Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers.-Birth and Family:Cecily was born in Westminster Palace...
the daughter of Edward IV of EnglandEdward IV of EnglandEdward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England...
. - Cecily de Welles, who married Sir Robert Willoughby of Parham (- 1465)
Her third husband died at the Yorkist victory of the Battle of Towton
Battle of Towton
In 1461, England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, an indecisive man who suffered bouts of madness...
in March 1461. Margaret never remarried.
Titles from birth to death
- 1 January 1405/1406-c. 1425: Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso
- c. 1425–1437: Lady St John
- 1439–1443: The Countess of Somerset
- 1443-27 May 1444: The Duchess of Somerset
- 27 May 1444 – 14 April 1447: The Dowager Duchess of Somerset
- 14 April 1447 – March 1461: The Lady Welles
- March 1461-8 August 1482: The Dowager Lady Welles