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John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG (c. 1373 – 16 March 1410) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the first of the four children of John of Gaunt (1340–1399) (third surviving son of King Edward III) by his mistress Katherine Swynford, whom he later married in 1396.
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Oct 6, 2022 · November 26, 1401. Birth of Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset. Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom) Genealogy for Sir John "Fairborn" Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1373 - 1410) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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. After his parents' marriage and his subsequent legitimization, John was created Earl of Somerset.
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.
He was created Knight of the Garter and Earl of Somerset in February 1397, and in September of the same year, Marquess of Somerset and Dorset. He served as lieutenant of the duchy of Aquitaine 1397-1401.
Jun 29, 2022 · © Unofficial Royalty 2022. Tomb effigy of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset; Credit – www.findagrave.com. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset is significant in the history of British and Scottish royal genealogy. The Tudor dynasty was directly descended from him as he was the great-grandfather of King Henry VII of England.
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