Beaufort, Eleanor (d. 1501)

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Beaufort, Eleanor (d. 1501)

Countess of Ormonde. Pronunciation: BOE-fort. Died on August 16, 1501; daughter of Edmund Beau-fort, 1st duke of Somerset, andEleanor Beauchamp (1408–1468); married James Butler, 5th earl of Ormonde, in April 1458; married Robert Spencer; children: (second marriage)Margaret Spencer (b. 1471).

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