Margaret Holland, Duchess Of Clarence
1384 - 1439 (55 years)-
Name Margaret Holland Title Duchess Of Clarence Birth 30 Dec 1384 Lancastershire, England 
[1, 2] Gender Female FSID LD79-5VT Death 30 Dec 1439 Surrey, England Burial 5 Jan 1440 Kentshire, England Person ID I8045 footsteps | Ancestors, Campbell, Enoch, Hayne, Lady Godiva, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl Of Kent , b. 2 Jul 1350, Lancastershire, England d. 25 Apr 1397, Sussex, England (Age 46 years) Relationship natural Mother Alice Fitzalan, Countess Arundel , b. 2 May 1352, Sussex, England d. 17 Mar 1415, Oxfordshire, England (Age 62 years) Relationship natural Marriage Aft 10 Apr 1364 Sussex, England Family ID F1473 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Beaufort Of Gaunt Plantagenet, 1st Earl of Somerset , b. Abt 1373, Maine-Et-Loire, France d. 16 Mar 1410, London, England (Age 37 years) Marriage 23 May 1399 Netherlands Children + 1. John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset , b. 25 Mar 1404, Middlesex, England d. 27 May 1444, Dorsetshire, England (Age 40 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset , b. 26 Sep 1406, Middlesex, England d. 22 May 1455, Herefordshire, England (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Joan Beaufort Plantaganet, Queen Of Scotland , b. 27 Dec 1407, Middlesex, England d. 15 Jul 1445, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 37 years)Family ID F3673 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Birth - 30 Dec 1384 - Lancastershire, England 
Marriage - 23 May 1399 - Netherlands 
Death - 30 Dec 1439 - Surrey, England 
Burial - 5 Jan 1440 - Kentshire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Margaret (Holland) Beaufort is a descendant of Magna Carta surety baron s
(Royal Tombs of Medieval England) Following the death of her second hus b a n d , T homas, Duke of Clarence, Margaret withdrew from public life, an d d i e d a t B ermondsey Abbey on 30 December 1439. Margaret was interred a t C a n t e rbury in St. Michael's Chapel on 8 January 1440. Apparently prio r t o h e r d e ath, Margaret had already decided to erect a triple tomb for h e r s e l f and her two husbands. On 27 January Henry VI instructed the exhu m a t i o n of the bodies of Somerset and Clarence and their reburial accord i n g t o t h e duchess's prior instructions. The triple tomb stands in the c e n t e r o f the chapel and features alabaster effigies and Purbeck marble t o m b - c hest. Margaret Holland's effigy lies in the center of the tomb wit h J o h n B e aufort on the left and that of Clarence in the senior position ; a l l t h r ee are shown with hands clasped in prayer. Margaret's effigy h as a d u c a l c oronet and each husband's effigy is depicted wearing armor.
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