Henry Beaufort | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Winchester | |
.jpg) Imaginary depiction by James Parker, 1791 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Winchester |
| Installed | 1404 |
| Term ended | 1447 |
| Predecessor | William of Wykeham |
| Successor | William Waynflete |
| Other post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 14 July 1398 |
| Created cardinal | 24 May 1426 by Pope Martin V |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1375 |
| Died | 11 April 1447 (aged 71–72) Wolvesey Castle, Winchester, Kingdom of England |
| Buried | Winchester Cathedral |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Parents | John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford |
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| Coat of arms | .svg) |
Henry Beaufort (c. 1375 – 11 April 1447) was an English Catholic prelate and statesman who held the offices of Bishop of Lincoln (1398), Bishop of Winchester (1404) and cardinal (1426).[1] He served three times as Lord Chancellor and played an important role in English politics.
Beaufort was a member of the royal House of Plantagenet,[2] being the second son of the four legitimised children of John of Gaunt (third son of King Edward III) by his mistress (later wife) Katherine Swynford.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Henry Beaufort". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ Rosenthal, Joel Thomas (1970). "The Training of an Elite Group: English Bishops in the Fifteenth Century". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 60 (5) (New Series ed.): 7. doi:10.2307/1005966. JSTOR 1005966.