John

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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman and military commander, the eldest of John of Gaunt’s legitimized Beaufort children and a prominent figure in the early Lancastrian dynasty.

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instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
Lancastrian noble
member of the Beaufort family
military commander
allegiance House of Lancaster
Kingdom of England
birthDate circa 1371
burialPlace St Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral
child Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset
Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon
Thomas Beaufort
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 16 March 1410
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
era Late Middle Ages
familyName Beaufort
father John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
linked to: John of Gaunt
givenName John
grandfather Edward III of England
languageOfWorkOrName English
legitimizedBy Pope Boniface IX
Richard II of England
memberOf House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family

House of Lancaster
militaryConflict Hundred Years’ War
linked to: Hundred Years' War
mother Katherine Swynford
nobleRank peer of England
nobleTitle Earl of Somerset
notableFor being one of the legitimized Beaufort children of John of Gaunt
service in the early Lancastrian dynasty
positionHeld Earl of Somerset
Marquess of Dorset
Marquess of Somerset
reignOrTenure Earl of Somerset from 1397 to 1410
relatedTo Henry IV of England
Henry V of England
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Henry Beaufort
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
spouse Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence
linked to: Margaret Holland
titleCreationDate 1397 (as Earl of Somerset)

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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset givenName John
subject linked to: John