Edmund De Beaufort Duke Of Somerset

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Acceded: 1430. 4Th Earl Of Somerset.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Earl Of Mortain 1430, Earl Of Dorset 1438, Marquis Of Dorset 1433.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Duke Of Somerset 1444 , Regent Of France.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Created 2ND Duke Of Somerset In 1448.; Fact 4
• Fact 5: Led Faction Against The Duke Of York For Power Over The Weak King Henry Vi.; Fact 5
• Fact 6: He & His Party Were Rapacious & Poor Administrators Of The Realm.; Fact 6
• Fact 7: Held Responsible For Many For Losing English France (Normandy & Gascony).; Fact 7
• Fact 8: Militarily Inept.; Fact 8
• Fact 9: Lieutenant General Of France, Normandy & Guienne.; Fact 9
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1406, England; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 1455; Alt. Death

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Source: Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 460, 482.

Edmund Beaufort II *styled* himself 4th Duke of Somerset,(ie, the 4th Beaufort to be duke) or technically 3rd duke (from the dukedom's second creation in 1448). There was no stable tenure in the dukedom for the family; it was shortlived and tenuous 1443-61, 1463-64. The 1st duke was John II (d. 1444), 3rd Earl of Somerset; the dukedom was created in 1443. His brother Edmund I (d. 1455) succeeded as 4th earl, was created (2nd Beaufort) Duke of Somerset in 1448. Edmund's son Henry II (d. 1464) technically succeeded as 5th earl (3rd Beaufort) duke in 1455, was attainted 1461, restored 1463; the restoration was nullified 1464. Henry's brother Edmund II (d.1471) was next in line but not recogized as either 6th earl or 4th duke by the Yorkists. Left out above, for the sake of clarity, was the family's equally tenuous earldom of Dorset (1411-26, 1441-61, 1463-64) and marquessate of Dorset (1397-99, 1443-61, 1463-64), peerages sometimes held simultaneously with the Somerset titles.
Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 460, 482.

Died:
Slain in battle.

Edmund married Alianor De Beauchamp in 1433 in England. Alianor (daughter of Richard De Beauchamp and Elizabeth De Berkeley) was born in Sep 1407 in Walthamstow, Essex, England; died between 6 Mar 1466 and 1467 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eleanor De Beaufort was born in 1431 in England; and died.
2. Anne De Beaufort was born in 1435 in London, Middlesex, England; and died.
3. Henry De Beaufort was born between 26 Jan 1435 and 1436; and died.
4. Edmund De Beaufort was born about 1439; and died.
5. Elizabeth De Beaufort
6. Thomas De Beaufort
7. John De Beaufort
8. Joan De Beaufort
9. Mary De Beaufort
10. Margaret De Beaufort

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Acceded: 1397. 1St Earl Of Somerset.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Marquess Of Dorset 1397-99.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Lord High Admiral Of England.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Marquis Of Somerset.; Fact 4
• Name: John De Beafort Mar De Dorset & Somerset
• Alt. Birth: 1373, Pottersgate, England; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: Between 16 Mar 1409 and 1410, London, England; Alt. Death

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There were four children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, by his mistress, Catherine (Roet) Swynford, whom Gaunt later married (on 13 January 1396) as his third wife, at which time their four (grown) children were legitimized, taking the surname Beaufort. After John of Gaunt's death, however, the four Beauforts were barred from succession to the English throne by their half-brother King
Henry IV. Nevertheless, John Beaufort's (the eldest of the four children) great-grandson Henry (VII) Tudor was able to win the throne in 1485 partly by virtue of his descent, through John Beaufort from the Lancastrian Plantagenets.

John married Margaret De Holand before 28 Sep 1397 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. Margaret (daughter of Thomas De Holand Earl Of Kent, II and Baroness Cherle Alice Fitz Fitzalan, Of Arundel) was born about 1385 in Upholland, Lancashire; died on 30 Dec 1439 in St. Saviours Abbey, Bermondsey, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 1385, Arundel, Sussex, England; Alt. Birth

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Acceded: 13 Nov 1362 As Duke Of Lancaster. Also Lord Beaufort & Nogent.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Also The Earl Of Richmond, Earl Of Derby, Lincoln. Duke Of Aquitaine.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Also King Of Castile & Leon. Lord Of Bergerac & Roche-Sur-Yon.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Dominated Gov't. Of England During His Father Hing Edward Iii's Declining Years.; Fact 4
• Name: John Of Gaunt Plantagenet Earl Of Richmond
• Name: John Plantagenet
• Alt. Birth: 28 Mar 1340, St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Netherlands; Alt. Birth

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Reference number Washington-11766.

