Devon, Colyton
Detail of the tomb of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon c1409-1449 who lies beneath heraldry or, three torteaux with label (Courtenay) and Royal arms under an elaborate canopy
Margaret was the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset 1410 son of John of Gaunt by his mistress and later 3rd wife Katherine Swynford. Her mother was Margaret daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice Arundel.
Margaret was the aunt of Margaret Beaufort mother of Henry Vll
Margaret had 4 brothers, Henry Beaufort 2nd Earl of Somerset, John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset, Thomas Beaufort Count of Perche, Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset, and a sister, Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
Margaret m Thomas Courtenay 13th Earl of Devon.
Children - 3 sons and 5 daughters
1. Thomas 14th Earl of Devon 1432 - dsp1461 m Mary of Anjou illegitimate daughter of Charles Count of Maine. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Towton and beheaded at York on 3 April 1461.
2. Henry1469) of West Coker beheaded for treason in the market place at Salisbury on 17 January 1469.
3. Sir John 1435-1471 killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471.
1. Joan m1 Sir Roger Clifford 2nd son of Thomas 8th Baron de Clifford, beheaded after Bosworth in 1485. m2 Sir William Knyvet of Buckenham, Norfolk.
2. Elizabeth m Sir Hugh Conway.
3. Anne
4. Eleanor
5. Maud
- Church of St Andrew , Colyton Devon
Devon, Colyton
Detail of the tomb of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon c1409-1449 who lies beneath heraldry or, three torteaux with label (Courtenay) and Royal arms under an elaborate canopy
Margaret was the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset 1410 son of John of Gaunt by his mistress and later 3rd wife Katherine Swynford. Her mother was Margaret daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice Arundel.
Margaret was the aunt of Margaret Beaufort mother of Henry Vll
Margaret had 4 brothers, Henry Beaufort 2nd Earl of Somerset, John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset, Thomas Beaufort Count of Perche, Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset, and a sister, Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
Margaret m Thomas Courtenay 13th Earl of Devon.
Children - 3 sons and 5 daughters
1. Thomas 14th Earl of Devon 1432 - dsp1461 m Mary of Anjou illegitimate daughter of Charles Count of Maine. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Towton and beheaded at York on 3 April 1461.
2. Henry1469) of West Coker beheaded for treason in the market place at Salisbury on 17 January 1469.
3. Sir John 1435-1471 killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471.
1. Joan m1 Sir Roger Clifford 2nd son of Thomas 8th Baron de Clifford, beheaded after Bosworth in 1485. m2 Sir William Knyvet of Buckenham, Norfolk.
2. Elizabeth m Sir Hugh Conway.
3. Anne
4. Eleanor
5. Maud
- Church of St Andrew , Colyton Devon