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John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset 1403–1444 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1403

Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 May 1444

Death Location: Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England

Father: John Beaufort

Mother: Margaret Holland

Spouse(s): Eleanor Beauchamp

Children(s): Lady Beaufort, Thomasine Grey

John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset was born in 1403 in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Beaufort And Margaret Holland. John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset married Eleanor Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset Beauchamp, and had children including Lady Margaret Beaufort, Thomasine Tacine Beaufort Tudor Grey. John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset was born in 1403 in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Beaufort And Margaret Holland.
  • John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset married Eleanor Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset Beauchamp, and had children including Lady Margaret Beaufort, Thomasine Tacine Beaufort Tudor Grey.
  • John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Beaufort
1373–1410
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
JB
Margaret Holland
1380–1439
Birth Location: Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Beauchamp
1410–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
EB

Children(s)

Lady Beaufort
1443–1509
Birth Location: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
LB
Thomasine Grey
1434–1493
Birth Location: , England
TG

John Somerset's Ancestors

Self
John Somerset
1403–1444
Birth Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Beaufort
1373–1410
Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Holland
1380–1439
Up Holland, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (of) Gaunt
1340–1399
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Great-Grandparents
Edward III
1312–1377
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Somerset's Descendants

1.
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John (Beaufort 1st Duke of) Somerset (25 Mar 1403–27 May 1444) m. Eleanor (Countess Wiltshire Duchess Somerset) Beauchamp (24 Jan 1410–8 August 1482)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Beaufort 1443–1509 m. Edmund (Earl Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond 1431–1456 m. Humphrey Stafford 1424–1455
    1. 1. Henry (VII King of) England 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (of) York 1456–1503 m. Elizabeth (of York Queen consort of) England 1465–1503
      1. 1. Margaret (Douglas Tudor of) Scotland 1489–1541
        1. 1. Alexander Scotland 1514–1516
        2. 2. Catherine Stewart 1491–1554
        3. 3. James Stewart 1495–1545
        4. 4. James Scotland 1506–1507
        5. 5. James (King Stuart) V 1512–1542
        6. 6. Johanna 1496–1560
        7. 7. Archibald (Douglas Angus) Stewart 1490–1557
        8. 8. Janet Stewart 1511–1563
        9. 9. Margaret Stewart 1493–1517
        10. 10. Margaret Douglas 1515–1578
        11. 11. Dorothea Stewart 1530–1530
        12. 12. Janet Douglas 1530–1552
        13. 13. Daughter Stewart 1512–1512
        14. 14. Arthur Scotland 1509–1510
        15. 15. Alexander (Stewart.\ Archbishop of St Andrews and lord high chancellor of) Scotland 1492–1513
        16. 16. Mary (Ann) Scotland 1542–
      2. 2. Henry VIII 1491–1547 m. Catherine (Of) ARAGON 1485–1536 m. Catherine Parr 1512–1548 m. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536
        1. 1. Edward (VI Tudor King of England, France and) Ireland 1537–1553
        2. 2. Queen Mary 1516–1558 m. Philip (2th of) Spain 1527–1598
        3. 3. Henry Fitzroy 1519–1536
        4. 4. Baby (Boy) Tudor 1536–1536
        5. 5. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
        6. 6. John Perrott 1528–1592
        7. 7. Elisabeth (I Tudor King of England, France and) Ireland 1533–1603 m. King (Philip II of) Spain 1527–1598
      3. 3. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1496–1533 m. Charles (Brandon 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545
        1. 1. Countess (Margaret) Brandon 1515–
        2. 2. Henry (Brandon 1st Earl of) Lincoln 1516–1534
        3. 3. Frances (Brandon Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559
        4. 4. Eleanor (Brandon Countess of) Cumberland 1519–1547
      4. 4. Charlotte Tudor 1502–1507
      5. 5. Edward (Tudor) England 1497–1498
      6. 6. Lady (Sibell Mary Tudor De) Lumley 1485–1518
      7. 7. Prince (Arthur Tudor Rosebush of England, Prince of) Wales 1486–1502
      8. 8. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
      9. 9. Edmund (Tudor, Duke of) Somerset 1499–1500
      10. 10. Katherine Tudor 1503–1503
      11. 11. Roland (Tudor) Develville 1502–1535
    2. 2. Mary Richmond 1452–1488
    3. 3. Knight (Sir Henry de Stafford 2nd Duke of) Buckingham 1455–1483
  2. 2. Thomasine ((Tacine) Beaufort Tudor) Grey 1434–1493

John Somerset's Timeline

4 Records

1403
25 Mar 1403
Birth of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset in Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
1420
1420
Age 17
John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset was married in Ewias Lacy, Hertfordshire, England
Ewias Lacy, Hertfordshire, England
1426
17 Dec 1426
Age 23
John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset was married in St John, Somerset, England
St John, Somerset, England
1444
27 May 1444
Age 41
Death of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1403
    Event Place: Bletso Castle, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Ewias Lacy, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1426
    Event Place: St John, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1444
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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