Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury was born on 14 August 1473.3

She was the daughter of Sir George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Lady Isabel Neville.1

She married Sir Richard Pole, son of Sir Geoffrey Pole and Edith St. John, on 22 September 1494.3

She died on 28 May 1541 at age 67 at Tower of London, The City, London, England, executed by beheading, with appalling barbarity.3 She was buried at Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower Hill, The City, London, England.3

    From 22 September 1494, her married name became Pole. She held the office of ''Lady of the Chamber to Catherine of Aragon'' in 1509.1 She succeeded to the title of Countess of Salisbury on 14 October 1513.3 She was Governor to Princess Mary (later Queen Mary) between 1520 and 1533.1 On 12 May 1539 she was attainted and all her titles were declared forfeit.3 Between 20 March 1541 and 20 May 1541 at Tower of London, The City, London, England, she was imprisoned.1

Children of Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury and Sir Richard Pole

1. * Ursula Pole3 d. 12 Aug 1570
2. * Sir Henry Pole, 1st Lord Montagu+3 b. c 1492, d. 9 Jan 1538/39
3. * Sir Arthur Pole3 b. bt 1493 - 1499, d. a 10 May 1527
4. * Reginald Pole3 b. Mar 1500, d. 17 Nov 1558
5. * Sir Geoffrey Pole+3 b. c 1502, d. Nov 1558

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 16. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 136. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Pole,_8th_Countess_of_Salisbury

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18701

http://www.thepeerage.com/p10167.htm#i101663

http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=2333