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John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset 1371–1409 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1371

Birth Location: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

Death Date: 16 Mar 1409/1410

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: John Gaunt)

Mother: Katherine Swynford

Spouse(s): Lady Somerset, Margaret Holland, Margaret, Beaufort

Children(s): John BEAUFORT, Queen Beaufort, Margaret deBeaufort, Henry, BEAUFORT, Thomas, Beaufort, Eleanor Beauchamp, Margaret Beaufort, Edmond Somerset

John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset was born in 1371 in Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, the child of John Beaufort Of Gaunt And Katherine Swynford. John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset married Lady Margaret De Holand Countess Of Somerset, Margaret Duchess Of Clarence Lady Of Kent Countess Of Somerset Marchioness Of Dorset The Poet S Muse De Holland Beaufort, Margaret Holland, and had children including Edmond Beaufort Kg 2Nd Duke Of Somerset, Eleanor Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset Beauchamp, Henry 2Nd Earl Of Somerset Beaufort, John 1St Duke Of Sommerset Beaufort, Margaret Countess Devon Beaufort, Margaret Debeaufort, Queen Joan Beaufort, Thomas Count Of Perche Beaufort. John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset passed away in 1409 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset was born in 1371 in Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, the child of John Beaufort Of Gaunt And Katherine Swynford.
  • John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset married Lady Margaret De Holand Countess Of Somerset, Margaret Duchess Of Clarence Lady Of Kent Countess Of Somerset Marchioness Of Dorset The Poet S Muse De Holland Beaufort, Margaret Holland, and had children including Edmond Beaufort Kg 2Nd Duke Of Somerset, Eleanor Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset Beauchamp, Henry 2Nd Earl Of Somerset Beaufort, John 1St Duke Of Sommerset Beaufort, Margaret Countess Devon Beaufort, Margaret Debeaufort, Queen Joan Beaufort, Thomas Count Of Perche Beaufort.
  • John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset passed away in 1409 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gaunt)
1340–1399
Birth Location: Ghent,Flanders
JG
Katherine Swynford
1350–1403
Birth Location: France
KS

Spouses(s)

Lady Somerset
1385–1439
Birth Location: Upholland, Lancashire, England
LS
Margaret Holland
1385–1439
Birth Location: Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
MH
Margaret, Beaufort
1385–1439
Birth Location: Upholland Castle, Lancashire, England
MB

Children(s)

John BEAUFORT
1403–1444
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
JB
Queen Beaufort
1404–1445
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, , England
QB
Margaret deBeaufort
1409–1410
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
Md
Henry, BEAUFORT
1401–1418
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
HB
Thomas, Beaufort
1405–1431
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
TB
Eleanor Beauchamp
1410–1426
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
EB
Margaret Beaufort
1409–1449
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
MB
Edmond Somerset
1406–1455
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
ES

John Somerset's Ancestors

Self
John Somerset
1371–1409
Birth Place: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Parents
John Beaufort of Gaunt)
1340–1399
Ghent,Flanders
Katherine Swynford
1350–1403
France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Somerset's Descendants

