John de Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset

• Preferred Name: John de Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]}
  
• Alternate Name: John de Beaufort, cr. Earl of Somerset
  
• Gender: M
  
• Title (Nobility): 10 FEB 1397 with note: Description: 1st Earl of Somerset
  
• Occupation: Warden of the Cinque Ports1397
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 1st Duke of Somerset
  
• Birth: 1373 in Goudet, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France at LATI: N4.8889 LONG: E0.9252
  
• Royal House: with note: Description: Plantagenet
  
• MilitaryService: Lord High Admiral of England1397
  
• Burial: AFT 16 MAR 1410 in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England at LATI: N1.2799 LONG: E0.0828
  
• Occupation: Constable of Dover Castle1397 in Dover, Kent, England at LATI: N1.1274 LONG: E0.312 with note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beaufort,_1st_Earl_of_Somerset
  
• Legitimate+: FEB 1397 with note: Description: by Pope and Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beaufort,_1st_Earl_of_Somerset & Find a Grave
  
• MilitaryService: Captain of Calais
  
• Christening: 1373 in ChÃteau de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, France, France at LATI: N7.5 LONG: E0.3333
  
• FSID: 9HTZ-YQ8
  
• Death: 16 MAR 1410 in Precinct of St Katherine, Middlesex, England at LATI: N1.5064 LONG: E0.071
  
• Occupation: Lord High Constable of England1404 with note: updateEventReason
  
• MilitaryService: Admiral of the North and West
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  The Life Summary of John
  When John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset was born on 29 January 1371, in Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England, his father, John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, was 30 and his mother, Katherine de Roet Duchess of Lancaster, was 20. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Margaret Holland Duchess of Clarence. He registered for military service in 1397. In 1404, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as lord high constable of England. He died on 16 March 1410, in London, England, at the age of 39, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.
  
  John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG (c. 1373-16 March 1410) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the first of the four children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford, whom he married in 1396. Beaufort's surname probably reflects his father's lordship of Beaufort in Champagne, France.
  
  The Beaufort children were declared legitimate twice by parliament during the reign of King Richard II of England, in 1390 and 1397, as well as by Pope Boniface IX in September 1396. Even though they were the grandchildren of Edward III and next in the line of succession after their father's legitimate children by his first two wives, the Beauforts were barred from succession to the throne by their half-brother Henry IV.
  
  Early life
  Between May and September 1390, Beaufort saw military service in North Africa in the Barbary Crusade led by Louis II, Duke of Bourbon. In 1394, he was in Lithuania serving with the Teutonic Knights.
  
  John was created Earl of Somerset on 10 February 1397, just a few days after the legitimation of the Beaufort children was recognized by Parliament. The same month, he was also appointed Admiral of the Irish fleet, as well as Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. In May, his admiralty was extended to include the northern fleet. That summer, the new earl became one of the noblemen who helped Richard II free himself from the power of the Lords Appellant. As a reward, he was created Marquess of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset on 29 September, and sometime later that year he was made a Knight of the Garter and appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine. In addition, two days before his elevation as a Marquess he married the king's niece, Margaret Holland, sister of Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, another of the counter-appellants. John remained in the king's favour even after his older half-brother Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV) was banished from England in 1398.
  
  Later career
  After Richard II was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke in 1399, the new king rescinded the titles that had been given to the counter-appellants, and thus John Beaufort became merely Earl of Somerset again. Nevertheless, he proved loyal to his half-brother's reign, serving in various military commands and on some important diplomatic missions. It was Beaufort who was given the confiscated estates of the Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndwr in 1400, although he would not have been able to take possession of these estates unless he had lived until after 1415. In 1404, he was named Constable of England.
  
  Family
  John Beaufort and his wife Margaret Holland, the daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice FitzAlan, had six children. His granddaughter Lady Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, the son of Dowager Queen Catherine of Valois by Owen Tudor.
  
  Somerset died in the Hospital of St Katharine's by the Tower. He was buried in St Michael's Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral.
  
  His children included the following:
  
  1.) Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (1401-25 November 1418)
  
  2.) John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (baptized 25 March 1404-27 May 1444), father of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, grandfather of King Henry VII of England
  
  2.) Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland (1404-15 July 1445) married James I, King of Scots.
  
  5.) Thomas Beaufort, Count of Perche (1405-3 October 1431)
  
  6) Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406-22 May 1455)
  
  7.) Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon (1409-1449) married Thomas de Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon.
  
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  As a legitimated grandson of the sovereign, Beaufort bore the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a bordure gobony argent and azure.
  
  The family emblem featuring the portcullis was shown on the reverse of British pennies minted between 1971 and 2008.
  
  According to genealogists, a few of Beaufort's notable descendants include British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and codebreaker Alan Turing. Coincidentally, Cumberbatch portrayed Turing in the film The Imitation Game.
  
  Introduction
  John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG (c. 1373 – 16 March 1410) was the first of the four children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lanca
  
  His Early-Later life
  From Wikipedia
  Early life
  
  Early arms of John Beaufort with a bend dexter
  Between May and September 1390, Beaufort saw military service in North Africa in the Barbary Crusade led by Louis II, Duke of
  
  The Lady Margaret Holand and the Poet's Muse
  The tomb of the Lady Margaret Holand (1385-1439) and her two husbands, John Beaufort, duke of Somerset (d. 1410) to her left and on her right, Thomas, duke of Clarence (d. 1421). This Canterbury tomb
  
  History of John Beaufort (1371-1410)
  John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG (c. 1371 – 16 March 1410) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the first of the four i
  
  John Beaufort, Earl Somerset - Notes from Document Sources
  Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. 1 pg 655; Vol. 3 pg 435/497; Vol. 4 pg 642-43; Vol. 5 pg 41
  K.G., of Corfe, Dorset, King's knight, Lieutenant of the Duchy of Aquitaine, 1397-1401, Constable
  
