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John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset 1373–1410 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1373

Birth Location: Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou

Death Date: 16 March 1410

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: John Lancaster

Mother: Katherine Swynford

Spouse(s): Margaret Lancaster

Children(s): Joan Scots

John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset was born in 1373 in Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou, the child of John Of Gaunt Beaufort 1St Duke Of Lancaster And Katherine De Roet De Swynford Princess And Dutchess Of Swynford. John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset married Margaret Holland Duchess Of Lancaster, and had children including Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Of Scots. John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset passed away in 1410 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset was born in 1373 in Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou, the child of John Of Gaunt Beaufort 1St Duke Of Lancaster And Katherine De Roet De Swynford Princess And Dutchess Of Swynford.
  • John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset married Margaret Holland Duchess Of Lancaster, and had children including Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Of Scots.
  • John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset passed away in 1410 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lancaster
1340–1399
Birth Location: St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
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Katherine Swynford
1350–1403
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lancaster
1385–1439
Birth Location: Upholland, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Joan Scots
1404–1445
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England
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John Somerset's Ancestors

Self
John Somerset
1373–1410
Birth Place: Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou
Parents
John of Gaunt Beaufort 1st Duke of Lancaster
1340–1399
St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Belgium
Katherine (De Roet De Swynford, Princess and Dutchess of) Swynford
1350–1403
Grandparents
King (Edward Plantagenet King of England) III
1312–1377
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Philippa (Philippe Philippa de Hainault Queen consort of) England
1314–1369
Valenciennes, Hainault, Flanders
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Somerset's Descendants

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John (Beaufort 1ste Earl of) Somerset (1373–16 March 1410) m. Margaret (Holland Duchess of) Lancaster (1385–30 Dec 1439)
  1. 1. Joan (Beaufort Queen Consort of) Scots 1404–1445 m. James (of Scotland\ King of Scotland) I 1394–1437 m. King (of Scotland James) I 1394–1436 m. James (Lord Stewart van) Lorn 1400–1451
    1. 1. James (Stuart\ King of Scotland) II 1430–1460 m. Maria (van Egmond\ Queen consort of) Scotland 1430–1463 m. Margaret Murray 1442–1486 m. James (II) Stewart 1435–
      1. 1. Margaret Stewart** 1450–1512 m. Alexander (Lord Stewart van) Garlies 1443–1513 m. William (Crichton\ 3rd Lord) Crichton 1455–1493
        1. 1. Andrew (Stewart 2nd Lord of) Avondale 1470–1513
        2. 2. James Crichton 1563–1671
        3. 3. Margaret (Wood Crichton\ Countess of) Rothes 1480–1545
      2. 2. King (James) III 1451–1488
      3. 3. Mary Stewart 1452–1488
      4. 4. Richard STEWART 1459–1457
      5. 5. Alexander Stewart 1454–1485
      6. 6. Agnes Stewart 1455–1556
      7. 7. John (Sticks later Ballechin) Steuart 1452–1512
      8. 8. Margaret (Cecilia Stewart\) Princess 1460–1486
      9. 9. John Stewart 1455–1479
      10. 10. Mary (Stewart) Scotland 1380–1458
      11. 11. Annabella Stewart 1432–1509
      12. 12. Cecilia Stewart 1459–
      13. 13. Margaret Stewart 1449–1463
      14. 14. Eleanor Stewart 1427–1480
      15. 15. Margaret (Elizabeth Lennox) Stewart 1424–
      16. 16. James (Hearty James) STEWART 1442–1512
      17. 17. Margaret (Stewart) Wade 1455–1512
      18. 18. David Stewart 1455–1457
      19. 19. Richard Stewart 1452–
      20. 20. Alexander (of) Scotland 1454–1484
      21. 21. Alexander (Stewart (2nd Earl Of) Buchan) 1459–1505
      22. 22. Lady (Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart) Abernathy 1482–1530
      23. 23. Mary (Stewart) Stuart 1477–1502
      24. 24. James (Stewart) Stuart, 1480–1513
    2. 2. Margaret Stuart 1424–1445
    3. 3. Eleanor Stewart, 1427–1480
    4. 4. Annabella Stewart 1428–1509
    5. 5. Sir (John) Stewart 1440–1512
    6. 6. Isabella (Elizabeth) Stewart, 1426–1494
    7. 7. Richard Neville 1400–1460
    8. 8. Margaret Scotland 1424–1445
    9. 9. King (James,) IV 1472–1513
    10. 10. John Stewart –1479
    11. 11. Agnes Stewart 1480–1557
    12. 12. Robert Stewart 1440–1449
    13. 13. Alexander (Duke Rothesay Stewart) Scotland 1430–1430
    14. 14. Annabella Stuart 1419–1424
    15. 15. Andrew Stewart, 1428–1428
    16. 16. Mary Stewart 1428–1465
    17. 17. Annabella Stewart 1432–1509
    18. 18. Annabelle Stuart 1428–1485
    19. 19. John (I Lord Stewart van Balveny Earl van) Atholl 1440–1512
    20. 20. Eleonore (Stuart Prinses van) Schotland 1433–1480
    21. 21. James (Stewart Earl van Buchan Lord) Auchterhouse 1445–1500
    22. 22. Johanna Stuart 1430–1485
    23. 23. Isabelle (Stuart Prinses van) Schotland 1426–1494
    24. 24. James (II Stuart Koning van) Schotland 1430–1460

John Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1373
1373
Birth of John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset in Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou
Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou
1410
16 March 1410
Age 37
Death of John Beaufort 1ste Earl of Somerset in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1373
    Event Place: Chateau De Beaufort, Anjou
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1410
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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