Beaufort family

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The Beaufort family was a powerful English noble lineage descended from John of Gaunt whose legitimized status and Lancastrian bloodline provided a key dynastic claim later used by Henry VII.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Beaufort family canonical 14
House of Beaufort 14
Beaufort dukes 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family
coatOfArms Royal arms of England within a bordure compony argent and azure
country Kingdom of England
endTime 16th century
ethnicGroup English
foundedBy John of Gaunt
Katherine Swynford
hasAncestralSeat Beaufort Castle
hasCadetBranch Somerset branch of the Beaufort family
linked to: Beaufort family
hasClaimTo English throne
hasDynasticConnection House of Lancaster
House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty

House of York
hasDynasticHouse House of Lancaster
hasIssue Tudor dynasty
hasMotto A BEAUFORT
hasNotableMember Anne Beaufort
Cardinal Henry Beaufort
linked to: Henry Beaufort

Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Eleanor Beaufort
Henry Beaufort
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Henry VII of England
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
linked to: Margaret Beaufort

Mary Beaufort
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
hasProgenitor John of Gaunt
Katherine Swynford
hasTitle Countess of Richmond and Derby
Duke of Exeter
Duke of Somerset
Earl of Somerset
Marquess of Dorset
languageOfFamily Middle English
memberOf English peerage
namedAfter Beaufort Castle
notableFor influence in late medieval English politics
providing Lancastrian claim to the English throne for Henry VII
politicalAlignment Lancastrian
linked to: House of Lancaster
relatedEvent Wars of the Roses
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime 14th century
wasLegitimizedBy Papal bull of Pope Boniface IX
Richard II of England

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry VII of England motherHouse House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots house House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Margaret Beaufort house House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Margaret Beaufort nobleFamily Beaufort family
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond marriageAlliance House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Beaufort family hasCadetBranch Somerset branch of the Beaufort family
linked to: Beaufort family
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter house House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Frances Beaufort memberOf Beaufort family
Frances Beaufort notableFamily Beaufort family
Katherine Swynford notableFamily Beaufort family
Katherine Swynford associatedWith House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset memberOfDynasty House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Henry Beaufort memberOf House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorne spouseHouse House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Lady Margaret Beaufort memberOf House of Beaufort
subject linked to: House of Stanley
linked to: Beaufort family
Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort nobleFamily House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
Royal arms of England within a bordure compony argent and azure usedBy House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
A BEAUFORT associatedWith Beaufort family
A BEAUFORT associatedWith House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family
A BEAUFORT usedBy Beaufort family
A BEAUFORT notableBearers Beaufort dukes
linked to: Beaufort family
Marquess of Dorset associatedWith Beaufort family
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Dorset family Beaufort family
subject linked to: Marquess of Dorset
Mary Beaufort memberOf Beaufort family
Mary Beaufort nobleFamily Beaufort family
Beaufort Castle associatedFamily Beaufort family
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset nobleFamily House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family