Henry Beaufort , Cardinal of St. Eusebius 
Henry was born about 1376 in Castle Beaufort, Anjou, France. Henry's father was John Plantagenet of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster and his mother was Catherine de Roet. His paternal grandparents were Edward III Plantagenet King of England and Philippa d' Avesnes , of Hainault; his maternal grandparents were Payne de Roet , Sir Knight and Catherine d' Avesnes , of Hainault. He had a brother and a sister, named John "Fairborn" and Joan. He was the youngest of the three children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Henry IV Plantagenet King of and Elizabeth. He died on April 11th, 1447 in Wolsey Palace, Winchester, Hampshire, England. He was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England.General Notes
Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop of Winchester, Cardinal of St Eusebius, son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, born c1376, died Winchester 11 April 1447. [Magna Charta Sureties]
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Henry played an important role at the trial of Joan of Arc, 24 May 1441.
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Beaufort, Henry (b. c. 1374--d. April 11, 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, Eng.), cardinal and bishop of Winchester and a dominant figure in English politics throughout the first 43 years of the 15th century. From about 1435 until 1443 he controlled the government of the weak King Henry VI.
Beaufort's father was John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of King Edward III, and his mother was Catherine Swynford. During the reign of his cousin King Richard II, he became chancellor of Oxford University (1397) and bishop of Lincoln (1398).
With the accession of his half brother, Henry IV, in 1399, Beaufort was guaranteed a prominent place in politics. In 1403 he became chancellor of England and a royal councillor. In the following year he was appointed bishop of Winchester, one of the richest sees in the country. He then resigned his chancellorship and led the opposition within the council to Henry IV's chief minister, Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury. When Beaufort's nephew and political ally became king as Henry V in 1413, Beaufort again received the chancellorship. In order to climb still higher, the ambitious bishop sought a position with the papacy. Pope Martin V made him a cardinal and papal legate in 1417, but the king, fearing that Beaufort would be an all too effective spokesman for papal policies, soon forced him to resign these ecclesiastical offices.
Upon the accession of the infant Henry VI in 1422, however, Beaufort's talents were allowed to flourish. Already wealthy, he enriched himself further by lending money to the insolvent crown at high interest rates. Beaufort's financing of the state solidifed his power; there was little his enemies could do against the man on whom the solvency of the government depended. Beaufort was made cardinal of St. Eusebius and papal legate in 1426, a move for which he was continually attacked by his uncle, Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, who criticized him for simultaneously holding high positions in church and state. But Beaufort survived Gloucester's sniping, and with the support of the young Henry VI, by the mid-1430s the government was firmly back in his hands. In 1435 and 1439 he attempted without success to negotiate an end to the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) between England and France, and in 1443 he retired from politics. Beaufort was arrogant, self-serving, and greedy to the point of rapacity, but his political and financial acumen were unrivaled in the England of his time. [EncyclopEdia Britannica CD '97, HENRY BEAUFORT]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-on-The-Sand near Carlisle, Cumberland, England
- b.1217 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.25 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (murdered)
- b.19 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.1244 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.28 Nov 1290 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 MAR 1278/79 in Abbeville, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Shene Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy near Paris, Seine, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.1268 in Fontainebleau, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainebleau, France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 JAN 1270/71 in As a result of miscarriage
- b.1292 in Paris, Seine, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1210 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France d.22 Jul 1274 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- b.JAN 1271/72 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain d.02 Apr 1305 in Chateau-de-Vincennes, France
- b.1248 in Arras, Paris, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.MAR 1339/40 in Bavon Abbey, Ghent, Flanders d.3 FEB 1398/99 in Leicester Castle, London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1215 in Oizy, Namur, Belgium d.1256 in Holland
- b.~ 1250 in Hainault, Flanders, Beglium d.1304
- b.~ 1225 in Holland d.~ 1284
- b.~ 1280 in Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, France
- b.1217 in Luxemburg d.24 Nov 1281
- b.~ 1255 in Luxemburg d.1311
- b.~ 1222 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Argonne, Lorraine, France d.23 Nov 1275
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Mons, Hainault, Belgium d.15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy near Paris, Seine, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.12 MAR 1269/70 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir, France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 JAN 1270/71 in As a result of miscarriage
- b.~ 1291 in Valois now Oise, Picardy, France d.7 MAR 1351/52 in Fontenelle, France
- b.~ 1248 in Naples, Italy d.06 May 1309 in Cassanova near Naples, Italy
- b.~ 1273 in Naples, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
- b.~ 1257 in Budapest, Hungary d.25 Mar 1323 in Naples, Italy
- b.~ 1376 in Castle Beaufort, Anjou, France d.11 Apr 1447 in Wolsey Palace, Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.1275 in Roet, Hainault, Belgium d.> 1322 in Roet, Hainault, Belgium
- b.~ 1315 in Roet, Hainault, Belium d.1380 in Ghent, Hainault, Belgium
- b.25 Nov 1350 in Picardy, Hainault, France d.10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1215 in Oizy, Namur, Belgium d.1256 in Holland
- b.~ 1250 in Hainault, Flanders, Beglium d.1304
- b.~ 1225 in Holland d.~ 1284
- b.~ 1280 in Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, France
- b.1217 in Luxemburg d.24 Nov 1281
- b.~ 1255 in Luxemburg d.1311
- b.~ 1222 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Argonne, Lorraine, France d.23 Nov 1275
- b.1320 in Hainault, Belgium d.> 1375 in Ghent, Hainault, Belgium
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy near Paris, Seine, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.12 MAR 1269/70 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir, France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 JAN 1270/71 in As a result of miscarriage
- b.~ 1291 in Valois now Oise, Picardy, France d.7 MAR 1351/52 in Fontenelle, France
- b.~ 1248 in Naples, Italy d.06 May 1309 in Cassanova near Naples, Italy
- b.~ 1273 in Naples, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
- b.~ 1257 in Budapest, Hungary d.25 Mar 1323 in Naples, Italy
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Henry and Alice were married in a religious ceremony in No Marriage. They had a daughter named Joan Jane.
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