Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset

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Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, military commander in the Hundred Years’ War, and key Lancastrian leader during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century English person
English nobleman
Lancastrian leader
military commander
peer of England
allegiance House of Lancaster
King Henry VI of England
birthDate c. 1406
causeOfDeathContext killed by Yorkist forces at the First Battle of St Albans
child Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
Eleanor Beaufort
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Joan Beaufort
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford
country Kingdom of England
deathCause killed in battle
deathDate 22 May 1455
deathPlace St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
familyName Beaufort
father John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
givenName Edmund
grandfather John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
linked to: John of Gaunt
greatGrandfather King Edward III of England
historicalSignificance key Lancastrian leader in the early phase of the Wars of the Roses
mannerOfDeath death in action
militaryConflict Hundred Years’ War
linked to: Hundred Years' War

Wars of the Roses
mother Margaret Holland
nobleFamily House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family

House of Lancaster
notableBattle Campaigns in Normandy
First Battle of St Albans
Siege of Rouen (1449)
linked to: Siege of Rouen
placeOfBurial St Albans Abbey
linked to: Abbey of St Albans
politicalAlignment supporter of royal authority against Richard, Duke of York
positionHeld Captain of Calais
Governor of Normandy
Lieutenant-General of France
Lord Chamberlain of England
Lord High Constable of England
member of the King’s Council
relative King Henry VI of England
Margaret of Anjou
roleInEvent leading royal favourite during the minority of Henry VI
principal Lancastrian commander at the First Battle of St Albans
sibling Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
spouse Eleanor Beauchamp
title Duke of Somerset
Earl of Dorset
Knight of the Garter
Marquess of Dorset

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Beaufort family hasNotableMember Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Beaufort family hasTitle Earl of Somerset
linked to: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Margaret Holland child Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Marquess of Dorset heldBy Edmund Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Dorset
linked to: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset notableBearer Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (second creation)
linked to: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset