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

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1404

Birth Location: Westminster, London, England

Death Date: 27 May 1444

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

Father: John Beaufort

Mother: Eleanor HOLLAND

Spouse(s): Margaret Welles, Lady Dorset,

Children(s): Margaret (Plantagenet), Lord Roos

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 Lady Alianore Eleanor Beauchamp Lady Of Walthamstow Baroness Of Beauchamp Baroness Of Helmsley Baroness Of Ros 1St Countess Of Dorset, Margaret De Welles, and had children including Lord Thomas Roos, Margaret Beaufort Plantagenet. 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 Lady Alianore Eleanor Beauchamp Lady Of Walthamstow Baroness Of Beauchamp Baroness Of Helmsley Baroness Of Ros 1St Countess Of Dorset, Margaret De Welles, and had children including Lord Thomas Roos, Margaret Beaufort Plantagenet.
  • John Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Somerset's Ancestors

Self
John Somerset
1404–1444
Birth Place: Westminster, London, England
Parents
John Fairborn de Beaufort
1372–1410
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Eleanor (van) HOLLAND
1370–1405
Upholland, Lancashire, North West, England
Grandparents
Jean d'Angleterre
1340–1399
Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Catharina (Payne Swynford de) Roet
1350–1403
Hainaut (=henegouwen), Belgium
Thomas (De) Holand
1354–1397
Upholand, Lancashire, England
Alice Fitz-Alan
1350–1416
Great-Grandparents
Edouard d'Angleterre
1312–1377
Philippe Hainaut
1311–1369
Thomas Holand
1314–1360
Joan Plantagenet
1328–1385
Richard Fitz-Alan
1313–1376
Eleonore Engeland
1318–1372
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edouard d'Angleterre
1284–1327
X Living
1292–1357
Guillaume III
1287–1337
Jeanne Valois
1294–1342
Edmund Fitz-Alan
1285–1326
Alice Warren
1290–1338
Hendrik Engeland
1281–1345
Mathilde Kidwell
1282–1322

John Somerset's Descendants

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John (Beaufort, K.G., 1st Duke of) Somerset (25 Mar 1404–27 May 1444) m. Margaret (De) Welles (1407–18 Oct 1434) m. Lady (Alianore "Eleanor" Beauchamp, Lady of Walthamstow, Baroness of Beauchamp, Baroness of Helmsley, Baroness of Ros, 1st Countess of) Dorset, (Sep 1407–6 Mar 1467)
  1. 1. Margaret (Beaufort) (Plantagenet) 1443–1509 m. Thomas LeHunt 1420–1467 m. Thomas Stanley 1435–1504
    1. 1. William (Phillip Hunt,) Gentleman 1467–1550 m. Mary (Anna) Henry 1470–1552
      1. 1. Senator (William Lyncolne) Hunt 1493–1552 m. Eunice Wellington 1495–1530
        1. 1. Francis (Meshack) Hunt 1515–1570
        2. 2. Joan Hunt 1524–1559
        3. 3. Alice Hunt 1532–1586
        4. 4. Agnes (Thomas Whitbread) Hunt 1532–
        5. 5. Robert Hunt 1544–1626
        6. 6. Samuel (Thomes) Hunt 1532–1582
        7. 7. Henry (Jane DeVere) Hunt 1534–1605
        8. 8. Margerie (Ellen) Hunt 1542–1559
        9. 9. William Hunt 1530–1605
        10. 10. Thomas Hunt 1536–1575
        11. 11. Mary (Ann Robert Coo Coo) * 1540–
        12. 12. Thomas Hunt –1610
        13. 13. Edward Hunt 1537–1605
      2. 2. Thomas Hunt 1505–
      3. 3. Francis (Meshack) Hunt 1515–1570
      4. 4. John (Rice) Hunt 1503–
      5. 5. George Hunt 1500–1552
      6. 6. George Hunt 1500–1552
      7. 7. George Hunt 1528–
      8. 8. Peter (Fig) Hunt 1503–
      9. 9. Senator (William) Hunt 1493–1552
      10. 10. John (Rice) Hunt 1503–
      11. 11. William (Lyncolne) Hunt 1510–1552
    2. 2. Henry VII 1457–1509
  2. 2. Lord (Thomas) Roos 1427–1464

John Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1404
25 Mar 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 Wimborne, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
Wimborne, East Dorset District, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1404
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1444
    Event Place: Wimborne, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    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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