Margaret, Countess of Pembroke

Margaret of England
Countess of Pembroke
Born	20 July 1346
Died	c. 1 October – 25 December 1361 (aged 15)
Spouse	John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke m. 1359; wid. 1361
Father	Edward III of England
Mother	Philippa of Hainault

Margaret of England (20 July 1346 – October/December 1361) was a royal princess born in Windsor, the daughter of King Edward III of England and his consort, Philippa of Hainault. Margaret would be the last princess born to a reigning English monarch for over a century, until the birth of Elizabeth of York in 1466.^[1] She was also known as Margaret of Windsor.

Marriage

Margaret was the daughter of King Edward III of England and his consort, Philippa of Hainault.^[2] She was also known as Margaret of Windsor.^[2] Margaret's first marriage prospect was the eldest son of Albert III of Austria but this was ended due to politics at the time. A few years later she was affianced to John of Blois, son of Charles of Blois and rival of John V of Brittany to the Breton throne; however, this engagement was abandoned because her sister Mary was already married to John V.

Margaret was raised with John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, son of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke and his wife Agnes, the daughter of Roger Mortimer (the favourite of Isabella of France). As children they had a close companionship. On 13 May 1359, she became the wife of John Hastings in the same week as her brother John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster married Blanche of Lancaster, in Reading.^[3]

Early death

Just two years later, Margaret died, and was buried in Abingdon Abbey. Her exact date, and manner of death, is unknown, though she was last mentioned as living on 1 October 1361.^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Margaret, Countess of Pembroke

16. Henry III of England               8. Edward I of England                       17. Eleanor of Provence               4. Edward II of England                             18. Ferdinand III of Castile               9. Eleanor of Castile                       19. Jeanne of Dammartin               2. Edward III of England                                   20. Philip III of France               10. Philip IV of France                       21. Isabella of Aragon               5. Isabella of France                             22. Henry I of Navarre               11. Joan I of Navarre                       23. Blanche of Artois               1. Margaret, Countess of Pembroke                                         24. John I, Count of Hainaut and Lord of Avesnes               12. John II, Count of Holland                       25. Adelaide of Holland               6. William I, Count of Hainaut                             26. Henry V, Count of Luxembourg               13. Philippa of Luxembourg                       27. Margaret of Bar               3. Philippa of Hainault                                   28. Philip III of France               14. Charles of Valois                       29. Isabella of Aragon               7. Joan of Valois                             30. Charles II of Naples               15. Marguerite of Anjou and Maine                       31. Maria of Hungary

References

1. Weir, Alison (2014). Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World. New York: Balantine Books. p. 4. ISBN 9780345521378.
2. Weir 2008, p. 115.
3. Weir 2008, pp. 115, 99–100.

Works cited

• Weir, Alison (2008). Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-09-953973-5.