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John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG (c. 1373 – 16 March 1410) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the first of the four children of John of Gaunt (1340–1399) (third surviving son of King Edward III) by his mistress Katherine Swynford, whom he later married in 1396.
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The House of Beaufort ( / ˈboʊfərt /) [2] is an English noble and quasi-royal family which originated in the fourteenth century as the legitimated issue of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster by Katherine de Roet. Gaunt and Swynford had four children: John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1373–1410); Cardinal Henry Beaufort, (1375–1447 ...
John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later known as the 1st Earl of Somerset, KG, was an English nobleman and politician born around 1373 and died on 16 March 1410. He was the eldest of four children born to John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford, whom Gaunt married in 1396.
John was baptised on 25 March 1404, he succeeded his eldest brother, Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset as the 3rd Earl of Somerset in 1418. He was also created 1st Earl of Kendal. At the age of fifteen, Beaufort fought in his cousin Henry V's 1419 French campaign. He served in the Hundred Years War in France again in 1421 when he accompanied ...
Oct 6, 2022 · Birthplace: Château de Beaufort, Anjou, France. Death: March 16, 1410 (36-37) St. Catherine By The Tower Hospital, London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom) Place of Burial: Kent, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Richmond and Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster.
Jun 29, 2022 · Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (1401 – 1418), unmarried, was killed at the Siege of Rouen during the Hundred Years’ War. John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404 – 1444), married Margaret Beauchamp, had one daughter Lady Margaret Beaufort who married Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. Their son Henry Tudor was King Henry VII of ...
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