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Origins. Born on 25 March 1404, he was the second son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, the eldest of the four legitimised children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, by his mistress Katherine Swynford. John of Gaunt was the third surviving son of King Edward III. His mother was Margaret Holland, a daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd ...
- John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of...
- Lady Margaret Beaufort
Origins. She was the daughter and sole heiress of John...
- Margaret Holland
Margaret Holland (1385 – 30 December 1439) was a medieval...
- Duke of Somerset
John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset, 1st Duke of Somerset...
- John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
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.
- Anjou
- 1373
- "Fairborn", "1st Earl of Somerset"
- Château de Beaufort, Anjou, France
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JOHN BEAUFORT, first DUKE OF SOMERSET, military commander, was the son of John Beaufort, eldest son of John of Gaunt, by Cathering Swynford, who was created Earl of Somerset and died in 1409. John the younger succeeded to the earldom on the death of his brother Henry in 1419. He was early inured to arms, and fought at the age of seventeen with ...
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 ...
Magnate and soldier John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was an English noble and military commander. He was the second son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and succeeded his elder brother Henry to become the 3rd Earl of Somerset in 1418. Beaufort fought in Henry V's 1419 campaigns in France. In 1421, he accompanied the king's younger brother Thomas of Lancaster to the fighting in Anjou ...
