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Furthermore, she included the Tudor crown and the caption et mater Henrici septimi regis Angliæ et Hiberniæ ("and mother of Henry VII, king of England and Ireland"). [42] [43] Many historians believe the departure from court of dowager queen Elizabeth Woodville in 1487 was partly at the behest of Henry's influential mother, though this is ...
Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was a descendant of John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III, and founder of the House of Lancaster, a cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet. Henry's father, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, was a half-brother of King Henry VI of England (also a Lancastrian) and a member of the Welsh Tudors of Penmynydd ...
Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death in 1503. [1] She was the daughter of King Edward IV and his wife, Elizabeth Woodville, and her marriage to Henry VII followed his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which marked the end of the civil war known as the Wars of the Roses.
Margaret was born on 28 November 1489 in the Palace of Westminster in London to King Henry VII and his wife, Elizabeth of York. She was their second child and firstborn daughter. Her siblings included Arthur, Prince of Wales, the future King Henry VIII, and Mary, who would briefly become Queen of France.
The family of Henry VII, depicted on an illuminated page.. Henry VII became King of England upon defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. In an effort to strengthen the Tudor claim to the throne, Henry decided on naming his firstborn son "Arthur" and having him born in Winchester – where the Legend of King Arthur originated – in order to emphasise the Welsh origin of ...
Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon in 1509, [35] and Margaret was once again appointed as one of Catherine's ladies-in-waiting. [36] She attended to the new Queen during the coronation. [6] Her son Henry was also immediately given a place in the King's household. [37] In July 1509, the King granted Margaret an annuity of £100 a year. [6]
Henry VII King of England r. 1485–1509: c. 1483 –1517 Sir Thomas Parr: 1515–1557 Anne of Cleves 4th wife: 1540: c. 1524–1542 Catherine Howard 5th wife: 1540–1542: c. 1507 –1536 Anne Boleyn 2nd wife: 1533–1536: c. 1508 –1537 Jane Seymour 3rd wife: 1536–1537: 1491–1547 Henry VIII King of England r. 1509–1547: 1485–1536 ...
Chart showing descent and progeny of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox. Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578), born Lady Margaret Douglas, was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and thus the granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and the half-sister of King James V.