Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Sir John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset. London, England.
John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG (c. 1373 – 16 March 1410) was an English nobleman and politician. He was early inured to arms, and fought at the age of seventeent with Henry V in France. He was early inured to arms, and fought at the age of seventeent with Henry V in France. It is the earliest garter plate with supporters. His father was the illegitimate son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, (the third surviving son of King Edward III) and Katherine Swynford. 1410. 1371-1410. Baptised on 25 March 1404, he was the second son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, and Margaret Holland, and succeeded his childless elder brother Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset, to become the 3rd Earl of Somerset in 1418. John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404-1444) 2. 29 January 1371. He married Margaret Beauchamp (c1410-1482) circa2 August 1441 JL . Notable ancestors includeHenry II of England (1133-1189), William I of England (1027-1087), Charlemagne (747-814), Hugh Capet (c940 …
John Beaufort was the second son of the elder John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset and eldest of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt (third surviving son of Edward III) and his long-time mistress (and eventual wife) Katherine Swynford. People Projects Discussions Surnames The badge of an ostrich feather, here shown as a pair, is blazoned: feather argent pen gobonne argent and azure The young earl fought in Henry V's 1419 campaigns in France. Prominent members of the Beaufort family include:-John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1371-1410) The eldest son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swnford, John Beaufort served in the crusade of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon in North Africa and later was in Lithuania serving with the Teutonic Knights. FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations.
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. On May 27, 1444 an Englishman named John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset died at the age of 40.
After his parents' marriage and his subsequent legitimization John was created Earl of Somerset. John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, KG (1403 – 27 May 1444) was an English nobleman and military commander. John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.Baptised on 25 March 1404, he was the second son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, Margaret Holland, succeeded his childless elder brother Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset, to become the 3rd Earl of Somerset in 1418, he was the 1st Earl of Kendal.