John Beaufort | |
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1st Duke of Somerset | |
Earl of Somerset | |
Predecessor | Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (elder brother) |
Successor | Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (younger brother) |
Born | 25 March 1404 |
Died | 27 May 1444 | (aged 40)
Buried | Wimborne Minster church |
Family | Beaufort |
Spouse | Margaret Beauchamp |
Issue Detail | Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby |
Father | John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset |
Mother | Margaret Holland |
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset, KG (25 March 1404 – 27 May 1444) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was the maternal grandfather of Henry VII.