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John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset 1404–1444 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MARCH 1404

Birth Location: Westminster, London, England

Death Date: 27 MAY 1444

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

Father: John Beaufort

Mother: Margaret DeHoland

Spouse(s): Margaret Beauchamp

Children(s): Margaret Beaufort

In 1404, John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset entered the world in Westminster, London, England, born to John Beaufort And Margaret Deholand. John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset married Margaret Beauchamp, and had children including Margaret Beaufort. John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1404, John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset entered the world in Westminster, London, England, born to John Beaufort And Margaret Deholand.
  • John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset married Margaret Beauchamp, and had children including Margaret Beaufort.
  • John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Somerset's Ancestors

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John Somerset
1404–1444
Birth Place: Westminster, London, England
Parents
John Beaufort
1371–1409
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Margaret DeHoland
1371–1439
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (of Gaunt Duke of) Lancaster
1340–1398
Plantagenet by birth, founder House of Lancaster/Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre Orientale, Belgium
Katherine (De Roet) Swynford
1350–1403
Somme, Picardie, France
Thomas DeHoland
1354–1397
Upholand,,Lancashire,England
Alice (Fitz) Alan
1355–1416
Arundel, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Aquitane
1341–1377
Philappa Hainault
1314–1369
Payn DeRoet
1320–1380
Catherine Hainault
1315–1372
Edward Plantagenet
1330–1376
Joan"the Kent
1328–1385
Richard Fitzalan
1313–1374
Lady Plantagenet
1311–1372
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Mortimer
1287–1330
Isabella Capet
1292–1358
William III
1286–1337
Jeanne Hainault
1294–1342
Payne Roet
1275–1322
Mdme Hainaut
1280–1330
Edward Aquitane
1341–1377
Philappa Hainault
1314–1369
Edmund Plantagenet
1301–1380
Margaret Wake
1299–1349
Edmund Arundel
1285–1326
Alice Warrenne
1277–1338
Henry Plantagenet
1281–1345
Maud deChaworth
1282–1317

John Somerset's Descendants

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John (Beaufort 1st Duke of) Somerset (25 MARCH 1404–27 MAY 1444) m. Margaret Beauchamp (1416–08 AUGUST 1482)
  1. 1. Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 m. Thomas Stanley 1435–1504 m. Lord (Stanley) Thomas 1435–1504 m. Humphrey Stafford 1430–1486 m. Edmund (of) Richmond 1429–1456 m. John (de) laPole 1442–1492 m. Edmund (Tudor Graaf Van) Richmond 1430–1456 m. Henry Stafford 1425–1481 m. Richard Dayrell 1429–1489
    1. 1. Henry (of England) VII 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (of) York 1466–1503 m. Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet 1466–1503 m. concubine (a Breton Lady) DeDurtal 1465–1475
      1. 1. Margaret (Queen of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. James (IV King of) Scotland 1476–1504 m. Archibald Douglas 1472–1507
        1. 1. James (V King of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Mary (de) Guise 1515–1560
        2. 2. Janet (Douglas Lady Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1530–1552 m. Patrick (Ruthven Sir 3rd Lord of) Ruthven 1520–1566
      2. 2. Henry (VIII) Tudor 1491–1547 m. Anne (Boleyn) Tudor 1507–1536 m. Mary Boleyn 1500–1543
        1. 1. Elizabeth (I Queen Of England, House of) Tudor 1533–1603 m. Lord (Robert Dudley 2nd Earl of Essex Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Prince Robert) Tutor 1566–1601 m. Sir (Thomas Butler, 1532, 10th Earl of Ormond Butler , Viscont Trles, The Black Earl) Butler, 1532–1614 m. Hercule (Francois De Valois Prince of France, Duke of Anjou,) “Lover” 1554–1584 m. Henry Dunster 1530–1592 m. Lord (Thomas Seymour Baron of Sudeley, High Admiral of England Husband of Queen Elizabeth I executed for) treason 1508–1549 m. Felipe (II (Carlos I) Habsburg of) Spain 1527–1598 m. Sir (Knight Francis Knollys) "Lover" 1514–1596 m. Robert (1st Earl of Leicestershire) Dudley 1532–1588
        2. 2. Catherine Carey 1524–1568 m. Sir (Lord Francis I Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampton The) Elder 1514–1596 m. Sir (Francis) Knollys 1514–1592

John Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1404
25 MARCH 1404
Birth of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
1444
27 MAY 1444
Age 40
Death of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset in Wimborne, Dorset, England
Wimborne, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MARCH 1404
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1444
    Event Place: Wimborne, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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