John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset

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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman and legitimized son of John of Gaunt whose descendants played a key role in the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
medieval noble
burialPlace St Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
child Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon
Thomas Beaufort
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1371
dateOfDeath 16 March 1410
familyName Beaufort
father John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
linked to: John of Gaunt
floruit early 15th century
late 14th century
givenName John
heldOffice Lord High Constable of England
languageOfWorkOrName English
legitimizationInstrument 1397 papal bull
1397 royal letters patent
legitimizedBy Pope Boniface IX
Richard II of England
memberOfDynasty House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family

House of Lancaster
militaryRank commander in English forces
mother Katherine Swynford
nobleTitle Earl of Somerset
Marquess of Dorset
Marquess of Somerset
notableFor being a legitimized son of John of Gaunt
being an ancestor of the Tudor dynasty
founding the Beaufort line influential in the Wars of the Roses
participatedIn Hundred Years' War
placeOfBirth probably Gaunt household in England
placeOfDeath St Katharine’s by the Tower, London
relative Henry IV of England
Henry V of England
Henry VI of England
religion Roman Catholicism
servedUnder Henry IV of England
Richard II of England
sibling Henry Beaufort
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
spouse Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence
linked to: Margaret Holland

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John of Gaunt child John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots father John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Margaret Beaufort father John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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Beaufort family hasNotableMember John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Beaufort family hasNotableMember John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter sibling John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Katherine Swynford child John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset child John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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Henry Beaufort sibling John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Margaret Holland spouse John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Margaret Holland child John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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Elizabeth of Lancaster sibling John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
King Henry VII grandfatherFromMotherSide John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe spouse John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence stepfatherOf John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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