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Henry Beaufort (c. 1375 – 11 April 1447) was an English Catholic prelate and statesman who held the offices of Bishop of Lincoln (1398), Bishop of Winchester (1404) and cardinal (1426). [1] He served three times as Lord Chancellor and played an important role in English politics. Beaufort was a member of the royal House of Plantagenet, [2 ...
Henry Beaufort (born c. 1374—died April 11, 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, England) was a cardinal and bishop of Winchester and a dominant figure in English politics throughout the first 43 years of the 15th century. From about 1435 until 1443 he controlled the government of the weak King Henry VI. Beaufort’s father was John of Gaunt, duke of ...
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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.
Sep 9, 2023 · Henry de Beaufort was born circa 1375 at Château de Beaufort, Montmorency-Beaufort, Champagne, France.1,2,3 He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët. He died on 11 April 1447 at Wolvesey Palace, Winchester, Hampshire, England.1 He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England.1.
- "3rd Duke of Somerset"
- Château de Beaufort, Anjou, France
- circa 1375
CARDINAL HENRY BEAUFORT was the natural son [i.e. born out of lawful wedlock] of John of Gaunt by Catherine Swynford. In 1398 he was made Bishop of Lincoln, and in 1405 translated to Winchester. In 1403 he was appointed Chancellor, but resigned the Great Seal on his appointment to Winchester. During the latter part of Henry IV 's reign ...
Circa 1374 – 1447. Henry Beaufort was the illegitimate son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, (third surviving son of King Edward III) and his mistress Katherine Swynford, the daughter of Paon de Roet, a herald of Hainault. He was born around 1374 at Beaufort Castle in Anjou. At the time of Henry's birth, the couple already had one child ...
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Cardinal Beaufort in Shakespeare. Appears in: Henry VI, Part 1; Henry VI, Part 2. Cardinal Beaufort is portrayed in a very negative light with Shakepeare's plays. Although he is a loyal subject to King Henry, he constantly quarrels with his nephew Gloucester, who is portrayed in a much more positive light, and widely hated.
