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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1371-1410) The eldest son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, John Beaufort served in the crusade of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon in North Africa and later was in Lithuania serving with the Teutonic Knights.
JOHN DE BEAUFORT, 1ST EARL OF SOMERSET, was the eldest of the four children of John of Gaunt by Catherine Swynford, born out of wedlock. He was born c. 1371, possibly at Beaufort Castle in France. After John of Gaunt married their mother in 1396, the children were declared legitimate by Richard II 's parliament of 1397, and by papal bull.
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1371–1410). Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (c. 1401–1418). John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1404–1444). Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (1443–1509), mother of King Henry VII of England; Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland (c. 1404–1445)
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. 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.
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.
NPG D23894. Find out more > Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card. Use this image. 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.
Dec 21, 2019 · Edmund Beaufort was the 1st earl’s fourth son – John of Gaunt’s grandson for those keeping track. He was made Count of Mortain in 1427 and then Earl of Dorset in 1438 – five years later he was elevated to a marquess and the following year he succeeded his brother John as the Earl of Somerset. Not bad for such a junior member of the family.
