Margaret Beaufort

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English noblewoman historical figure political strategist

Margaret Beaufort was an influential English noblewoman and political strategist of the late 15th century, best known as the mother of King Henry VII and a key architect of the Tudor dynasty.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lady Margaret Beaufort	5
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English noblewoman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ political strategist ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
birthDate	1443-05-31 ⓘ
birthPlace	Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England ⓘ
burialPlace	Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath	unknown natural causes ⓘ
commissioned	Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity at Cambridge ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	1509-06-29 ⓘ
deathPlace	Westminster, London, England ⓘ
era	Late Middle Ages ⓘ Wars of the Roses ⓘ
father	John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
founded	Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Margaret Beaufort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lady Margaret Beaufort
gender	female ⓘ
grandmotherOf	Henry VIII of England ⓘ
heldTitle	Lady of the Manor of Bletsoe ⓘ
house	Beaufort family ⓘ surface form: House of Beaufort
influenced	early Tudor court politics ⓘ
knownFor	key architect of the Tudor dynasty ⓘ mother of Henry VII of England ⓘ political influence during the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mother	Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe ⓘ
motherOf	Henry VII of England ⓘ
negotiated	alliance between Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York ⓘ
nobleFamily	Beaufort family ⓘ
patronOf	University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ humanist scholarship ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ
playedRoleIn	accession of Henry VII ⓘ
politicalAlly	Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
posthumousReputation	pious and learned matriarch of the Tudor dynasty ⓘ
relatedTo	House of Lancaster ⓘ Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: House of Tudor
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond ⓘ Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ surface form: Henry Stafford John de la Pole ⓘ Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ
stepFamilyConnection	House of Stanley ⓘ
stepSon	Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby ⓘ surface form: Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby
supported	Lancastrian cause ⓘ
title	Countess of Richmond ⓘ surface form: Countess of Richmond and Derby

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pembroke Castle → associatedWith → Margaret Beaufort ⓘ

Henry VII Lady Chapel → containsTombOf → Margaret Beaufort ⓘ

St John’s College, Cambridge → foundedBy → Margaret Beaufort ⓘ