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Joan Beaufort

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Joan Beaufort Famous memorial

Birth
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death
15 Jul 1445 (aged 37)
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Burial
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland Add to Map
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Scottish Monarch. Queen consort of James I. The daughter of John Beaufort, Marquess of Somerset and Margaret Holland, she caught the eye of James I during his imprisonment in England. She so inspired him that he wrote a long love poem to her, The King's Quhair. They were married in Southwark on February 2, 1424. Together they had eight children, including the future James II. Two years after her husband's murder, she married James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn, in 1439. She had one son by Stewart, John, Earl of Atholl. Joan died at Dunbar Castle.
Scottish Monarch. Queen consort of James I. The daughter of John Beaufort, Marquess of Somerset and Margaret Holland, she caught the eye of James I during his imprisonment in England. She so inspired him that he wrote a long love poem to her, The King's Quhair. They were married in Southwark on February 2, 1424. Together they had eight children, including the future James II. Two years after her husband's murder, she married James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn, in 1439. She had one son by Stewart, John, Earl of Atholl. Joan died at Dunbar Castle.

Bio by: Kristen Conrad



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  • Originally Created by: Kristen Conrad
  • Added: Sep 2, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9401207/joan-beaufort: accessed ), memorial page for Joan Beaufort (27 Dec 1407–15 Jul 1445), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9401207, citing Perth Abbey, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland; Maintained by Find a Grave.