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Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset 1406–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1406

Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 25 May 1455

Death Location: St. Alban's Abbey, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John Somerset

Mother: Margaret Clarence

Spouse(s): Eleanor Beauchamp

Children(s): John Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort, Elizabeth Beaufort, Margaret Stafford, Edmund Somerset, Joan Beaufort, Eleanor Beaufort, Mary Beaufort, Henry Somerset, Anne Beaufort

The story of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset began in 1406 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset married Eleanor Beauchamp, and had children including Anne Beaufort, Edmund Beaufort 4Th Duke Of Somerset, Eleanor Beaufort, Elizabeth Beaufort, Henry Beaufort 3Rd Duke Of Somerset, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort, Margaret Beaufort Countess Of Stafford, Mary Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort. Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset passed away in 1455 in St. Alban's Abbey, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset began in 1406 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.
  • Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset married Eleanor Beauchamp, and had children including Anne Beaufort, Edmund Beaufort 4Th Duke Of Somerset, Eleanor Beaufort, Elizabeth Beaufort, Henry Beaufort 3Rd Duke Of Somerset, Joan Beaufort, John Beaufort, Margaret Beaufort Countess Of Stafford, Mary Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort.
  • Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset passed away in 1455 in St. Alban's Abbey, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Somerset
1373–1410
Birth Location: Chateau de Beaufort, Goudet, Haute-Loire, France
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Margaret Clarence
1385–1440
Birth Location: Upholland, Lancashire, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Beauchamp
1408–1467
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
EB

Children(s)

John Beaufort
1441–1471
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
JB
Thomas Beaufort
1442–1463
Birth Location: London, England
TB
Elizabeth Beaufort
1443–1494
Birth Location: London, England
EB
Margaret Stafford
1437–1509
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
MS
Edmund Somerset
1438–1471
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Beaufort
1433–1518
Birth Location: London, England
JB
Eleanor Beaufort
1431–1496
Birth Location: Spencercombe, Devon, England
EB
Mary Beaufort
1431–1501
Birth Location: England
MB
Henry Somerset
1436–1464
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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Anne Beaufort
1435–1496
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
AB

Edmund Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Somerset
1406–1455
Birth Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
Parents
John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset
1373–1410
Chateau de Beaufort, Goudet, Haute-Loire, France
Margaret (Holland Duchess of) Clarence
1385–1440
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (of Gaunt John of Gaunt 1st Duke of) Lancaster
1340–1399
Gent, East Flanders, Belgium
Katherine (de Roët Duchess of) Lancaster
1349–1403
Hainaut, Belgium
Thomas (Holland 2nd Earl of) Kent
1350–1397
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Alice FitzAlan
1352–1416
Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa England
1310–1369
Paon Roet
1310–1380
Catherine d'Avesnes
1320–1375
Thomas Kent
1314–1360
Joan Kent
1326–1385
Richard Fitzalan-Arundel
–1376
Eleanor Plantagenet-Lancaster_DE_Chaworth
–1372
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward II
1284–1327
Isabelle England
1292–1358
Guillaume Hollande
1286–1337
Jeanne Hainaut
1294–1342
Robert III
1283–1328
Maud Zouche
1289–1349
Edmund Kent
1301–1330
Margaret Kent
1299–1349

