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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.
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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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.
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 .
Somerset was killed in a last wild charge from the house where he had been sheltering. His son and successor, Henry Beaufort, the third Duke, bent on revenge, was never to forgive Warwick and York for the part they played in his father's untimely death. Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436-1464)
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.
Biography. Want a find out about the Feudal System? (click here) Beaufort, Henry (3rd Duke of Somerset) Tweet. enry was the son of Edmund Beaufort, the 2nd Duke of Somerset a descendent of John of Gaunt and a supporter of the Lancastrians during the War of the Roses.
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