  === John died at St.Catherine, by the tower ===
  John died at St.Catherine, by the tower Hospital and was buried at St.Michael's Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral TITLE is listed as "Marquess of Somerset and Dorset"
  
  === Source: David Faris, Plantagenet Ancestr ===
  Source: David Faris, Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996, Baltimore), 16:10, [2] Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots, Seventh Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1992], 1-32. John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, born in 1371, was the eldest of four children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, by his mistress, Catherine (Roet) Swynford, whom Gaunt later married (on 13 January 1396) as his third wife, at which time their four (grown) children were legitimized, taking the surname Beaufort. After John of Gaunt's death, however, the four Beauforts were barred from succession to the English throne by their half-brother King Henry IV. Nevertheless, John Beaufort's great-grandson Henry (VII) Tudor was able to win the throne in 1485 partly by virtue of his descent, through Beaufort, from both the Lancastrian and Yorkist Plantagenets. He assisted Richard II against the lords appellants (1397); made marquis of Dorset by Richard II; became admiral of the fleet. His daughter Jane or Joan (d. 1445) married (1424) James I of Scotland, whose murderers she punished fiercely. His older son John (1403-1444), 1st Duke of Somerset, commanded Henry V' s forces in France (1439 ff.); with his younger brother Edmund (cr. earl of Dorset, 1442; killed at St. Albans, 1455), recaptured Harfleur (1440). The first John Beaufort's wife was Margaret Holand, daughter of Thomas Holand, Earl of Kent. His 2d son, John Beaufort, Earl--then Duke--of Somerset, married Margaret Beauchamp (of Bletsoe). This younger John's nephew John Beaufort, earl of Dorset, died unmarried at the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
  
  === Family info ===
  Family:
  
  Son of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Richmond and Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
  Husband of Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence
  Father of Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset; Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots; John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset; Thomas Beaufort, Earl of Perche, Duke of Exeter; Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and 1 other
  Brother of Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter; Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland and Cardinal Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester
  Half brother of Blanche Swynford; Dorothy Thimelby (Swynford); Sir Thomas Swinford; Blanche fitzJohn; Filipa de Lencastre, rainha consorte de Portugal and 8 others
  
  === Title Marquess of Somerset and Dorset ===
  Title Marquess of Somerset and Dorset
  
  === In file 7/24/98: Conflicting research li ===
  In file 7/24/98: Conflicting research lists place of birth as London, England and nearPottersgate, Lincolnshire, England. The latter with Christening place asUpholland, Lancashire, England.
  
  === !BIRTH: A Genealogical History of the N ===
  !BIRTH: A Genealogical History of the Name of Kincaid; Eugene Davis Kincaid, III, B.A., J.D.; Virginia State Library & Archives.
  
  === illegitimate birth legitimized by Parliament . . . February, 1397. ===
  illegitimate birth was legitimized by Parliament and Papal decree February, 1397.
  
  === John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, born i ===
  John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, born in 1371, was the eldest of four children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, by his mistress, Catherine (Roet) Swynford, whom Gaunt later married (on 13 January 1396) as his third wife, at which time their four (grown) children were legitimized, taking the surname Beaufort. After John of Gaunt's death, however, the four Beauforts were barred from succession to the English throne by their half-brother King Henry IV. Nevertheless, John Beaufort's great-grandson Henry (VII) Tudor was able to win the throne in 1485 partly by virtue of his descent, through Beaufort, from both the Lancastrian and Yorkist Plantagenets. The first John Beaufort's wife was Margaret Holand, daughter of Thomas Holand, Earl of Kent. His 2d son, John Beaufort, Earl--then Duke--of Somerset, married Margaret Beauchamp (of Bletsoe). This younger John's nephew John Beaufort, earl of Dorset, died unmarried at the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
  
  === !The Houses of Lancaster and York Pedigr ===
  !The Houses of Lancaster and York Pedigree
  
  === Earl of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset and ===
  Earl of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset and Somerset; Knight of the Garter.
  
  === BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER ===
  BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 B465G) TAB 607; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GSNUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.48, 49, 51; THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY OF 17TH CENTURY COLONIST BY DAVID FARIS, P.156; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE, VOL 6, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === "Webster's Biographical Dictionary", G. ===
  "Webster's Biographical Dictionary", G. & C. Merriam Company, Publishers, Springfield, Massachusetts, p. 120 Beaufort. Name of an English noble family which sprang illegitimately from the union of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, of Beaufort castle in Anjou, and Catherine, the widow of Sir Hugh Swynford, and which was legitimized by parliament (1397), but excluded from royal succession. Its members include: John Beaufort (1373?-1410), Earl of Somerset; eldest of 3 sons of this union; assisted Richard II against the lords appellants (1397); made marquis of Dorset by Richard II; became admiral of the fleet. His daughter Jane or Joan (d. 1445) married James I of Scotland, whose murderers she punished fiercely. His older son John (1403-1444), 1st Duke of Somerset, commanded Henry V's forces in France (1439 ff.); with his younger brother Edmund (cr. earl of Dorset, 1442; killed at St. Albans, 1445), 2d Duke of Somerset, recaptured Harfleur (1440).
  
