Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset

The Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort (left) negotiating with French envoys at Rouen, miniature from Bibliotheque Nationale de France, MS Fr. 2691, a copy of the Chronique of Jean Chartier, c. 1470–80, probably decorated by Philippe de Mazerolles.
Born1406
Died22 May 1455 (aged ~49)
Resting placeSt Albans Abbey
NationalityEnglish
OpponentRichard, Duke of York
SpouseEleanor Beauchamp
Children10, including:
Parent(s)John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Margaret Holland
FamilyBeaufort
Military career
Battles / warsHundred Years' War
Wars of the Roses
AwardsOrder of the Garter
Arms of Beaufort: Royal arms of King Edward III within a bordure compony argent and azure for difference of Beaufort

Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain,[a] KG (1406 – 22 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War. His rivalry with Richard, Duke of York, was a leading cause of the Wars of the Roses.

  1. ^ "Genuki: The English Peerage - Extinct Peerages, [Non-geographic]". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2024.


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