8/28/2023 0 Comments Margaret beauchamp jasper tudor![]() They were wed on the 3rd January 1458 and due to both being cousins a special dispensation allowed the marriage to go ahead. This life-threatening trauma was something Margaret would later reflect on when she devised protocols around birth and upbringing.Īs security for the infant Henry was of paramount importance Margaret became betrothed at 14 to Sir Henry Stafford, son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Margaret’s immature body had made the birth difficult, with one witness noting that it was a miracle she survived. Edmund’s brother Jasper Tudor took Margaret into care and on 28 January 1457, despite a painful and complicated labour she gave birth to a healthy son Henry Tudor. Margaret was now at just 13, a widow and pregnant with Edmund’s child. Within a year while in captivity at Carmarthen Castle in Wales, he died of the plague in 1456. Edmund Tudor, a Lancastrian and married to Margaret, was captured and taken prisoner. This was a period of civil disruption in what became known as the Wars of the Roses, a violent conflict between the Lancastrian and Yorkist factions vying for control of the crown. At only 12 years of age, Margaret was married to Edmund, 12 years her senior in 1455, finding herself once again used as a pawn in the desperate game of assuring legitimate heirs for ruling the country. Margaret’s wardship was instead granted to Henry VI’s half-brothers Jasper and Edmund Tudor, with the intention of marrying her to Edmund, the 1st Earl of Richmond.Īs King Henry had no legitimate children of his own he arranged this betrothal to Edmund to make sure that if he was forced to give up his reign the dynasty would continue. However, Suffolk was arrested on the charge of treason and the betrothal annulled. This ambitious move was seen by King Henry as a cunning way for William to try and secure a future with a ward (Margaret) who had a potential claim to the throne. Read more about: Medieval History A brief history of the Wars of the RosesĪt the age of three, Margaret was contracted to marry John de la Pole, the son of William 1st Duke of Suffolk, the very man who had appropriated Margaret’s lands through theft. Not long afterwards King Henry VI reneged on arrangements he had with the Duke of Somerset, resulting in all her lands and wardship being given to William de la Pole, a statesman, military commander and favourite of King Henry, who handed him the title 1st Duke of Suffolk. ![]() She had not yet reached her 1st birthday. But as his only surviving heir Margaret secured a small fortune and had a claim to the throne. Margaret’s father then became ill and is alleged by some sources to have committed suicide. Somerset returned from France unscathed but managed to fall out with King Henry, finding himself banished from the court on a charge of treason. ![]() As Somerset was a lieutenant-in-chief to the crown this status created a wardship and meant that the responsibility for his heir would be placed under the crown in a feudal system. Her father was to lead a military campaign to France on behalf of King Henry VI which prompted Somerset to discuss with the king the matter of his potential death - while he was fighting in France - and what authority would be placed on his daughter Margaret. ![]() Read more about: Tudor History The 12 days of Tudor Christmasīorn at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire to John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletso, there is some debate about Margaret’s birth date, having been either 1441 or 1443. ![]()
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