Name:

John de Beaufort, Earl of Somerset

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Birth:

1373 Beaufort Castle, Anjou, Rhône-Alpes, France

Father:

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster

Mother:

Katheryn de Roët Swynford

Married:

Margaret Holland 23 AUG 1397

Children:

Born: 1401

Died: 1418

Born: 25 MAR 1404 Westminster, London, Greater London, England

Died: 27 MAY 1444

Born: 1405

Died: 1432

Born: 1406

Died: 15 JUL 1445 Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Born: ABT 1406

Died: 1455

Death:

21 APR 1410 Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the-Tower, The City, London, England aged 37

Remarks:

invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1397.«sup»1«/sup» In February 1397 his illegitmate birth was legitimated by Parliament and Papal decree.«sup»2«/sup» He was created «i»1st Earl of Somerset [England]«/i» on 10 February 1397.«sup»1«/sup» He was created «i»1st Marquess of Somerset [England]«/i» on 29 September 1397.«sup»1«/sup» He was created «i»1st Marquess of Dorset [England]«/i» on 29 September 1397.«sup»1«/sup» He was deposed as Marquess of Dorset and Somerset on 3 November 1399.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Constable of England in 1404.«sup»2«/sup»