Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford
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Margaret Beaufort (c. 1437 ā 1474) was a daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp.
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Margaret Beaufort | |
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Countess of Stafford | |
Born | 1437 |
Died | 1474 (aged 36ā37) |
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 |
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Her maternal grandparents were Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his first wife Elizabeth Beauchamp, 4th Baroness Lisle. Elizabeth was daughter of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley and Margaret de Berkeley, 3rd Baroness Lisle, becoming the main heiress of her mother.