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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (c. January 1377 – 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England. He was the third of the four children born to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford.
Apr 26, 2022 · "Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter, KG (c. 1377 – c. 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England. He was the third of four children; the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford.
SIR THOMAS BEAUFORT, DUKE OF EXETER (d. 1427), warrior and chancellor, was the third and youngest son of John of Gaunt by Catherine Swynford, and was called, like his brothers, 'De Beaufort,' after his father's castle of that name. With them he was legitimated by Richard II in 1397, 1 and from that king he shortly after received a grant of ...
Feb 19, 2024 · Thomas "2nd Duke of Exeter, Earl of Dorset" Beaufort KG formerly Lancaster. Born about Jan 1377 in Chateau de Beaufort, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. Ancestors. Son of John (Plantagenet) of Gaunt KG and Katherine (Roet) Swynford.
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Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter. Born: 1377. Died: December 31, 1426. Greenwich, London, England (Age c. 49) Exeter in History. Thomas Beaufort was the third illegitimate son of John of Gaunt (third surviving son of King Edward III) and his long-time mistress Katherine Swynford.
Footnotes. Noble Families Extinct. Holland, Duke of Exeter. — John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, (third son of Thomas de Holland, Earl of Kent, by the heiress of Edmund de Woodstock, Earl of Kent,) was created Duke of Exeter, in 1388. He had two seats in this county, Exeter castle, and Dartington.
Exeter, Thomas Beaufort, 1st duke of ( c. 1377–1426). The youngest legitimized son of John of Gaunt, Beaufort first served his half-brother Henry IV in the Welsh war and at sea. He was chancellor of England when Prince Henry (later Henry V) controlled the king's council, was created earl of Dorset in 1411 and admiral of England for life in 1412.
