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.
Henry Beaufort, 3rd duke of Somerset, (born 1436—died May 15, 1464, Hexham, Northumberland, England), leading Lancastrian in the English Wars of the Roses. He was the eldest son of Edmund Beaufort, the 2nd duke.
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Apr 26, 2022 · "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.
- January 26, 1436
- Hexham Abbey, Hexham, Northumberland, England
- St. Albans, Herefordshire, England
The second duke was killed at the First Battle of St Albans on 22 May 1455 and his peerages passed to his son Henry Beaufort (1436–1464) who had been known as the Earl of Dorset since his father's creation as Duke of Somerset. After the defeat at the battle of Towton on 29 March 1461 he fled to Scotland and was attainted on 4 November 1461.
- Sebastian Seymour, Baron Seymour
- John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset
- Baron Seymour
- John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset
When Henry de Beaufort 3rd Duke of Somerset was born on 26 January 1436, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, his father, Edmund Beaufort Holland 2nd Duke of Somerset, was 29 and his mother, Eleanor Beauchamp, was 27. He had at least 1 son with Joan Hill.
- Male
- Joan Hill
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