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Lady Margaret Beaufort

1443 - 1509

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Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: BOH-fərt or BEW-fərt; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch.A descendant of King Edward III, Lady Margaret passed a disputed claim to the English throne to her son, Henry Tudor. Capitalising on the political upheaval of the period, she actively manoeuvred to secure the crown for her son. Beaufort's efforts ultimately culminated in Henry's decisive victory over King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lady Margaret Beaufort has received more than 3,894,515 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Lady Margaret Beaufort is the 4,269th most popular politician (down from 3,282nd in 2019), the 862nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 745th in 2019) and the 146th most popular British Politician.

Lady Margaret Beaufort was most famous for being the mother of King Henry VII, who ended the Wars of the Roses and united the House of Lancaster and House of York. She was also an influential figure in the Christian church.

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  • 60.69

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Lady Margaret Beaufort has had the most page views in the with 563,507 views, followed by Russian (48,458), and Spanish (36,868). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Vietnamese (428.84%), Swedish (220.46%), and Persian (167.34%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 4,269 out of 19,576. Before her are Sun Liang, Queen Munjeong, Malcolm IV of Scotland, Tushratta, Ahmed ‘Urabi, and George Canning. After her are Ernesto Geisel, Jayavarman II, Alfred Moisiu, Princess Milica of Serbia, Gracia Mendes Nasi, and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 5. Before her are Pope Julius II, Matthias Corvinus, Donato Bramante, and Albert III, Duke of Saxony. After her are Rodolphus Agricola, Girolamo Riario, Piero del Pollaiolo, Magdalena of France, Askia Mohammad I, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, and Pedro Arias Dávila. Among people deceased in 1509, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 3. Before her are Henry VII of England, and Caterina Sforza. After her are Bernt Notke, Shen Zhou, Adam Kraft, João da Nova, and John I, Count Palatine of Simmern.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 862 out of 8,785. Before her are Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), Mary Kingsley (1862), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), Thomas Cavendish (1560), Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), and George Canning (1770). After her are James Gregory (1638), Andy Serkis (1964), Simon Cowell (1959), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), and Boris Karloff (1887).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Lady Margaret Beaufort ranks 146. Before her are James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), and George Canning (1770). After her are Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), Rishi Sunak (1980), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Robert Clive (1725), and Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915).

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