Title:

Countess

First Name:

Margaret

Last Name:

Beaufort

Memorial Type:

Memorial - Extant tomb effigy

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

1529

Inscription:

The English translation of the Latin inscription can be found at https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/margaret-beaufort-countess-of-richmond#i12312

Allegiance:

Tudor

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

Loss of some gilding on the memorial, but in otherwise good condition

Memorial Notes:

Margaret Beaufort was the mother of Henry VII and was a key figure in plotting his eventual usurpation of the throne