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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1373 – 16 March 1410), known as the Marquess of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset from 1397–99, was an English nobleman and politician. Beaufort was the second son of John of Gaunt (1340–1399; third surviving son of King Edward III ), eldest of the four children by his mistress Katherine Swynford ...
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)
He was succeeded as Earl of Somerset by his son Henry Beaufort (1401–1418), but his early death left the earldom to his brother John Beaufort (1404–1444). He was created Duke of Somerset and Earl of Kendal on 28 August 1443 and died less than a year later on 27 May 1444, perhaps by suicide.
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset: Captain. [41] 1461–1471 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick: Captain. [40] His deputy was John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock. [42] Sir Walter Wrottesley took over while Warwick put Henry VI back on the throne. [43] At the end of the period John Howard also acted as deputy lieutenant. [44] 1471
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset, KG (25 March 1404 – 27 May 1444) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was a paternal first cousin of King Henry V and the maternal grandfather of Henry VII .
John Beaufort may refer to: John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1373–1410) John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1403–1444) John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset (c. 1455–1471) Jean J. Beaufort (1832–1897), known as John Joseph Beaufort, Union Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Arms of Beaufort: Royal arms of King Edward III within a bordure compony argent and azure for difference of Beaufort Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain, [a] KG (1406 – 22 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War.