John De Beaufort 
John was born in 1373 in Chateau De Beaufort, Maine-35-Loire, France. John's father was John of Gaunt and his mother was Catherine Roet. His paternal grandparents were Edward III Plantagenet and Phillipa De Hainault; his maternal grandparents were Payne De Roet and Catherine De Hainault. He had two brothers and a sister, named Henry, Thomas and Joan. He was the oldest of the four children. He had two half-brothers and four half-sisters, named John, Henry IV, Catalina, Philippa, Elizabeth and Isabel. He died at the age of 37 on March 16th, 1410 in St Catherine by the Tower Hospital, London, Middlesex, England. He was buried in St Michael's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England.General Notes
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Alias:<ALIA> /Fairborn/
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1373 - March 16, 1410) was the fir
st of the four children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistr
ess (later his wife) Katherine Swynford. Beaufort was born in about 1373 a
nd his surname probably reflects his birthplace, his father's Beaufort Cas
tle in Anjou, France. The family emblem was the portcullis which is sho
wn on the back of a 1p coin. John of Gaunt had his nephew Richard II of En
gland declare the Beaufort children legitimate in 1390, with the importa
nt proviso that they were barred from the succession to the throne, despi
te being the grandchildren of Edward III of England. It is thought that th
is may have been a "private" act (that is, not entered in the public recor
ds), because, in January 1397, the Duke had Parliament issue a similar dec
laration, with the same proviso. Later that month, Gaunt married Katheri
ne although they had been living apart for some years, possibly in ord
er to have their children publicly declared legitimate. While this legal w
rangling ultimately caused an enormous amount of bloodshed and destructio
n, it did result in one of the Beaufort descendants ascending the thro
ne as Henry VII.
John Beaufort was created Earl of Somerset on February 10, 1397. On Septem
ber 28 of that year he married Margaret Holland, daughter of Thomas Hollan
d, 2nd Earl of Kent; the next day he was created Marquess of Somerset a
nd Dorset. Also sometime that year he was made a Knight of the Garte
r. He lost the two marquessates in 1399 after the accession of Henry I
V. In 1404 he was Constable of England.
He and his wife had six children:
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (c. 1401 - November 25, 1418).
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (baptized March 25, 1404 - May 27, 144
4).
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). Married Thomas De Courtenay, 14th Ea
rl of Devon.
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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.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Bury St Edmund, Suffolk, England
- b.18 Jun 1239 in Westiminister, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-On-The-Sands, Cumberland, England
- b.1218 in Aix-en-Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley, England
- b.19 Aug 1201 in Leon, Castile, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.~ 1244 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.16 Mar 1279 in Abbeville, Somme, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Shene Palace, Surrey, England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle De France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.1268 in Fontainebleau, Isle De France, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainebleau, Isle De France, France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Aragon d.28 Jan 1272 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.1292 in Paris, Seine, France d.25 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.Jan 1272 in Bar-Sur-Seine, France d.02 Apr 1305 in Chateau De Vincennes, Vincennes, France
- b.24 Jun 1340 in St Bavo Abbey, Ghent, Flanders d.03 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, England
- b.Apr 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1247 in Brabant, Flanders d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1226 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d.01 Mar 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1286 in Avesnes, Pas-De-Calais, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1252 in Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Hainault, Flanders d.15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle De France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.12 Mar 1271 in Vincennes, Isle De France, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-Le-Roi, France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Aragon d.28 Jan 1272 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.~ 1294 in Longpont, Aisne, France d.07 Mar 1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
- b.1373 in Chateau De Beaufort, Maine-35-Loire, France d.16 Mar 1410 in St Catherine by the Tower Hospital, London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1310 in Roet, Hainault, Flanders d.1363 in Picardy, Somme, France
- b.~ 1349 in Picardy, Somme, France d.10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
- b.Apr 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1247 in Brabant, Flanders d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1226 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d.01 Mar 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1286 in Avesnes, Pas-De-Calais, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1252 in Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1320 in Roet, Hainault, Flanders d.> 1375
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle De France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.12 Mar 1271 in Vincennes, Isle De France, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-Le-Roi, France
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Aragon d.28 Jan 1272 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.~ 1294 in Longpont, Aisne, France d.07 Mar 1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.1273 in Napoli, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
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John and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony about 1398. They had four sons and two daughters, named Henry, John, Thomas, Edmund, Joan and Margaret.
Family Notes
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Children
Joan De Beaufort
Joan was born in 1398 in Westiminster, Middlesex, England. She died at the age of 47 on July 15th, 1445 in Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland. She was buried on November 22nd, 1445 in Charter House, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Henry De Beaufort
Henry was born about 1400 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. He died on November 25th, 1418.
John De Beaufort
John was born on March 25th, 1404 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. He died at the age of 40 on May 27th, 1444 in St Albans, England. He was buried in 1444 in Wimborne Minster, Church of St Cuthburga, Dorset, England.
Thomas De Beaufort
Thomas was born in 1405 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. He died at the age of 27 in 1432.
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