Person    | Female  Born 31/5/1443  Died 29/6/1509

Lady Margaret Beaufort

Categories: Royalty

Mother of Henry VII. Born Bedfordshire. As a Tudor matriarch she was important in the Wars of the Roses. Established a school in Wimboure Dorset and founded two colleges in Cambridge. Died in the Deanery of Westminster Abbey.

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Lady Margaret Beaufort

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Tachbrook - Beaufort

Beaufort House To commemorate the Lady Margaret Beaufort 1443 - 1509. Mother...

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