Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
(1443-1509), Mother of Henry VIISitter associated with 20 portraits
Margaret married Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond and half brother of King Henry VI in 1455. Their son Henry was born in Pembroke Castle in 1457, three months after Tudor's death from the plague. Margaret was deeply involved in the struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster, taking an active part in the insurrections of 1484 and 1485 and planning the marriage of her son to Elizabeth of York. She was determined that Henry would become king. She married twice more, to Sir Henry Stafford and later to Thomas, Lord Stanley, who in 1485 helped her son obtain the throne. She re-founded God's House, Cambridge as Christ's College and has been honoured ever since. She also founded St John's College, Cambridge.
Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by Meynart Weywyck (Maynard Vewicke)
oil on panel, circa 1510
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
after Pietro Torrigiano
electrotype, 1875, based on a work of circa 1514
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, second half of 17th century
NPG 551
Unknown woman, formerly known as Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 19th century
NPG 1488
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1714
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1714
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by John Faber Sr, printed and published by Timothy Jordan, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1714
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1714
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1714
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
after Unknown artist
hand-coloured stipple and aquatint engraving, late 18th century
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by and published by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1799
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
published by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1801
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Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by Innocenzo Geremia, published by John Scott
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1806
NPG D23871
Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
after Unknown artist
hand-coloured stipple and aquatint engraving, circa 1815
NPG D23873
Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, circa 1815
NPG D47406
Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by Robert Cooper, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Robert William Satchwell
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1816
NPG D39778
Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by William Thomas Fry, published by Longman, Hurst & Co, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after Richard Banks Harraden
stipple engraving, published 2 August 1819
NPG D20347
Henry the Seventh's Chapel. Monuments and Details
by and published by John Preston Neale, by John Carter, by James Robert Thompson, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co
line engraving and etching, published 1 July 1821
NPG D42664
Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
by Alfred Thomas Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, pen and ink, 1839 (before 1736)
NPG D23065
Related People
- Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (husband)
- King Henry VII (son)
- King Henry VIII (grandson)
- John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset (father)
- John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset and Marquess of Somerset (grandfather)
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