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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1373 - March 16, 1410) was the first of the four children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford. He was born in about 1373, probably at his father's Beaufort Castle in Anjou, France. In any event, their father gave them the surname "Beaufort" and the portcullis as their emblem. John had his nephew Richard II of England declare his Beaufort children legitimate in 1390 (but with the proviso that they were barred from the succession to the throne, although their father was a son of Edward III of England); it is thought that this may have been a "private" act (that is, not entered in the public records), because, in January 1397, the Duke had Parliament issue a similar declaration, with the same proviso (he married Katherine that same month, although they had been living apart for some years, and that may have been for the purpose of having their children publicly declared legitimate).John Beaufort was created Earl of Somerset on February 10, 1397. On September 28 of that year he married Margaret Holland, daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of KentThomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (1350-1397) was an English nobleman and a councilor of his half-brother Richard II. He was the son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan of Kent, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock and granddaughter of Edward I. After; the next day he was created Marquess of Somerset and Dorset. Also sometime that year he was made a Knight of the Garter. He lost the two marquessates in 1399 after the accession of Henry IVKing of England, Lord of Ireland. Henry IV ( April 3, 1367 March 20, 1413) was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry Bolingbroke . His father, John of Gaunt was the third surviving son of King Edward. In 1404 he was Constable of England.
He and his wife had six children:
- Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of SomersetThis page is about the county of Somerset in the United Kingdom. For other meanings of Somerset, see Somerset (disambiguation). Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. Somerset adjoins Gloucestershire to the north east, Wiltshire to the east, D (c. 1401Events The Lollards, a religious sect taught by John Wycliffe, were persecuted for their beliefs. The Archbishop of Canterbury pressured King Henry IV of England to outlaw them as heretics, under the Act De Heretico Comburendo. After travelling to London, - November 25November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 36 days remaining. Events 1034 Malcolm II of Scotland died. Duncan, the son of his second daughter, instead of Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter,, 1418Events May 19 Capture of Paris by Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy September Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. Births February 23 Pope Paul II Deaths Mircea the Old, ruler).
- John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (baptized March 25, 1404 - May 27, 1444).
- Thomas Beaufort, Earl of Perche (c. 1405 - 1432).
- Joan Beaufort (c. 1406 - July 15 1445), who married James I of Scotland.
- Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (c. 1406 - May 22, 1455).
- Margaret Beaufort (c. 1409 - 1449).
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Somerset, John Beaufort, 1st Earl of
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