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John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset 1404–1444 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1404

Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 27 May 1444

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

Father: John Gaunt

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret John\Beauchamp

Children(s): Lady Beaufort, Oliver John, John Welles

The story of John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset began in 1404 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset married Margaret St John Beauchamp, and had children including John Welles, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Oliver Saint John. John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset began in 1404 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.
  • John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset married Margaret St John Beauchamp, and had children including John Welles, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Oliver Saint John.
  • John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset passed away in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gaunt
1373–1399
Birth Location: England
JG

Spouses(s)

Margaret John\Beauchamp
1410–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
MJ

Children(s)

Lady Beaufort
1443–1509
Birth Location: Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
LB
Oliver John
1428–1497
Birth Location: Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
OJ
John Welles
1450–1499
Birth Location: Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
JW

John Somerset's Ancestors

Self
John Somerset
1404–1444
Birth Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
Parents
John of Gaunt
1373–1399
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Somerset's Descendants

1.
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John (Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and) Somerset (25 March 1404–27 May 1444) m. Margaret (St) John\Beauchamp (1410–8 August 1482)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Beaufort 1443–1509 m. Edmund (Tudor Earl of) Richmond 1431–1456
    1. 1. Henry VII 1455–1509 m. Elizabeth York 1466–1503
      1. 1. Henry (VIII Tudor, Lord, King of England and Ireland, 2nd Monarch of the Tudor) Dynasty 1491–1547 m. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536 m. Katharine (of) Aragon 1485–1536 m. Mary Cary 1499–1705 m. Jane Seymour 1509–1537
        1. 1. Sir (John) Perrott 1565–1592
        2. 2. Thomas Cordray 1520–1582
        3. 3. Richard Edwardes 1525–1566
        4. 4. Mary Plantagenet 1532–1587
        5. 5. Henry Tudor 1511–1511
        6. 6. Baby Tudor 1535–1535
        7. 7. Henry CAREY 1526–1596
        8. 8. King Edward 1537–1553
        9. 9. Henry, (1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1st Earl of Nottingham) FitzRoy 1519–1536 m. Mary Howard 1518–1557
        10. 10. Elizabeth 1565–1647 m. Lord (Robert Sutton Ist) Dudley 1532–1588 m. Lord (Thomas Sudeley High) Seymour 1508–1548 m. Sir (Robert Essex) Devereux 1566–1601 m. Hercule (France Francois) DeValois 1555–1584 m. Henry Dunster 1530–1592 m. Felipe (Philip II 'The Catholic' 'King of Portugal and Spain') Habsburg 1527–1598 m. Sir (Knight Francis) Knollys 1514–1596 m. Sir (Walter) Raleigh 1552–1618
        11. 11. Stillborn (Girl) Tudor 1510–1510
        12. 12. Henry Tudor 1513–1513
        13. 13. Ethelreda (Audrey) Tudor 1518–1555
        14. 14. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey 1524–1569
        15. 15. Thomas (Stuckely) Tudor 1527–1592
        16. 16. Mary (of England\ I Queen of) England 1517–1558
      2. 2. Edward (Tudor) England 1499–1500
      3. 3. Mary (Rose Tudor Queen consort of) France 1495–1533
      4. 4. Arthur (Arthur Tudor Rosebush of England Prince of) Wales 1486–1502 m. Katharine (of) Aragon 1485–1536
        1. 1. Baby Tudor 1534–1534
      5. 5. Elizabeth Tudor 1492–1495
        1. 1. Henry Tudor –1742
      6. 6. Princess (Margaret House of tudor) Tylle 1490–1556 m. Archibald Douglas 1489–1556 m. James IV 1473–1513 m. Hendrik (Lord Stuart van) Methven 1495–1555
        1. 1. Margaret (Margaret Douglas Stewart Countess Douglas Countess of) Lennox 1515–1577
        2. 2. Arthur (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1509–1510
        3. 3. James (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1507–1508
        4. 4. Alexander (Duke Stewart Duke of) Ross 1514–1515
        5. 5. Unnamed (Daughter 1) Stewart 1508–1508
        6. 6. James Stewart 1495–1545
        7. 7. James V 1510–1542
        8. 8. Margaret Stewart 1497–1537 m. Sir (John) Drummond 1489–1531
        9. 9. James (1st Earl Moray) Stewart 1531–1570
      7. 7. Edmund Tudor 1499–1500
  2. 2. Oliver (Saint) John 1428–1497
  3. 3. John Welles 1450–1499

John Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1404
25 March 1404
Birth of John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Westminster, Middlesex, England
1444
27 May 1444
Age 40
Death of John Beaufort Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset and Somerset in Wimborne, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
Wimborne, East Dorset District, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1404
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 48
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 79
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of the ancient family of Marmyun

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1444
    Event Place: Wimborne, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 48
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 79
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0199

    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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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