John married Katherine De Roet, Of Guienne between 13 Jan 1395 and 1396 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Katherine (daughter of Kt Payne De Roet, Of Guienne and Unknown) was born in 1350 in Picardy, Hainault, France; died on 10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Governess To John Of Gaunt's Daughter By His 1St Wife, Blanche Plantagenet.; Fact 1
• Alt. Birth: 1350, Picardy, Hainault, Belgium; Alt. Birth

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Acceded: 1381. 2ND Earl Of Kent.; Fact 1

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Reference number Washington-4270.

Thomas married Baroness Cherle Alice Fitz Fitzalan, Of Arundel on 10 Apr 1364. Alice (daughter of Richard Fitz Alan, Earl and [Countess Of Aru Alianor Plantagenet, Of Lancaster, daughter of Earl Of Arundel Richard Fitzalan Earl Of Arundel, III and Elizabeth De Bohun, daughter of [Earl Of Arundel Richard Fitzalan II "Copper Hat" Earl Of Arundel and [Countess Of Aru Alianor Plantagenet, Of Lancaster) was born in 1373 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England; died in 1447 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact 1: Fact 1

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Facts about this person:

Alt. Born Abt. 1378
OF, Arundel, SUSSEX, ENGLAND

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Date of Import: Nov 3, 2000

Alt. Died October 1415

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Date of Import: Nov 3, 2000

Other Events and Attributes:

• Category: English Royalty - Plantagenet Line
• Fact 1: Acceded: 21 Sep 1327, Westminster Abbey, Reigned 1327-1377.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Interred: Westminster Abbey, London, England.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Assumed Effective Power In 1330 After Imprisoning His Mother.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Executed His Mother's Lover Roger DE Mortimer Who Had Murdered His Father (1330); Fact 4
• Fact 5: Therafter His Reign Was Dominated By Military Adventures.; Fact 5
• Fact 6: Great Victory In Scotland At Haildon Hill (1333).; Fact 6
• Fact 7: Planned The Union Of Scotland & England (1363).; Fact 7
• Fact 8: Began The 100 Years War (1337)By Claiming Throne Of France, Thru His Mother.; Fact 8
• Fact 9: His Son John Of Gaunt Dominated The Government During His Last Years.; Fact 9
• Name: Edward III Plantagenet

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Acceded 1327-1377.

Edward III
Edward III (reigned 1327-77) was 14 when he was crowned King and assumed government in his own right in 1330. In 1337, Edward created the Duchy of Cornwall to provide the heir to the throne with an income independent of the sovereign or the state. An able soldier, and an inspiring leader, Edward founded the Order of the Garter in 1348.
At the beginning of the Hundred Years War in 1337, actual campaigning started when the King invaded France in 1339 and laid claim to the throne of France. Following a sea victory at Sluys in 1340, Edward overran Brittany in 1342 and in 1346 he landed in Normandy defeating the French King, Philip IV, at the Battle of CrÈcy and his son Edward (the Black Prince) repeated his success at Poitiers (1356). By 1360 Edward controlled over a quarter of France. His successes consolidated the support of the nobles, lessened criticism of the taxes, and improved relations with Parliament. However, under the 1375 Treaty of Bruges the French King, Charles V, reversed most of the English conquests; Calais and a coastal strip near Bordeaux were Edward's only lasting gain.

Failure abroad provoked criticism at home. The Black Death plague outbreaks of 1348-9, 1361-2 and 1369 inflicted severe social dislocation (the King lost a daughter to the plague) and caused deflation; severe laws were introduced to attempt to fix wages and prices. In 1376, the 'Good Parliament' (which saw the election of the first Speaker to represent the Commons) attacked the high taxes and criticised the King's advisers. The ageing King withdrew to Windsor for the rest of his reign, eventually dying at Sheen Palace, Surrey.
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Reference number Washington-23532.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Edward III (reigned 1327-77) was 14 when he was crowned king and assumed government in his own right in 1330. An able soldier, and an inspiring leader, Edward founded the Order of the Garter in1348. At the beginning of the Hundred Years War, the king invaded France in 1338. At first, Edward was unsuccessful, but in 1346 he landed in
Normandy defeating the French king, Philip IV, at the Battle of Crecy and again at Poitiers (1356). By 1360 Edward controlled over a quarter of France. His successes consolidated the support of the nobles, lessened criticism of the taxes, and improved relations with Parliament. However, by 1374 the French king, Charles V, had reversed most of the English conquests. Failure abroad
provoked criticism at home. In 1376, the 'Good Parliament' (which saw the election of the first Speaker to represent the Commons) attacked the high taxes and criticised the king's advisers. The ageing king withdrew to Windsor for the rest of his reign.

REF: "Royal Descents of Famous People" Mark Humphreys: Edward III is "often described as the ancestor of the British upper middle class" (Steve Jones' estimate, Burkes Press)...I have seen it quoted that 80% of the population of England is descended from Edward III, but Steve Jones' estimate (for Britain) above would imply the figure is considerably lower. Jones book "In the Blood: God, Genes, & Destiny" 1996, estimates that 25% of the population of Britain is descended from William the Conqueror. Consider you need two parents, four grandparents, etc. Assuming an average of abt 25 years per generation, you only need go back to 1200, quite within historical times, to need more separate ancestors than the population of the world. Therefor we all must descend from cousin marriages, many times over, even within the last few hundred years. Davenport claimed "no people of English descent are more distantly related than 30th cousins".

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Reference number Washington-23532.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Edward III (reigned 1327-77) was 14 when he was crowned king and assumed government in his own right in 1330. An able soldier, and an inspiring leader, Edward founded the Order of the Garter in1348. At the beginning of the Hundred Years War, the king invaded France in 1338. At first, Edward was unsuccessful, but in 1346 he landed in
Normandy defeating the French king, Philip IV, at the Battle of Crecy and again at Poitiers (1356). By 1360 Edward controlled over a quarter of France. His successes consolidated the support of the nobles, lessened criticism of the taxes, and improved relations with Parliament. However, by 1374 the French king, Charles V, had reversed most of the English conquests. Failure abroad
provoked criticism at home. In 1376, the 'Good Parliament' (which saw the election of the first Speaker to represent the Commons) attacked the high taxes and criticised the king's advisers. The ageing king withdrew to Windsor for the rest of his reign.

REF: "Royal Descents of Famous People" Mark Humphreys: Edward III is "often described as the ancestor of the British upper middle class" (Steve Jones' estimate, Burkes Press)...I have seen it quoted that 80% of the population of England is descended from Edward III, but Steve Jones' estimate (for Britain) above would imply the figure is considerably lower. Jones book "In the Blood: God, Genes, & Destiny" 1996, estimates that 25% of the population of Britain is descended from William the Conqueror. Consider you need two parents, four grandparents, etc. Assuming an average of abt 25 years per generation, you only need go back to 1200, quite within historical times, to need more separate ancestors than the population of the world. Therefor we all must descend from cousin marriages, many times over, even within the last few hundred years. Davenport claimed "no people of English descent are more distantly related than 30th cousins".

Edward married Philippe De Hainault between 24 Jan 1327 and 1328 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England. Philippe (daughter of Guillaume III Le Bon Ct De Hainault & Holland and Jeanne De Valois) was born on 24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, Hainault, Belgium; died on 14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England; was buried in Wesminster, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Reference number Washington-23533.

Payne married Unknown. was born about 1315 in Picardy, Somme, France; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Assumed In 1360 Jure Uxoris By Right Of Wife Earldom Of Kent.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Baron Holand.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: K.G.; Fact 3
• Alt. Death: 1360, , , England; Alt. Death

Thomas married Joan The Fair Maid Plantagenet, Cts Of Kent in 1348. Joan (daughter of Edmund Plantagenet Of Woodstock Earl Of Kent and Margaret Le Wake Of Liddell Bss Wake) was born on 29 Sep 1328 in England; died on 8 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Known As "The Fair Maid Of Kent"; Fact 1
• Alt. Birth: 29 Sep 1328; Alt. Birth

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This descent (from Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent" Plantagenet thru George Washington) appears in Gary Boyd Roberts, Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants... (Baltimore, 1993), 243. The book is considered something of a standard, although it is not above criticism.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Acceded: 1376.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: 11Th Earl Of Arundel.; 4th

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Its not quite clear which Richard Fitzalan is Joans father, and who her
mother was.

Died:
Beheaded.

Richard married Elizabeth De Bohun on 28 Sep 1359 in , Derbyshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Earl Of Northam William De Bohun Earl Of Northampton and Countess Of Nor Elizabeth De Badlesmere) was born in 1350 in , Derbyshire, England; died on 3 Apr 1385 in , Derbyshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]