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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). He served three times as Lord Chancellor and played an important role in English politics.
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Apr 7, 2024 · 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.
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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.
- 26 January 1436
- Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester (legitimised)
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May 11, 2024 · Henry Beaufort, 3rd duke of Somerset (born 1436—died May 15, 1464, Hexham, Northumberland, England) was a leading Lancastrian in the English Wars of the Roses. He was the eldest son of Edmund Beaufort, the 2nd duke. As duke of Somerset, marquess of Dorset, and titular count of Mortain, he was the victorious Lancastrian commander at the ...
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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 ...
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). He served three times as Lord Chancellor and played an important role in English politics.
Last updated August 27, 2022. Henry Beaufort, English Cardinal, illegitimate child of John of Gaunt, influential at the courts of Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI.