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  John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1 ===
  
  John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1373 - March 16, 1410) was the
  first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt, Duke of
  Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford, later his wife.
  Beaufort was born in about 1371 and his surname probably reflects his
  father's lordship of Beaufort in Champagne, France.[1]
  
  The family emblem was the portcullis which is shown on the reverse of
  a modern British 1p coin. John of Gaunt had his nephew Richard II of
  England declare the Beaufort children legitimate in 1390,[2] Gaunt
  married their mother in January 1396. Despite being the grandchildren
  of Edward III of England, and next in the line of succession after the
  Lancasters, their father's legitimate children, by agreement they were
  barred from the succession to the throne.[3]
  
  Early life
  In 1396, after his parents' marriage, John and his siblings were
  legitimated (in the eyes of the Church) by a papal bull. Early the
  next year, his legitimation was recognized by an act of Parliament,
  and then, a few days later, he was created Earl of Somerset (February
  10, 1397).[4]
  
  That summer the new Earl was one of the noblemen who helped Richard II
  free himself from the power of the Lords Appellant. As a reward on
  September 29 he was created Marquess of Dorset, and sometime later
  that year he was made a Knight of the Garter and appointed Lieutenant
  of Ireland. In addition, two days before his elevation as a Marquess
  he married the King's niece, Margaret Holland, sister of the 3rd earl
  of Kent, another of the counter-appellants. [5]
  
  He remained in the King's favour even after his half-brother Henry
  (later Henry IV) was banished. In February 1397 he was appointed
  Admiral of the Irish fleet, as well as constable of Dover and Warden
  of the Cinque Ports. In May his Admiralty was extended to include the
  northern fleet.
  
  Later career
  After King Richard II was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke in 1399, the
  new king rescinded the titles that had been given to the
  counter-appellants, and thus John Beaufort became merely Earl of
  Somerset again. Nevertheless, he proved loyal to his half-brother's
  reign, serving in various military commands and on some important
  diplomatic missions. It was he who was given the confiscated estates
  of the Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndwr in 1400, although Beaufort
  could not effectively come into these estates until after 1415. In
  1404 he was Constable of England.
  
  Family
  Somerset and his wife Margaret Holland, the daughter of the Earl of
  Kent, had six children; his granddaughter Lady Margaret Beaufort
  married a descendant of Catherine of Valois by Owen Tudor, creating a
  powerful branch of the Lancastrian family and enabling Henry VII to
  claim the throne in spite of the agreement barring the Beaufort family
  from the succession.
  
  Somerset died in the Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the-Tower. He was
  buried in St. Michael's chapel in Canterbury Cathedral.
  
  === He was born illegitimatly. He was inves ===
  He was born illegitimatly. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1397. In Feb 1397 his illegitimate birth was liegitimated by Parliment and Papal decree. He was created 1st Marquess of Somerset, England on 29 Sept 1397. He was deposed as Marquess of Dorset and Somerset on 3 Nov 1399. He held office of Constable of England in 1404.
  
  === THE MAGNA CHARTA SURETIES, by F. L. Weis ===
  THE MAGNA CHARTA SURETIES, by F. L. Weis, 4th Ed., pg. 95, Line 90 #9: Margaret de Holand, d. 30 Dec 1429; m. (1) bef. 28 Sep 1397, John Beaufort (161-18), K.G. Earl & Marquis of Somerset, b. c. 1370, d. 16 Mar 1409/10, son of John of Gaunt (161-17) Duke of Lancaster. (CP XII (1), 39). Line 161 #18, pg. 161; Earl of Somerset, Marquis of Dorset, K.G., (see 90-9), b. c1372, d. 16 Mar 1410. He was legitimated with the 3 other chn. of Katharine by Act of Parliament 20 Rich. II (1397) for all purposes except the royal succession. He m. as her 1st husband, c. 1399, Margaret (90-9), d. c30 Dec 1439, 3rd dau. and event. coh. of Thomas Holand (90-8), 2nd Earl of Kent, K.G. She m. (2) 1411, Thomas, Duke of Clar- ence, K.G., 2nd son of Henry IV. ANCESTRAL ROOTS, by F. L. Weis, 7th Ed., Line 1 #32, pg. 3: m. before 28 Sep 1397, Margaret de Holand (47-33), d. 30 Dec 1439; she m. (2) Thos. Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence. (CP IV 416, VII 415, XII (1) 39-45; DNB Suppl. i, 158; Gens. 1-32: Moriarty, THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY).
  
  === Chancellor of England 1410 - 1412. Earl ===
  Chancellor of England 1410 - 1412. Earl of Dorset in 1412 Duke of Exeter in 1416 Knight of the Garter.
  
  === de Beaufort, John of Somerset, Earl Some ===
  de Beaufort, John of Somerset, Earl Somerset 1st Born: 1373 Acceded: 10 FEB 1397 Died: 16 MAR 1410, St Katherine by the Tower, London Interred: Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent Notes: Marquess of Dorset, Lord High Admiral of England. Marquess of Somerset. The Complete Peerage vol.XIIpI,p.39. Father: Plantagenet, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, b. MAR 1340 Mother: Roet, Catherine Swynford, b. 1350 Married BEF 28 SEP 1397 to Holland, Margaret Child 1: Beaufort, Joan, Lady Child 2: Beaufort, Henry, Earl of Somerset 2nd, b. 1401 Child 3: Beaufort, John, Duke Somerset 1st, b. 1403 Child 4: Beaufort, Thomas, Earl of Perche, b. 1405 Child 5: Beaufort, Edmund, Duke Somerset, b. CIR 1406 Child 6: Beaufort, Margaret
  
  === Knight of Abermarles and Haroldston, in ===
  Knight of Abermarles and Haroldston, in Pembrokeshire, sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1541, and Cardiganshire in 1544, was first knight for the county of Pembroke. He m. Mary, dau. and heir of James Berkeley, 2nd son of Marurice, Lord Berkeley, and widow of Thomas Perrot, of Haroldstown, and by her, who m. 3rdly, Sir Robert Whitney, had issue as listed. Lewis Lloyd, ... was succeeded by,**David ap Lewis Lloyd (living 1596), gent., of Glansevin. He m. Mary, dau. of James Johnes, Esq. (of Llanbadarn-fawr, otherwise called of Dolau-cothi, co. of Cardigan).**Note.-The signarure of this "David Lewys Lloyd" (sic) attests the pedigree of "Lan Sevin" as made out by Lewys Dwnn, Deputy Herald, at Glansevin in the year 1596. "An. R.R. Elsbeth 1596," beginning with "Kydwgan Goch" from Eidw Wylit, Lord of Llywel."*Dwnn also gives the maternal descent of "Mari" of Dolau-cothi, and "James Johns" of Dolau-cothi, thus: -*The mother of Mary, dau. of James Johns, Esq., was Anne, dau. of John ap Tomas ap Hari, Esq., of Kryngae, -*"And her (Anne's) mother was Elen, dau. of Sir Richard Vachan (Vaughan) of Brodorddyn (Bredwardline, Hereforshire, a Knight of War.*"The mother of James Johns, Esq., was Mary Barkle, dau. and heiress of James Barkle, second son of L. Barkle. (Berkeley.)*"And her (Mary's) mother was Isabel, dau. and one of the heiresses of Thomas Mowbr(a)y, Duke of Northffolk."**Here ends Dwnn with "Thomas Lloyd" and the year 1596.
  
