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

Birth Date: 25 March 1406

Birth Location: East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England

Death Date: 22 May 1455

Death Location: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: John Beaufort

Mother: Lady **

Spouse(s): Eleanor Beauchamp

Children(s): Eleanor Beaufort, Henry Somerset, Thomas Beaufort, Joan Beaufort, Edmund Somerset

Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset was born in 1406 in East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, the child of John De Beaufort And Lady Margaret Holland. Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset married Eleanor Beauchamp, and had children including Edmund Beaufort 3Rd Duke Of Somerset, Eleanor Countess Of Wiltshire Beaufort, Henry Beaufort 3Rd Duke Of Somerset, Joan Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort. Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset passed away in 1455 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset was born in 1406 in East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, the child of John De Beaufort And Lady Margaret Holland.
  • Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset married Eleanor Beauchamp, and had children including Edmund Beaufort 3Rd Duke Of Somerset, Eleanor Countess Of Wiltshire Beaufort, Henry Beaufort 3Rd Duke Of Somerset, Joan Beaufort, Thomas Beaufort.
  • Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset passed away in 1455 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Edmund Somerset's Ancestors

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Edmund Somerset
1406–1455
Birth Place: East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
Parents
John de Beaufort
1371–1410
Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Margaret Holland) **
1380–1439
Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (of Gaunt) Plantagenet
1340–1399
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Catherine Roet
1350–1403
France
Thomas (Holland, Earl of) Kent
1354–1397
Skelmersdsle, Lancashire, England
Lady (Alice FitzAlan) Holland
1350–1415
Arundel, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward III
1312–1377
Philippa Avesnes
1311–1369
Sir Roet
–1380
Sir Founder
1314–1360
Lady Plantagenet
1328–1385
Richard KG
1306–1376
Eleanor Arundel
1318–1372
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1264–1327
Isabella Capet
1292–1358
Edmund Plantagenet
1301–1330
Margaret Kent
1297–1349
Sir KG
1285–1326
Alice Fitzalan
1287–1338
Henry Plantagenet
1281–1345
Maud Chaworth
1282–1322

Edmund Somerset's Descendants

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Edmund (Beaufort, 2nd Duke of) Somerset (25 March 1406–22 May 1455) m. Eleanor Beauchamp (1406–6 March 1467)
  1. 1. Eleanor ((Countess of Wiltshire)) Beaufort 1431–1501 m. Sir (Robert) Spencer 1477–1510
    1. 1. Margaret Spencer 1472–1536
      1. 1. William Cary 1500–1528 m. Lady (Mary) Boleyn 1499–1543
      2. 2. Sir (John) Cary 1491–1552
  2. 2. Henry (Beaufort, 3rd Duke of) Somerset 1436–1464
  3. 3. Thomas Beaufort 1442–1517
  4. 4. Joan Beaufort 1433–1518
  5. 5. Edmund (Beaufort, 3rd Duke of) Somerset 1438–1471

Edmund Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1406
25 March 1406
Birth of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset in East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, 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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1406
    Event Place: East Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1455
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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