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Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (26 January 1436 [citation needed] – 15 May 1464) was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. He is sometimes numbered the 2nd Duke of Somerset, because the title was re-created for his father after his uncle died.
- 26 January 1436
- Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester (legitimised)
May 11, 2024 · Henry Beaufort, 3rd duke of Somerset (born 1436—died May 15, 1464, Hexham, Northumberland, England) was a leading Lancastrian in the English Wars of the Roses. He was the eldest son of Edmund Beaufort, the 2nd duke. As duke of Somerset, marquess of Dorset, and titular count of Mortain, he was the victorious Lancastrian commander at the ...
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HENRY BEAUFORT, 3RD DUKE OF SOMERSET was the son of Edmund Beaufort, second Duke of Somerset, and Eleanor Beauchamp, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. He was raised to the title after the death of his father at the first Battle of St. Albans .
Dec 26, 2023 · "Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (26 January 1436 – 15 May 1464) was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. He is sometimes numbered the 2nd Duke of Somerset, since the title was re-created for his father after his uncle died.
With the death of Edmund and John, the House of Beaufort became extinct in the male line, however their elder brother, Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, left an illegitimate son Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, (c. 1460 - 15 March 1526) who became the ancestor of the Dukes of Beaufort.
Henry Beaufort, third duke of Somerset (1436-1464) was a major Lancastrian military leader during the first phase of the Wars of the Roses. He considered the death of his father at the first battle of St. Albans as a murder that had to be avenged, and despite the best efforts of Edward IV to win him over died fighting for Henry VI.
The 2nd Duke (1684-1714) married in 1706 Rachel, daughter and co-heir of the second Earl of Gainsborough (see Cavendish-Bentinck, Dukes of Portland; Noel, Earls of Gainsborough): the Beaufort moiety was sold in 1742. The third Duke (1707-45) married Frances Scudamore, but her Holme Lacy (Herefordshire) estate later descended through her ...
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