  === He was First Earl of Somerset. He was Kn ===
  He was First Earl of Somerset. He was Knight of the Garter.
  
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  === SIR JOHN DE BEAUFORT(BEAUFORT) KNIGHT OF ===
  SIR JOHN DE BEAUFORT(BEAUFORT) KNIGHT OF THE GARTER, EARL OF SOMERSET, MARQUESS OF DORSETT, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND, CAPTAIN OF CALAIS, CONSTABLE OF ENGLAND, CONSTABLE OF WALLINGFORD CASTLE, DOVEY CASTLE AND CORFE CASTLE. HE IS BURIED IN CANTERBURY CATHERDRAL, ST. MICHAELS' CHAPEL IN THE SOUTH TRANSCEPT. SOURCES OF THE DE BEAUFORT LINE ARE: COMPLETE PEERAGE, VOL III P. 170; DELDERFIELD AND COOK: KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND; DAVID WILLIAMSON: DEBRETT'S KINGS AND QUEENS OF BRITAIN; NICHOLS: A COLLECTION OF ALL THE WILLS NOW KNOWN TO BE EXTANT OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND, PRINCES AND PRINCESSES OF WALES AND EVERY OTHER BRANCH OF THE BLOOD ROYAL FROM THE REIGN OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO THAT OF HENRY VII EXCLUSIVE. ( NOTE: HE QUOTES EXTENSIVELY FROM THE SANDFORD: GENEALOGICAL HISTORY); STUART: ROYALITY FOR COMMONERS P.1; REV. W.G.D. FLETCHER: ROYAL DESCENTS: SCOTTISH RECORDS, P. 13. SIR JOHN DE BEAUFORT(BEAUFORT) KNIGHT OF THE GARTER, EARL OF SOMERSET, MARQUESS OF DORSETT, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND, CAPTAIN OF CALAIS, CONSTABLE OF ENGLAND, CONSTABLE OF WALLINGFORD CASTLE, DOVEY CASTLE AND CORFE CASTLE. HE IS BURIED IN CANTERBURY CATHERDRAL, ST. MICHAELS' CHAPEL IN THE SOUTH TRANSCEPT. SOURCES OF THE DE BEAUFORT LINE ARE: COMPLETE PEERAGE, VOL III P. 170; DELDERFIELD AND COOK: KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND; DAVID WILLIAMSON: DEBRETT'S KINGS AND QUEENS OF BRITAIN; NICHOLS: A COLLECTION OF ALL THE WILLS NOW KNOWN TO BE EXTANT OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND, PRINCES AND PRINCESSES OF WALES AND EVERY OTHER BRANCH OF THE BLOOD ROYAL FROM THE REIGN OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO THAT OF HENRY VII EXCLUSIVE. ( NOTE: HE QUOTES EXTENSIVELY FROM THE SANDFORD: GENEALOGICAL HISTORY); STUART: ROYALITY FOR COMMONERS P.1; REV. W.G.D. FLETCHER: ROYAL DESCENTS: SCOTTISH RECORDS, P. 13.
  
  === AFN: 8N4D-FX Information received from b ===
  AFN: 8N4D-FX Information received from book "Who's Who in Late Medieval England", page xxv.
  
  === "Webster's Biographical Dictionary", G. ===
  "Webster's Biographical Dictionary", G. & C. Merriam Company, Publishers, Springfield, Massachusetts, p. 120 Beaufort, Sir Thomas. d. 1427. 3d son of John of Gaunt by Catherine Swynford. English commander; admiral of fleet in the north (1403); commanded royal forces in Scrope's rebellion (1405); captain of Calais (1407); chancellor (1410-12); engaged in wars with French (1412-27); created duke of Exeter (1416); member of council under Gloucester's protectorate (1422 ff.).
  
  === !John Beaufort, Earl and Marquis of Some ===
  !John Beaufort, Earl and Marquis of Somerset, b. abt 1370; d. 16 Mar, 1409/10; m. before 28 Sep. 1397, Margaret De Holand, d. 30 Dec. 1439; she m. (2) Thomas Plantagenet Duke of Clarence. Ref: (CP IV 416; VII 415; XII pt. 1 39-45; DNB Suppl. i, 158) 1st marquis of Dorset (1397-99); 2nd earl of Somerset (1397-1410) and 1st marquis of Somerset (1397-99). Illegitimate eldest son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, ligitimized in 1397 after their marriage. He was the first to bear the name Beaufort, which John chose for his children by Katherine. Deprived of his marquisates when Richard II was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV), he later became chamberlain of England and captain of Calais under Henry. Ref. The Wars of the Roses: 117. Dawson Family Org. John Dawson 6514 Kline St. Arvada Co. 80004.
  
