John Fairborn Marquis Somerset De Beaufort
John Fairborn Marquis Somerset was born about 1375 in de Beaufort Castle, Meuse-et-Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France.1 John Fairborn Marquis Somerset's father was Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt and his mother was Kathrine (Lady Companion) Roet. His paternal grandparents were Edward Iii Plantagenet King of England and Phillipa De Hainaut. He had two brothers named Henry "Cardinal" and Thomas (1st Duke of Exeter). He was the oldest of the three children. He had three half-brothers and five half-sisters, named John of, Henry Iv King of, John, Philippa of, Elizabeth, Isabella, Blanche and Katherine of. He died on March 16th, 1410 in Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine-by-the-Tower, London, England.1 General Notes
Sir John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset was born illegitimately between 1371 and 1373 in Beafort Castle, England.
He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët.
He married Lady Margaret de Holand, daughter of Thomas de Holand, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice FitzAlan, before 28 September 1397.
He died on 16 March 1409/10 in Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the-Tower, The City, London, England.
He was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Sir John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1397.
In February 1397 his illegitmate birth was legitimated by Parliament and Papal decree.
He was created 1st Earl of Somerset [England] on 10 February 1397.
He was created 1st Marquess of Somerset [England] on 29 September 1397.
He was created 1st Marquess of Dorset [England] on 29 September 1397.
He was deposed as Marquess of Dorset and Somerset on 3 November 1399.
He held the office of Constable of England in 1404.
Children of Sir John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand
Lady Margaret Beaufort+ b. c 1400, d. Nov 1449
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset b. 26 Nov 1401, d. 25 Nov 1418
Sir John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset+ b. b 25 Mar 1404, d. 27 May 1444
Thomas Beaufort, Earl of Perche b. 1405, d. 1432
Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset+ b. c 1406, d. 22 May 1455
Lady Joan Beaufort+ b. b 1407, d. 15 Jul 1445
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.10 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England d.16 Jun 1272 in Westminster, London, Eng, England
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh On Sands, Cumberland, Eng, England
- b.1217 in Aix En Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, , England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered)
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
- b.1244 in Burgos,Burgos,,Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, , England
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 Mar 1279 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berks, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Castle, Surrey, , England
- b.11 Sep 1247 in Hainaut, Belgium d.Jun 1296 in Frankrijk, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- b.Jan 1286 in Avenes, Pas de Calais, Normandy, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1252 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.~ 1293 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fontainebleau, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325
- b.~ 1294 in Valois, France d.1352 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- b.01 Jan 1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299 in St Jacques,Paris,Seine,France
- b.Mar 1340 in St Bavon's Abbey, Ghent Belgium d.03 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
- b.01 May 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.11 Sep 1247 in Hainaut, Belgium d.Jun 1296 in Frankrijk, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- b.1226 in , S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.09 Apr 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1280 in Avesnes, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d.08 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1217 in Luxenburg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1281 in Namur, Belgium
- b.1252 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- b.1220 in Meuse, Argonne, Lorraine, France d.25 Nov 1275 in Land, Grant, Minnesota, USA
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Mons, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, , England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fontainebleau, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325
- b.1243 in Montpellier, Herult, France d.28 Jan 1271 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- b.~ 1294 in Valois, France d.1352 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- b.~ 1254 in Napoli, Napoli, Italy d.05 May 1309 in Caranova, Nr Naples, , Italy
- b.01 Jan 1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299 in St Jacques,Paris,Seine,France
- b.~ 1257 d.25 Mar 1323 in Naples, Italy
- b.~ 1375 in de Beaufort Castle, Meuse-et-Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France d.16 Mar 1410 in Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine-by-the-Tower, London, England
- b.~ 1350 in Picardysomme, France d.10 May 1403 in Lincolnshire, England
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They had four sons and a daughter, named Henry (2nd Earl of Somerset), Earl of Kendal 3rd Earl of Somerset' De Beaufort Sir John 'Knight' '1st Duke, Thomas (Earl of Perche), Sir Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Duke Somerset and Margaret (Lady).
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Children
Henry (2nd Earl of Somerset) De Beaufort
Henry (2nd Earl of Somerset) was born on November 26th, 1401. He died at the age of 16 on November 25th, 1418.
Earl of Kendal 3rd Earl of Somerset' De Beaufort Sir John 'Knight' '1st Duke Somerset
Earl of Kendal 3rd Earl of Somerset' De Beaufort Sir John 'Knight' '1st Duke was born on March 25th, 1404 in Westminster, London, Olde England.2 He died at the age of 40 on May 27th, 1444 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, , England.3
Thomas (Earl of Perche) De Beaufort
Thomas (Earl of Perche) was born in 1405. He died at the age of 27 in 1432.
Sir Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Duke Somerset Debeaufort
Sir Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Duke Somerset was born before 1406 in Somerset, England.4 He died on May 12th, 1455 in St Albans, Herefordshire, England.4
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