Henry VII (1457-1509) and Elizabeth of York (1466-1503)


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Lady Margaret was the only surviving child of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset who himself was the grandson of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster by his then mistress , Katherine Swynford.
John of Gaunt and Katherine later married in 1396 and their children were declared legitimate.
The original legitimacy declaration specifically excluded the Beauforts from claims to the throne.
 
Almost nothing is known about Katherine Swynford's mother and her assumed father Sir Paon de Roet was a herald from Hainaut who was later knighted.
 
Was Henry VII's claim to the throne weak because he was descended through the female line from Edward III's fourth son John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster?
 
Was Henry VII's claim to the throne weak because he was descended through the female line from Edward III's fourth son John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster?
Henry's "claim to the throne" was nonexistent. The Beaufort's had been specifically barred from the throne when they were otherwise legitimized. He himself always claimed the crown by right of conquest - he was King because "his" army won at Bosworth.
 
The shaky claims to the throne were some that both Henry VII and his mother were very aware of :previous:
 
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