  === !#21> Complete Peerage-v2-p378,-v6-p677, ===
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  === !Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charle ===
  !Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants Page 105 1st Earl of Somerset, 1st Marquis of Dorset, K.G. Lord High Admiral and Great Chamberlain of England. born at St. Catherine-by-the Tower Hospital buried in Canterbury Cathedral Colonial Dames of Royal Descent page 79; 103 Americans of Royal Descent page 79
  
  === !John Beaufort was also Marquis of Somer ===
  !John Beaufort was also Marquis of Somerset. He may not be the son of Blanche. She died "31" September 1369 according to Weis book. He was born "ca. 1370" so he could have been her son but may be son of 2nd wife, Constance. Weis says John Beaufort is the son by the third wife. If his birthdate of ca. 1370 is right (could be 1365-1375 easily), then how can he be son of Catherine Roet who was born 1350, marr. Sir Hugh Swynford, and marr. 2nd Jan. 1396/7 John of Gaunt? Weis. 1-32, 252-34. John was the first Earl of Somerset.
  
  === Earl of Dorset. Some say died 1427. The ===
  Earl of Dorset. Some say died 1427. The Complete Peerage vol.V,pp.200-204. Count of Harcourt, Lord of Lillebonne. The Complete Peerage vol.XIIpI,p.39,note g. Vol.VII,pp.415-416,note i.

• m. 1397 in England

1. Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset, b. 1406 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England     d. 22 MAY 1455 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
2. Joan de Beaufort Queen of Scotland, b. 27 DEC 1407 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England     d. 15 JUL 1445 in Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

1. Title: John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1371-1410), The Peerage
   Author: https://www.thepeerage.com/p10198.htm#i101971
   Publication: Name: https://www.thepeerage.com/p10198.htm#i101971;
   Note: John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset was born illegitimately between 1371 and 1373.1,2 He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët. He married Lady Margaret de Holand, daughter of Thomas de Holand, 2nd/5th Earl of Kent and Lady Alice FitzAlan, before 28 September 1397.1 He died on 16 March 1409/10 at Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the-Tower, The City, London, EnglandG.1 He was buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, EnglandG.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1397.1 In February 1397 his illegitimate birth was legitimated by Parliament and Papal decree.2 He was created 1st Earl of Somerset [England] on 10 February 1397.1 He was created 1st Marquess of Somerset [England] on 29 September 1397.1 He was created 1st Marquess of Dorset [England] on 29 September 1397.1 He was deposed as Marquess of Dorset and Somerset on 3 November 1399.1 He held the office of Constable of England in 1404.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.3 Children of John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand Lady Joan Beaufort+2 d. 15 Jul 1445 Lady Margaret Beaufort+4 b. c 1400, d. Nov 1449 Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset2 b. 26 Nov 1401, d. 25 Nov 1418 John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset+2 b. b 25 Mar 1404, d. 27 May 1444 Thomas Beaufort, Earl of Perche5 b. 1405, d. 1432 Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset+2 b. c 1406, d. 22 May 1455 Citations [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 102. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 220. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8] [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: "Beaufort, John de". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1123. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 104.
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2. Title: Wikiwand: Château de Beaufort
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Beaufort;
   Note: The Château de Beaufort is a ruined castle located along the upper reaches of the Loire River in France. It is near the village of Goudet in the département of Haute-Loire, in the Auvergne region. It was built in the 13th century and modified in the 15th and 16th centuries. Perched on a rocky headland overhanging the granitic rocks of the Margeride, the fortress is today a ruined shell. Robert Louis Stevenson stopped here on his trip documented in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879). "In this pleasant humour I came down the hill to where Goudet stands in a green end of a valley, with Château Beaufort opposite upon a rocky steep, and the stream, as clear as crystal, lying in a deep pool between them." History Built for surveillance and domination of the Loire valley, the castle provides an interesting example of how a 13th-century feudal castle could be adapted to the evolution of military construction, notable with the development of artillery. During the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion it was of historical importance but after the French Revolution it fell victim to a gradual abandonment which reduced it to the state of ruin. The site includes an enceinte, partly rebuilt in the 15th century, which surrounded the fortress halfway up the hill. The castle itself was, right from the start, of square plan with a courtyard occupied on the south by a residence. In the 16th century, Antoine de la Tour added a tower in the north-western corner, a large horseshoe-shaped tower in the south-western corner, and other walls, parts of which remain on the north and south sides, the latter with a corner tower. with turn of angle. Inside the enceinte, the vestiges on the ground or hidden provide little help to suggest how the inhabited parts were divided. In the north-east, are remnants of an arched room and a chimney. The 15th-century tower was reinforced internally by a second wall and was pierced with holes for archers and cannons. It has been listed since 1994 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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3. Title: Proof of age for John brother and heir of Henry son and heir of John earl of Somerset
   Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/22-677/ [Accessed: 25/1/2020]
   Publication: Name: http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/22-677/;
   
4. Title: John de Beaufort, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKJ-TTDD : 6 March 2021), Earl of Somerset, ; Burial, Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, Canterbury Cathedral; citing record ID 46305389, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKJ-TTDD;
   
5. Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
   Author: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 79
   Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1981/records/79856;
   
6. Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
   Author: London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 683
   Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1981/records/10093659;
   
7. Title: John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beaufort,_1st_Earl_of_Somerset;
   
8. Title: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
   Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5877/records/25344;
   
9. Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain Americian Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr, Page number: 1-32, 252-31
   
10. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Thomas duke of Exeter
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/22-791/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99733377;
    
11. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for John earl of Somerset
    Author: J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 752-799', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 19, Henry IV (London, 1992), pp. 269-289. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp269-289 [accessed 15 January 2020].
    Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp269-289;
    Note: 762 JOHN EARL OF SOMERSET Writ 10 April 1410, and writ, precipimus, ordering return of the inquisition. 22 Nov. 1410. LEICESTER. Inquisition. Lutterworth. 10 June. He held the manor of Enderby of the king in chief of the duchy of Lancaster and the honour of Leicester by knight service, annual value 20 marks. He died on 16 March last. Henry Beauford, his son and next heir, was aged 9 years on 25 Nov. 1409. 763 Writ 10 April 1410. SHROPSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition. Shrewsbury. 11 Sept. He held in his demesne as of fee the manors and lordships of ‘Glyndourdy’ in Edeirnion, and ‘Sawarth’ in ‘Kentilleth’ in North Wales, of Henry prince of Wales of the principality of North Wales, annual value nil because of the invasion of the rebels and the destruction of war. Date of death and heir as above. 764 Writ 10 April 1410. STAFFORD. Inquisition. Wolverhampton. 4 Sept. Jointly with Margaret his wife who survives him he held a rent of £4 by the grant of Richard II to him as marquess of Dorset, confirmed by the present king [CPR 1399–1401, p.404] to them and the heirs of their bodies. It is rendered by the earl of Warwick from the manor of Walsall and paid by the sheriff. The grant and confirmation were shown to the jurors. Date of death and heir as above. 765 Writ 10 April 1410. CAMBRIDGE. Inquisition. Orwell. 14 July. He held the manor of Orwell in his demesne as of fee of the honour of Gloucester by knight service, except for 1 hide held of Henry Bekesworth in socage, annual value 66s. and no more because the following have annuities from the manor granted by the earl by letters patent: William Bowes, knight, £20, Reynold Curteys, esquire, 10 marks, Thomas Hardy 10 marks and John Hill 5 marks. Date of death and heir as above. 766 LINCOLN. Inquisition. West Deeping. 27 May 1410. He held 1 messuage in Spalding in his demesne as of fee of the prior of Spalding, service unknown, annual value 2s. In right of the inheritance of Margaret his wife he held of the king in chief, service unknown, the manor of Market Deeping except for certain lands and tenements in Barholm and Stowe, a pasture called Cranmore, 3 watermills in Market Deeping and West Deeping, 48 a. and 2 1/2 roods of demesne lands in the parish of Deeping St. James, 81 a. and 1 1/2 roods of demesne lands in the parish of East Deeping, 20 a. demesne meadow in ‘Northmede’ there, 14 a. meadow in ‘Flodegatewong’ and 3 1/2 a. west of Lolham bridge, parcel of the manor, assigned to Lucy widow of Edmund earl of Kent in dower, with reversion to Edmund earl of March, Joan duchess of York, Margaret, Eleanor wife of Thomas earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth wife of John de Nevill, knight, as heirs of Edmund earl of Kent; annual value of the manor beyond annuities 100 marks, the exceptions excepted. Date of death and heir as above. 767 Writ 10 April 1410. LINCOLN. Inquisition. West Deeping. 16 June. Findings as last. 768 Writ 10 April 1410. MIDDLESEX. Inquisition. Westminster. 28 June. On 12 Nov. 1404 with the assent of the parliament at Coventry the king granted him £1,000 yearly at the Exchequer to hold to himself and his heirs until he was granted lands of that value, despite any earlier grants of Richard II, John late duke of Lancaster or the present king. So he held until on 25 Oct. last by other letters patent the king granted him £500 from the petty custom in the port of London as part of this annuity [CPR 1401–5, p.477; 1408–13, p.142]. Date of death and heir as above. 769 Writ 10 April 1410 LONDON. Inquisition. 12 June. He held a mansion or place called ‘la Toure’ in the parish of All Hallows the Less of the king in free burgage. John earl of Huntingdon formerly held it by the grant of Alice de Wyndesore and forfeited it, whereupon the king granted it to him to hold for life. He also held by the two grants, as in the last, £500 from the petty custom in the port of London. Date of death and heir as above. 770 Writ 10 April 1410. NORTHAMPTON. Inquisition. Northampton. 20 June. He held in his demesne as of fee: Overstone, the manor, of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value 100s. and no more because Thomas Thorley and Isabel his wife have an annuity of 20 marks for life by letters patent of the earl. Little Brampton, half the manor, of the king of the honour of Leicester, service unknown, annual value 10 marks and no more because Robert de Frampton has an annuity of 20 marks for life by letters patent of the earl. Eydon, the manor, of the king of the same honour, service unknown, annual value £10. Maxey, the manor, half called ‘Delamaresfee’ of the abbot of Peterborough, service unknown, annual value £24, and the other half called ‘Arderesfee’ of the heir of the earl of Kent of his manor of Torpel, service unknown, annual value £16. In right of Margaret his wife he held the manor of Long Buckby of the king of the duchy of Lancaster, by the king’s grant to her for life, service unknown, annual value £60. He also held by right of the inheritance of Margaret the manor of Torpel of the king in chief, service unknown, annual value £20. Date of death and heir as above. 771 Writ 10 April 1410. DEVON. Inquisition. Sampford Peverell. 10 June. Jointly with Margaret his wife he held the manors of Sampford Peverell and Aller Peverell with all rents, services, profits and commodities in Sampford Peverell, Aller Peverell, Beohill, Leonard Moor, ‘Pratteslond’, Swandhams, Colyford, ‘Pechecroft’, Halsewood, the hundred of Halberton, ‘Prestonlond’, Shutelake, Bulealler, ‘Yee’, Shuffhayes, ‘Howyngham’ and Westcott, which were held by William de Asthorp, knight, by the grant of Henry bishop of Winchester and formerly of Lincoln, Edmund bishop of Exeter, Henry archbishop of York and formerly bishop of Bath, Thomas bishop of Durham and Henry Merston, clerk, to them for the term of their lives, with successive remainders to John his son, Thomas brother of John, Edmund their brother, the heirs of the body of each in turn and the heirs of the earl, by licence of the king [CPR 1401–5, pp.17, 95]. they are held of the king in chief, except for the hundred of Halberton of Lord Despenser, and all by knight service. The annual value, beyond a yearly rent of 40s. granted by William Asthorp, knight, to John Wresill for life from the manor of Aller and confirmed by the earl by letters patent, is 50 marks. Date of death and heir as above. 772 Writ 10 April 1410. SOMERSET. Inquisition. Ilchester. 12 June. He held to himself and the heirs of his body 2 parts of the following, with the reversion of the third part held in dower by Elizabeth widow of William earl of Salisbury, by the grant of Robert de Whitteby, clerk, and Thomas Skelton, with remainder to Thomas Beauford and the heirs of his body: Curry Rivel, the manor, of the king in chief by knight service, annual value beyond the cost of repairs £21 8s. Martock, the manor, of the king in chief by knight service, annual value beyond annuities £38 16s. Langport Eastover and Langport Westover, the boroughs of the king in socage, annual values 10s. and 40s. Abdick and Bulstone, the hundreds, of the king in chief by knight service, annual values 5 marks and 40s. He also held to himself and his heirs male a rent of £20 from the county payable by the sheriff, by letters patent of Richard II shown to the jurors [CChR 1341–1417, p.368; CCR 1396–9, pp.322–3]. He had granted a rent of 20 marks to Richard Boyton, esquire, from the manor of Martock by deed dated at London on 31 March 1409, a rent of 66s.8d. to Thomas Waryn from the same manor, a tenement in Hinton in the manor of Martock, formerly of John Lovegay, to Henry Messager and Alice his wife for their lives, a rent of 100s. to Richard Bigg, chaplain, from the same manor to celebrate daily in the chapel of St. Mary there for the soul of himself and for those of his ancestors, a rent of 10 marks to John Burton from the manor of Curry Rivel, and one of 5 marks to John Strode from the same manor, all for the term of their lives, the deeds being shown to the jurors. Date of death and heir as above. 773 DORSET. Inquisition. Dorchester. 1 July 1410. He held the castle and lordship of Corfe Castle of the king in chief by knight service by the king’s grant of 8 Jan. 1410 to him and his heirs male. He appointed William Tybenham to be his lieutenant there for life, taking £10 yearly [CPR 1408–13, pp.189, 198], annual value beyond that 20 marks. Date of death and heir as above. C 137/80, no.44 E 149/94, no.13
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12. Title: England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5877/records/25344;
    
