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Lady Margaret Beaufort

1443 - 1509

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Lady Margaret Beaufort (pronounced BOH-fərt or BEW-fərt; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late 15th century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. She was also a second cousin of Kings Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III of England. A descendant of King Edward III, Lady Margaret passed a disputed claim to the English throne to her son, Henry Tudor. Capitalising on the political upheaval of the period, she actively manoeuvered to secure the crown for her son. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lady Margaret Beaufort is the 382nd most popular politician (up from 4,269th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 863rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Politician.

Lady Margaret Beaufort was most famous for being the mother of King Henry VII, who ended the Wars of the Roses and united the House of Lancaster and House of York. She was also an influential figure in the Christian church.

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Among politicians, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 382 out of 19,576. Before her are Charles VII of France, Herod Agrippa, Hugh Capet, Charles IX of France, Charles the Bald, and Muawiyah I. After her are Viktor Yanukovych, Artaxerxes II of Persia, Klemens von Metternich, Raúl Castro, Yitzhak Rabin, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 3. Before her are Pope Julius II, and Donato Bramante. After her are Matthias Corvinus, Askia Mohammad I, Magdalena of France, Rodolphus Agricola, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Girolamo Riario, Pedro Arias Dávila, Piero del Pollaiolo, and Gilbert, Count of Montpensier. Among people deceased in 1509, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 1. After her are Henry VII of England, Caterina Sforza, Bernt Notke, João da Nova, Shen Zhou, Adam Kraft, and John I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 111 out of 8,785. Before her are Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), Anne Hathaway (1556), Elizabeth Taylor (1932), Robert Falcon Scott (1868), Edgar the Peaceful (943), and David Ricardo (1772). After her are William Gilbert (1544), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), John Stuart Mill (1806), Herbert Spencer (1820), David Bowie (1947), and Edgar Adrian (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 35. Before her are William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Olav V of Norway (1903), Edward the Martyr (962), Oliver Cromwell (1599), Edward Heath (1916), and Edgar the Peaceful (943). After her are Edward III of England (1312), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), Edward II of England (1284), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Edward I of England (1239), and Henry VII of England (1457).

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