Henry Beaufort

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Henry Beaufort was a powerful English cardinal and statesman of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, influential in both church and royal politics during the reigns of the Lancastrian kings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ
chancellor of England ⓘ
human ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
activeDuring reign of Henry IV of England ⓘ
reign of Henry V of England ⓘ
reign of Henry VI of England ⓘ
appointedAsBishopOfLincoln 1398 ⓘ
appointedAsBishopOfWinchester 1404 ⓘ
burialPlace Winchester Cathedral ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdCardinal 1426 ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1375 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1447-04-11 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Cambridge ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
familyName Beaufort ⓘ
father John of Gaunt ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
knownFor political influence in Lancastrian government ⓘ
wealth and power as Bishop of Winchester ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
memberOf House of Beaufort ⓘ
linked to: Beaufort family

House of Lancaster ⓘ
mother Katherine Swynford ⓘ
nobleTitle Cardinal-bishop ⓘ
notableEvent involvement in the Hundred Years' War politics ⓘ
participation in the Council of Constance ⓘ
notableWork influence in English royal government during the minority of Henry VI ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ
politician ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
placeOfBirth Anjou ⓘ
placeOfDeath Winchester ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ
Bishop of Winchester ⓘ
Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots ⓘ
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
supported House of Lancaster ⓘ

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John of Gaunt → child → Henry Beaufort ⓘ
Beaufort family → hasNotableMember → Henry Beaufort ⓘ
Beaufort family → hasNotableMember → Cardinal Henry Beaufort ⓘ
linked to: Henry Beaufort
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter → issue → Henry Beaufort (died young) ⓘ
linked to: Henry Beaufort
Katherine Swynford → child → Henry Beaufort ⓘ
Elizabeth of Lancaster → sibling → Henry Beaufort ⓘ
John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford → hadChild → Henry Beaufort ⓘ
subject linked to: Roet
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset → sibling → Henry Beaufort ⓘ
subject linked to: John