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Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. Born 1473 Executed 27 May, 1541 Salisbury, Dinastia Tudor
Margaret Pole, or Margaret Plantagenet, was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence - brother of two Plantagenet kings: Edward IV and Richard III - and his wife Lady Isabella Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and a man known as 'the Kingmaker'. Margaret was born on 14th August 1473 at Farley Castle, near Bath.
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In 1536, Reginald altogether broke with the King. He had urged the Princes of Europe to depose Henry immediately. The English King was incensed with anger, with Reginald out of reach, his wrath turned to the remaining Pole family.
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As countess of Salisbury, Margaret Pole was the first and, apart from Anne Boleyn, the only woman in sixteenth-century England to hold a peerage title in her own right. Her estates fell within seventeen English counties. She also held lands in Wales and Calais. In 1538 her gross annual income of £2,311 revealed her to be among the top five.
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Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury was born on 14 August 1473.3 Last of the Plantagenet family line. Henry VIII was determined to get rid of her; trumped up charge of treason; death on the scaffold.
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The Oxford Companion to British History Salisbury, Margaret Pole, countess of (1473-1541). Margaret Plantagenet was a daughter of George, duke of Clarence, and a niece of Richard III. She married Sir Richard Pole who died in 1505. Source for information on Salisbury, Margaret Pole, countess of: The Oxford Companion to British History dictionary.
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Margaret Pole, Tudor Matriarch and Martyr
On this day in history, the 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. I was fortunate enough last week to see her memorial tile on the floor of the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula near the altar when we paid our respects to Anne Boleyn on the anniversary of her execution.
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Born in 1473, Margaret Pole was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, niece of both Edward IV and Richard III, and the only woman, apart from Anne Boleyn, to hold a peerage title in her own right during the sixteenth century. After being restored by Henry VIII to the earldom of Salisbury in 1512, her deep Catholic convictions were increasingly out of favour with Henry and she was executed.
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By: Chris On: April 4, 2021 In: Ghosts and Hauntings On May 27th 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. Born on the 14th August 1473, she went on to marry Sir Richard Pole in 1491. Together, they had five children, but she was widowed in 1505.
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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. As a result of her marriage to Richard Pole, she was also known as Margaret Pole.
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Margaret, however, was given in marriage to Sir Richard Pole, a relative of Henry VII's mother. The couple would have five children. On his accession, Henry VIII reversed her brother's attainder; and in 1513, made her Countess of Salisbury in her own right, making her one of only two women of the time to hold their own titles.
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MARGARET POLE, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541), was daughter of George Plantagenet, duke of Clarence , by his wife Isabel, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker.
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MARGARET (POLE, COUNTESS OF SALISBURY (14731541) (1st cousin 15x removed) Dragon at the
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. As a result of her marriage to Richard Pole, she was also known as Margaret Pole.
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Margaret Pole, Tudor Matriarch and Martyr
This week's #MondayMartyr is Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, who was beatified in 1886 by Pope Leo XIII as a Catholic martyr. She was executed in 1541 in what was a truly awful botched execution, and for a crime she did not commit. The botched execution of a royal godmother and governess - #MondayMartyr Watch on
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Portrait of an unknown woman traditionally thought to be Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. Margaret was born in 1473, the daughter of George of Clarence, the younger brother of King Edward IV, and Isabella Neville. Her childhood was marred by tragedy. In 1476, her mother died in childbirth and in 1478 Edward IV ordered the execution of his.
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In 1512 Margaret was granted the title of Countess of Salisbury in her own right, restoring her to a title that was previously held in her family. The restoration brought a good income from the Salisbury estates and lands, eventually making Margaret one of the wealthiest peers in England.
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MARGARET (POLE, COUNTESS OF SALISBURY (14731541) (1st cousin 15x removed) Dragon at the
Dates: August 14, 1473 - May 27, 1541 Also known as: Margaret of York, Margaret Plantagenet, Margaret de la Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Margaret Pole the Blessed Margaret Pole Biography: