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Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset (1439 – 6 May 1471), who succeeded his elder brother. He was executed two days after being defeated in the Battle of Tewkesbury , in which he commanded the van of the Lancastrian army, and was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey .
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Dec 31, 2023 · Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset: Also Known As: "2nd Duke of Somerset" Birthdate: 1406: Birthplace: London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom) Death: May 22, 1455 (48-49) St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom) (killed in the Battle of St. Albans) Place of Burial: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Last updated May 1, 2023. Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, courtier of King Henry VI,powerful opponent of Richard of York, who was killed in the first battle in the Wars of the Roses.
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain, KG (1406 – 22 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War. His rivalry with Richard, Duke of York, was a leading cause of the Wars of the Roses.
From 1444 to 1449 he served as Lieutenant of France. In March 1448 he was created Duke of Somerset, the title had previously been held by his brother John, whose death was rumoured to be suicide as he was unable to brook the shame and disgrace of banishment from court and replacement by Richard of York as regent of France.
