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John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset 1404–1444 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1404

Birth Location: Westminster, London, England

Death Date: 1444

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

Father: John fleet

Mother: Margaret Somerset

Spouse(s): Margaret Kendal

Children(s): Margaret DeBeaufort

The story of John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset began in 1404 in Westminster, London, England. John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset married Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Of Bletso Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendal, and had children including Margaret Debeaufort. John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset began in 1404 in Westminster, London, England.
  • John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset married Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Of Bletso Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendal, and had children including Margaret Debeaufort.
  • John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John fleet
1371–1410
Birth Location: Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
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Margaret Somerset
1385–1440
Birth Location: Upholland, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kendal
1405–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret DeBeaufort
1443–1509
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, , England
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John Somerset's Ancestors

Self
John Somerset
1404–1444
Birth Place: Westminster, London, England
Parents
John Beaufort, K.G., Marquis of Dorset & 1st Earl of Somerset, Teutonic Knights, Admiral of the Irish fleet
1371–1410
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Margaret ("The Poet's Muse" de Holand, Countess of) Somerset
1385–1440
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Gaunt Plantagenet, Duke of) Lancaster
1340–1398
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium
Catherine (Swynford (de Roet), Duchess of) Lancaster
1350–1403
Somme, Picardy, France
Thomas (Holland, 2nd Earl of) Kent
1348–1408
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Alice (Fitz Alan, Countess of) Kent
1352–1415
Arundel, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward artillery
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1310–1369
Sir Roet
1310–1380
Lady Hainault
1311–1369
Thomas Kent
1314–1360
Joan Kent
1328–1385
Richard wealthy
1306–1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318–1372
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1284–1327
1295–1358
William Zeeland
1286–1337
Joan Hainaut
1294–1342
William Zeeland
1286–1337
Joan Hainaut
1294–1342
Sir Holand
1283–1328
Maud Zouche
1289–1349
Edmund Kent
1301–1330
Margaret Kent
1299–1349
Edmund Arundel
1285–1326
Alice Warenne
1287–1338
Henry FitzAlans
1281–1345
Maud Chaworth
1282–1322

John Somerset's Descendants

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John (Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of) Somerset (25 March 1404–1444) m. Margaret (Beauchamp, Baroness of Bletso, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of) Kendal (01 Jan 1405–8 Aug 1482)
  1. 1. Margaret DeBeaufort 1443–1509 m. Edmund (Tudor 1st Earl of) Richmond 1431–1456 m. Lord (Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, titular King of Mann; his failure to aid of King Richard III at Bosworth battle led to defeat,) Shakespeare's 1435–1504 m. Sir (Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, switched his allegiance to the House of York, Battle of) Towton 1425–1471 m. Sir (John de La Pole, 2nd Duke of) Suffolk 1442–1492
    1. 1. Henry (VII Tudor (Lancastrian), King of England, ended War of the) Roses 1457–1509 m. Elizabeth (Plantagenet of York, Queen consort of England, Lady of the Garter, Countess of Richmond, Baroness of) Ireland 1466–1503
      1. 1. Arthur (Tudor, frail Prince of) Wales 1486–1502 m. Catherine (of Aragon, 1st wife; Queen consort of England--forced to renounce to become Dowager Princess of) Wales 1485–1536
      2. 2. Henry (VIII Tudor, King of England, Ireland & Scotland, created & headed Church of England, started English Protestantism) 1534 1491–1547 m. Mary Carey 1501–1536 m. Anne (Boleyn, Queen consort of England, Marchioness of Pembroke, 2nd wife of Henry) VIII 1501–1536 m. Catherine (Howard, 5th) Wife 1523–1542 m. Catherine (of Aragon, 1st wife; Queen consort of England--forced to renounce to become Dowager Princess of) Wales 1485–1536 m. Jane (Seymour, 3rd wife, Queen of) England 1509–1537 m. Catherine (Parr, 6th wife, Queen of) England 1512–1548 m. Ann (of Cleves La Marck family, 4th wife, Queen consort of England; after 6 months, marriage declared unconsummated, no) issue 1515–1557
        1. 1. Miscarried (son) Tudor 1535–1535
        2. 2. Miscarried (son) Tudor 1536–1536
        3. 3. Elizabeth (I 'The Virgin Queen' Tudor, Queen of England, Ireland &) Scotland 1533–1603 m. Robert (Dudley, Earl Leicester, Master of the Horse, Queen Elizabeth's 1st) Favorite 1532–1588 m. Thomas (Seymour 1st Baron of Sudeley, Elizabeth's) suitor 1508–1548
        4. 4. Mary (I "Bloody Mary" Tudor, Queen of England, no issue,) Catholic 1516–1558 m. Phillip (II Habsburg, King of Spain, Portugal, the Algarves and) England 1527–1598
        5. 5. Edward (VI House of Tudor, King of England, English Reformation, (no) issue) 1537–1553
        6. 6. Henry (Tudor) d'Angleterre 1511–1511
        7. 7. Miscarriage (or false pregnancy) Tudor, 1534–
      3. 3. Katherine (Tudor, Princess of) England 1502–1503
      4. 4. Edmund (Tudor, Prince of) England 1499–1500
      5. 5. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. James (IV Iron stewart) king 1473–1513 m. Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus 1489–1557 m. Sir (Lord Henry I) Stewart, 1499–1547
        1. 1. James (V Stuart, King of Scotland, devout Catholic, burned heretics, only daughter Mary was) heir 1512–1542 m. Mary (of Guise, Queen consort of Scots, Duchess of) Longueville 1515–1560 m. Madeleine (of Valois, Queen of Scotland, Princess of) France 1520–1537 m. Margaret (Erskine, mistress of James) V 1515–1572 m. Euphemia ((mistress)) Elphinstone 1509–1542
        2. 2. Margaret (Douglas, Countess) Lennox 1515–1578 m. Lord (Thomas) Howard 1511–1537 m. Sir (Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of) Lennox 1516–1571
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Tudor, Princess de) England 1492–1495
      7. 7. Mary ('Rose' Tudor, Queen consort de France, then Duchess of) Suffolk 1496–1533 m. Sir (Charles Brandon, KG-Knight of the Garter, 1st Duke of) Suffolk 1484–1545 m. King (Louis XII Capet Valois, King of France & Naples, Duke of) Brittany 1462–1515
        1. 1. Frances (Brandon (Grey), Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559 m. Henry (Grey, Duke of) Suffolk 1517–1554
        2. 2. Lady (Eleanor Brandon, Countess of) Cumberland 1519–1547 m. Henry Clifford 1517–1570
        3. 3. Henry (Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Duke of) Suffolk 1515–1534
        4. 4. Anne (Brandon) (Haworth) –1558
    2. 2. Mary Richmond 1452–1488
    3. 3. Edward Stanley 1464–1523

John Somerset's Timeline

3 Records

1404
25 March 1404
Birth of John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
1444
27 May 1444
Age 40
Death of John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset in suicide possibly, St Albans, Somerset, England
suicide possibly, St Albans, Somerset, England
1444
1444
Age 40
Burial of John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Wimborne Minster, 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] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1444
    Event Place: suicide possibly, St Albans, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1444
    Event Place: Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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