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Margaret Plantagenet
- Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (a brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III), by his wife Isabel Neville.
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Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (a brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III), by his wife Isabel Neville.
Oct 25, 2024 · As Countess of Salisbury, Margaret Pole was the first and, apart from Anne Boleyn, the only woman in Tudor England to hold a peerage title in her own right. With her title came extensive estates spanning 17 counties across England, predominantly in the south and the midlands, and stretching as far as English-held Calais.
May 27, 2010 · An unknown lady, Margaret Pole? On this day in history, the 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London.
Salisbury was one of the oldest earldoms in the kingdom, and heritable by women – Margaret Pole's great-grandmother had been Countess in her own right.
Born around August 14, 1473, at Farley Castle, Somerset, England; executed on May 27, 1541, in the Tower of London; daughter of George, duke of Clarence (brother of Richard III), and Isabel Neville (1451–1476); sister of Edward (1475–1499), earl of Warwick and Salisbury; married Richard Pole, on September 22, 1491 (died 1505); children ...
Jan 13, 2018 · The life of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury is likely familiar to those who enjoy studying the Tudors, but for those who haven’t heard of her, it is a story that perfectly exemplifies several realities of life outside the very center of the Royal Family.
Margaret Plantagenet, Lady Pole & Countess of Salisbury. (1473-1541) Born: August 1473 at Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset. Countess of Salisbury. Died: 27th May 1541 at East Smithfield Green, London.
