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Humphrey Beaufort 1454–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Bereford, Welton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Battle of Bosworth Field, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

Father: Henry Beaufort

Mother: Joan Montaigne

Spouse(s): Joanna Hugford

Children(s): Joan Countess, John Beaufort

The story of Humphrey Beaufort began in 1454 in Bereford, Welton, Staffordshire, England. Humphrey Beaufort married Joanna Hugford, and had children including Joan De Beaufort Countess, John Beaufort. Humphrey Beaufort passed away in 1485 in Battle of Bosworth Field, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Humphrey Beaufort began in 1454 in Bereford, Welton, Staffordshire, England.
  • Humphrey Beaufort married Joanna Hugford, and had children including Joan De Beaufort Countess, John Beaufort.
  • Humphrey Beaufort passed away in 1485 in Battle of Bosworth Field, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Beaufort
1436–1464
Birth Location: London, England
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Joan Montaigne
1438–1493
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Hugford
1459–1510
Birth Location: Emscote, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Joan Countess
1485–1560
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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John Beaufort
1483–1516
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, , England
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Humphrey Beaufort's Ancestors

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Humphrey Beaufort
1454–1485
Birth Place: Bereford, Welton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry Beaufort
1436–1464
London, England
Joan (Hill DeLa) Montaigne
1438–1493
London, London, England
Grandparents
Edmund (Beaufort, Marquis of Dorset, 2nd Duke of) Somerset
1406–1455
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Eleanor Beauchamp
1406–1467
Walthamstow (Essex) England
Great-Grandparents
John Somerset
1371–1410
Margaret Holland
1385–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Beaufort's Descendants

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Humphrey Beaufort (1454–22 Aug 1485) m. Joanna Hugford (1459–1510)
  1. 1. Joan (de Beaufort) Countess 1485–1560 m. John (Shakespeare II (Grandfather of William) Shakespeare) 1485–1550
    1. 1. Richard Shakespeare 1512–1583 m. Abigail Webb 1515–1592
      1. 1. John (Shakespeare) Sir 1537–1601 m. Mary Shakespeare 1540–1608
        1. 1. William Shakespeare 1564–1616 m. Anne Hathaway 1555–1623
  2. 2. John Beaufort 1483–1516

Humphrey Beaufort's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of Humphrey Beaufort in Bereford, Welton, Staffordshire, England
Bereford, Welton, Staffordshire, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 31
Death of Humphrey Beaufort in Battle of Bosworth Field, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
Battle of Bosworth Field, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Bereford, Welton, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Battle of Bosworth Field, Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, England
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