1.
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John (Beaufort\ 1st Earl of) Somerset (abt 1371–16 Mar 1409/1410) m. Lady (Margaret De Holand, Countess Of) Somerset (30 Dec 1385–30 Dec 1439) m. Margaret Holland (1385/1386–30 December 1439) m. Margaret, (Duchess of Clarence, Lady of Kent, Countess of Somerset, Marchioness of Dorset, the Poet's Muse" De Holland) Beaufort (30 Dec 1385–30 Dec 1439)
  1. 1. John (1st Duke of Sommerset) BEAUFORT 1403–1444 m. Lady (Margaret) Beauchamp 1410–1482
    1. 1. "Lady" (Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond and) Derby 1443–1509 m. Humphrey (Stafford, Earl of) Stafford 1424–1458 m. Thomas (Standley KG, 1st Earl of) Derby 1435–1471 m. Edmund (Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmund –1456
      1. 1. King (Henry Stafford Duke of) Buckingham 1454–1483 m. Catherine (Woodville Duchess of) Buckingham 1458–1497
        1. 1. Edward, (3rd Earl of Buckingham, Knight of the Garter Stafford De) Stafford 1477–1521 m. Lady (Eleanor Alianore, Duchess of Buckingham) DePercy 1474–1530
      2. 2. Henry (VII Tudor King of) England 1457–1509
      3. 3. John (Thomas) Standley 1462–1523
    2. 2. Eleanor (de Welles, Baroness) Hoo 1428–1480
  2. 2. Queen (Joan) Beaufort 1404–1445 m. James (King of Scots) I 1394–1437 m. James ("Black Knight of Lorn" STEWART ^) 40 1383–1451 m. Ralph (de) Neville 1364–1425 m. Sir (Edward Stradling Knight Holy) Sepulchre 1398–1453
    1. 1. James (Stuart\ King of Scotland) II 1430–1460
    2. 2. Alexander (Stewart, Duke of Rothesay) (Twin) 1430–1430
    3. 3. Annabella STEWART 1432–1509
    4. 4. Lady (Anne of Fife Scotland) STEWART 1438–1485
    5. 5. Robert STEWART 1433–1449
    6. 6. Sir (John (1st Earl of Atholl)) Stewart 1440–1512
    7. 7. James ("The Hearty" (Sir) STEWART ^) 11-28-33-40 1442–1499
    8. 8. Andrew (Stewart, Bishop of) Moray 1443–1501
    9. 9. Margaret (Of) Scotland 1424–1445
  3. 3. Margaret deBeaufort 1409–1410
  4. 4. Henry, (2nd Earl of Somerset) BEAUFORT 1401–1418
  5. 5. Thomas, (Count of Perche) Beaufort 1405–1431
  6. 6. Eleanor (Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset) Beauchamp 1410–1426 m. James (King of Scots) I 1394–1437
    1. 1. Tacinda (Baroness Wilton de Grey) Tudor 1430–1469
    2. 2. Edith Beaufort 1430–1494
    3. 3. John Beaufort 1429–1488
    4. 4. Oliver Beaufort 1428–1497
    5. 5. Thomasine ((Tacine) Beaufort Tudor) Grey 1425–1493
  7. 7. Margaret (Countess Devon) Beaufort 1409–1449
  8. 8. Edmond (Beaufort KG - 2nd Duke of) Somerset 1406–1455 m. Eleanor Beauchamp 1407–1467
    1. 1. Margaret (Beaufort, Countess of) Stafford 1437–1474 m. Humphrey (Stafford, Earl of) Stafford 1424–1458 m. Edmund (Plantagenet Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, King of England and) France 1430–1458 m. Henry (Hand de) Benenden 1440–1520
      1. 1. Anne Stafford 1445–1508
      2. 2. Henry (de Stafford, Knight, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Knight of the) Garter 1454–1483
      3. 3. Henry (VII Tudor, King of) England 1457–1509
      4. 4. Thomas Hand 1464–1528
    2. 2. Lady (Ann) Beaufort 1435–1496
    3. 3. Henry (Beaufort, 3rd Duke of) Somerset 1436–1464
    4. 4. Lady (Alice Stourton,) Baroness 1431–1491

John Somerset's Timeline

10 Records

1371
29 Jan 1371
Birth of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in Château de Beaufort, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, Kingdom of France
Château de Beaufort, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, Kingdom of France
1371
1371
Birth of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1371
1371
Birth of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset
None
1371
abt 1371
Birth of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
1373
Dec 1373
Age 2
Birth of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in Pottersgate, Lincolnshire, England
Pottersgate, Lincolnshire, England
1409
16 Mar 1409/1410
Age 38
Death of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in St Catherine,london,middlesex,england
St Catherine,london,middlesex,england
1410
16 Mar 1410
Age 39
Death of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the-Tower, London England-Buried at St. Michaels Chapel (whre an alabaster statue was erected over his tomb) Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England
Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the-Tower, London England-Buried at St. Michaels Chapel (whre an alabaster statue was erected over his tomb) Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England
1410
16 March 1410
Age 39
Death of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St Katharine by the Tower, London, , England,
Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St Katharine by the Tower, London, , England,
1410
16 March 1410
Age 39
Death of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England
1410
1410
Age 39
Death of John Beaufort\ 1st Earl of Somerset
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1371
    Event Place: Château de Beaufort, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, Kingdom of France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1373
    Event Place: Pottersgate, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1371
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1371

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1371
    Event Place: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1410
    Event Place: Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the-Tower, London England-Buried at St. Michaels Chapel (whre an alabaster statue was erected over his tomb) Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1410
    Event Place: Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St Katharine by the Tower, London, , England,

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1410
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1410

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1409/1410
    Event Place: St Catherine,london,middlesex,england

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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