Edmund Somerset's Descendants

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Edmund (Beaufort 2nd Duke of) Somerset (1406–25 May 1455) m. Eleanor Beauchamp (Sep 1408–Aft. 06 Mar 1467)
  1. 1. John Beaufort 1441–1471
  2. 2. Thomas Beaufort 1442–1463
  3. 3. Elizabeth Beaufort 1443–1494 m. Henry (Fitz) Lewis 1435–1485
  4. 4. Margaret (Beaufort, Countess of) Stafford 1437–1509 m. Richard (Darell,) Knight 1429–1489 m. Humphrey Stafford 1424–1458
    1. 1. Henry (Stafford, 2nd Duke of) Buckingham 1454–1483 m. Katherine Woodville 1458–1497
      1. 1. Anne (Stafford, Countess of) Huntingdon 1483–1544 m. Edmund Mitchell 1482–1512 m. George (Hastings 1st Earl of) Huntingdon 1489–1544 m. Thomas Norton 1482–1569
        1. 1. William Hunting 1510–1574 m. Margaret (Mathilda Fairchilde) Randolfe 1520–1574
        2. 2. William Hastings 1518–1610 m. Margarett 1515–
        3. 3. Thomas (Hastings, Earl of Huntington,) MP 1515–1558 m. Winifred Pole 1525–1602
        4. 4. Edward (Hastings 1st of) Loughborough 1521–1572 m. Joane (Aston) Harrington 1521–1573
        5. 5. Dorothea Hastings –1566 m. Richard Devereux –1547
        6. 6. Francis (Hastings 2nd Earl of) Huntingdon 1514–1561 m. Katherine Pole 1530–1576
      2. 2. Margaret (Stafford Lady of) Blatherwick 1483–1530 m. George Moore 1468–1523 m. John Archer 1475–1521
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Countess of Sussex) Stafford, 1479–1532 m. Robert (Radcliff) Esq. 1483–1542
      4. 4. Henry (Stafford 1st Earl of) Wiltshire 1479–1522 m. Cecily Bonville 1460–1529
      5. 5. Edward (Stafford 3rd Duke of) Buckingham 1478–1521 m. Eleanor (Percy Duchess of) Buckingham 1474–1530
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Stafford, Duchess Of Norfolk and Rchmond) Lady 1479–1558
        2. 2. Henry Stafford 1501–1563 m. Ursula (de la) Pole 1504–1570
        3. 3. Anne Stafford 1509–1558 m. Jasper Culpepper 1504–1564 m. Richard (de) Clifford 1505–1562
        4. 4. Katherine Stafford 1499–1555 m. Ralph Neville 1498–1549
        5. 5. Elizabeth Stafford 1497–1558 m. Thomas Howard 1474–1554
        6. 6. Mary Stafford 1502–1532 m. George (Nevill 5th Baron) Bergavenny 1469–1535
  5. 5. Edmund (Beaufort 4th Duke of) Somerset 1438–1471 m. Joan Hill 1412–1493
  6. 6. Joan Beaufort 1433–1518 m. Robert (Le Chaundeler Baron Chaundeler of) Wilcot 1420–1465 m. Richard (John) Fry 1431–1504 m. Robert (fitz Christopher St Lawrence 3rd Baron of) Howth 1431–1486
  7. 7. Eleanor Beaufort 1431–1496 m. Robert (Spencer of Spencer) Combe 1430–1502 m. James Butler 1420–1461
  8. 8. Mary Beaufort 1431–1501 m. BURGH 1437– m. Borough 1427–
  9. 9. Henry (Beaufort 3rd Duke of) Somerset 1436–1464 m. Joan Hill 1434–1493
    1. 1. Charles Somerset 1460–1526 m. Elisabeth West 1487–1526
      1. 1. Charles Somerset 1518–
      2. 2. George Somerset 1520–1560 m. Mary Bowles 1520–1550
        1. 1. Amita (de) Somerset 1540–1620 m. John (de Vaux) Vause 1540–1605
      3. 3. Mary Somerset 1517–1571 m. William Grey 1509–1562
        1. 1. William Grey 1538–
        2. 2. Honora Grey 1540–1569 m. Henry Denny 1540–1573
        3. 3. Arthur (Grey 14th Baron Grey Of) Wilton 1536–1593 m. Jane (Sibella) Morrison 1555–1615 m. Dorothy (La) Zouche 1536–1574
        4. 4. William Grey 1540–1593 m. Rebecca Shaw 1548–1637
  10. 10. Anne Beaufort 1435–1496 m. Charles Chirac 1448– m. William (Paston III) III 1434–1496

Edmund Somerset's Timeline

9 Records

1406
26 Sep 1406
Birth of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England
1406
25 Mar 1406
Birth of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1406
1406
Birth of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England
1406
05 Oct 1406
Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset was christened in St. James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
St. James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 49
Death of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 49
Death of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in First Battle Of Saint Albans, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England
First Battle Of Saint Albans, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England
1455
22 May 1455
Age 49
Death of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in Abbey of St. Albans, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Abbey of St. Albans, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
1455
1455
Age 49
Burial of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1455
25 May 1455
Age 49
Burial of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset in St. Alban's Abbey, Hertfordshire, England
St. Alban's Abbey, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1406
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1406
    Event Place: East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1406
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1406
    Event Place: St. James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: First Battle Of Saint Albans, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: Abbey of St. Albans, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 May 1455
    Event Place: St. Alban's Abbey, Hertfordshire, England
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