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Margaret Beaufort

Type Figure Region England Time 1443–1509 Also known as Margaret Beaufort、Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond、里士满伯爵夫人玛格丽特

An English Lancastrian noblewoman, born into the Beaufort family in 1443, who became deeply bound to royal politics after bearing her only son Henry …

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  1. 1471London · Greater LondonAfter the Lancastrian defeat of 1471, Margaret arranged for her son Henry to flee overseas from England and contacted Brittany to ensure his safety; meanwhile she used the political position of her then-husband Lord Stanley to maintain limited room for maneuver within the Yorkist court.
  2. 1472–1476Leicester · LeicestershireWhile Henry was in exile in Brittany, Margaret continuously supported him through letters and intermediaries and made contact with allies abroad; in 1472 she remarried Lord Thomas Stanley, using the Stanley family's influence at the Yorkist court to soften Edward IV's pursuit of Henry.
  3. 1477–1480Colleton · DevonIn the late 1470s Margaret moved among her estates across England, continuing to raise funds for Henry and watching for signs of division within the Yorkist royal house; the death of the Duke of Clarence (1478) further weakened the stability of Yorkist rule, laying the groundwork for her later support of Henry's return.

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