13. Title: Unofficial royalty
    Publication: Name: https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/john-beaufort-1st-earl-of-somerset/;
    
14. Title: John “Earl of Somerset” de Beaufort (1373-1410), Find a Grave
    Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46305389/john-de_beaufort;
    Note: Sir John “Earl of Somerset” de Beaufort BIRTH 1373 Lincolnshire, England DEATH 16 Mar 1410 (aged 36–37) London, City of London, Greater London, England BURIAL Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England PLOT St. Michael's Chapel MEMORIAL ID 46305389 Husband of Lady Margaret de Holand. He was invested as a knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1397, and his illegitimate birth was legitimized by Parliament and Papal decree February, 1397. He became the 1st Earl of Somerset on 10 February, 1397, and the 1st Marquess of Somerset on 29 September, 1397. He was deposed as Marquess of Dorset and Somerset on 3 November 1399. He was the first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt (1340-1399) (third surviving son of King Edward III) by his mistress Katherine Swynford, whom he later married in 1396.
    
15. Title: Inquisition Post Mortem (IPM) for Henry, late cardinal of England and bishop of Winchester
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/26-582/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/26-582/;
    
16. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for John earl of Somerset
    Author: J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 752-799', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 19, Henry IV (London, 1992), pp. 269-289. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp269-289 [access
    Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp269-289;
    
17. Title: Mistress of the Monarchy
    Author: Alison Weir, Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster (New York, NY: Randon House Publishing Group, 2010), Genealogical Table 6.
    
18. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Margaret, late Duchess of Clarence
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/25-438/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99623141;
    Note: MARGARET, LATE DUCHESS OF CLARENCE 438 Writ. ‡ Reading. 4 February 1440. [Bate]. Addressed to the escheator in Warwickshire and Leicestershire.n353 LEICESTERSHIRE. Inquisition. Leicester. 11 October 1440. [Palmer]. Roger Hodord and Richard Coelle , of Enderby; Thomas Mauncell of Newton Harcourt (Newton); William Peek of Kibworth Harcourt; William Russell of Kibworth Beauchamp; Richard Norton of Gaulby; Thomas Crosse of Husbands Bosworth (Boseworth); Thomas Elyot of Theddingworth; John Nicholl of Braunstone; William Crosse and John Ancoke , of Enderby; Richard Coolle of Narborough; John Simond of Burton Overy; and Thomas Mercer of King’s Norton (Norton). She held no lands or tenements of the king, or any other. She died on 30 December 1439. John, earl of Somerset , is her next heir, and aged 30 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 9 February 1441. C 139/101/73 mm. 1–2 439 Writ. Reading. 4 February 1440. [Bate]. GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition [indented]. Cirencester. 4 November 1440. [Rokes]. John Oswold ; Nicholas Tuffley ; Thomas Yonge ; Thomas Ayell ; William Spencer ; William Reymond ; John Hart ; Laurence Gobsell ; Thomas Hart ; Stephen Cante ; John Pecok ; and Alexander Pynne . She held no lands or tenements of the king in chief, or any other, in demesne as of fee. She did, however, hold the following fee farm in demesne as of fee tail, to her and the heirs of her body. It was granted by ‪ Edward II , among other manors, lands, tenements, rents, and services, to Edmund de Wodestok , his most beloved brother, and the heirs of his body, by letters patent dated at York on 6 November 1319 [CChR 1300–1326, p. 416] and shown to the jurors. Edmund was thus seised in demesne as of fee tail and died so seised. The fee farm descended to Edmund, his son and heir, who died so seised without heir of his body, and the fee farm thus descended to John, late earl of Kent , brother and heir of Edmund son of Edmund. John also died seised of the fee farm without heir of his body and, after his death, it was assigned in the Chancery of ‪ Henry IV in dower, among other things, to Elizabeth, lately wife of John, by endowment of John, with reversion to Joan, late princess of Wales , sister and heir of John, late earl. After the death of Joan, the reversion descended to Thomas, late earl of Kent , as her son and heir, and, after his death, it descended to Thomas, late earl of Kent , son and heir of Thomas son of Joan.n354 After the death of Thomas son of Thomas, the reversion descended to Edmund as his brother and heir and, after Edmund’s death, it descended to Edmund son of Eleanor, late countess of March , 1st sister and heir of Edmund brother of Thomas, to Joan, late duchess of York , 2nd sister, to Margaret, late duchess , 3rd sister, to Eleanor, wife of Thomas, late earl of Salisbury , 4th sister, and to Elizabeth, lately wife of John Neuyll, chevalier, 5th sister. They are all heirs of Edmund, and kin and heirs of John, late earl of Kent. Elizabeth, lately wife of John, late earl of Kent, afterwards died seised of her estate and the fee farm was then assigned in Chancery to Margaret, late duchess, to have in her purparty from all the manors, lands, tenements, farms, rents, and services that Elizabeth held in dower and for life. Margaret, late duchess, afterwards died so seised, and the fee farm descended to John, present earl of Somerset, as her son and heir. Cirencester, £30 fee farm rendered yearly to the king’s Exchequer by the abbot and convent of Cirencester for the vill of Cirencester and seven hundreds in the county, held of the king as 1/100 knight’s fee. She died on 30 December 1439. John, present earl of Somerset , is her son and next heir, and was aged 30 and more on the day of her death. [Head:] Delivered to court on 5 February. C 139/101/73 mm. 3–4 440 Writ amotus. 5 December 1440. [Bate]. Addressed to John Paddesley, mayor and escheator of London . Regarding a writ diem clausit extremum sent to Robert Large . CITY OF LONDON. Inquisition [indented]. Guildhall. 31 December 1440. [Paddesley]. John Grene ; John Lynd ; Robert Brigges ; Thomas Wollaston ; John Bunche ; John Grymmesby ; Henry Yole ; Simon Whaplode ; Roger Laurence ; Philip James ; John Merssh ; Thomas Colman ; and William Herman . [1]+By letters patent dated on 12 November 1404 [CPR 1401–1405, p. 477], shown to the jurors, from his special grace and with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and the community of the realm in parliament at Coventry, ‪ Henry IV granted £1000 to John, late earl of Somerset , and the heirs male of his body, taken at Easter and Michaelmas equally from the king’s Exchequer, to be taken from Michaelmas then last, to maintain his estate as earl until the king or his heirs provide the earl or his heirs male with lands and tenements that are not parcel of the crown, to the value of £1000 yearly, as more fully contained in the same letters. The late earl was thus seised until the same king, by letters patent dated on 25 October 1406 [recte 1409], from his special grace granted £500 yearly to the late earl, described as his most beloved brother, John, earl of Somerset , to hold to him and his heirs male from Michaelmas then last from the petty customs in the city of London, by the hand of the collectors of farms or occupiers of the same, at Easter and Michaelmas equally in part satisfaction of the £1000, notwithstanding any ordinances, grants or assignments made or to be made to the contrary from the petty customs. If the earl or his heirs male are, for any reason, not paid the £500, or any parcel of the same, then payment should be made at the king’s Exchequer, as more fully contained in the letters patent [CPR 1408–13, p. 142].+[1] The late earl was thus seised in demesne as of fee tail, viz., to him and the heirs male of his body, of £500, to be taken yearly from the petty customs in the port at Easter and Michaelmas, according to the force and effect of the later grant [of the two described here] made by the late king. The earl had issue: Henry Beaufort, late earl of Somerset , and John, present earl of Somerset , and he died seised of his estate. After his death, 250 marks , a third of the £500, were assigned in dower to Margaret, late duchess of Clarence , lately wife of John, late earl. Henry Beaufort died without heir of his body, with the duchess still living. She then died seised of her estate, and reversion of the 250 marks belongs to John, present earl, as son and heir of John, late earl. She held the following in demesne as of fee and, after her death, it descended to John, present earl of Somerset, as her son and heir. St Thomas the Apostle, a tower called ‘le Ryall’ in the parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the ward of Cordwainer Street, annual value 40s., held of the king in free burgage as all the city is held, service unknown. Date of death and heir as 439. [Head:] Delivered to court on 23 January 1441. [Dorse:] Escheator. C 139/101/73 mm. 5–6 441 Writ. ‡ Reading. 4 February 1440. [Bate]. Addressed to the escheator in Kent and Middlesex. MIDDLESEX. Inquisition [indented]. Westminster. 28 October 1440. [Burgh]. William Chalkhill ; John Mushacch ; William Page ; John Robert ; John Querne ; Thomas Glouer ; John Hille ; Walter Smyth ; John Benet ; William Fivian ; William Philip ; and Ralph Chalkhill . Begins as 440+[1]. The letters patent of 25 October 1409 were shown to the jurors.n355 The late earl was thus seised in demesne as of fee tail, to him and the heirs male of his body, of £500 – from the original £1000 – to be taken yearly at the Exchequer, according to the force and effect of the first grant [of the two described here] made to him by the king. The earl had issue: Henry Beaufort, late earl of Somerset , and John, present earl of Somerset , and he died seised of his estate of the £500 from the Exchequer. After his death, 250 marks , a third of the £500, were assigned in dower to Margaret, late duchess of Clarence, lately wife of John, late earl. Henry Beaufort died without heir of his body, with the duchess still living. She then died seised of her estate, with reversion of the third belonging to John, present earl, as son and heir of John, late earl. Date of death and heir as 439. C 139/101/73 mm. 7, 9 442 [Writ: see 441.] KENT. Inquisition. Dartford. 29 October 1440. [Burgh]. John Chapman ; John Stonhill ; William Chapman ; Walter Heth ; Peter Boltham ; Thomas Blithe ; John Scherewode ; Richard Sadeler ; Robert Balle ; Thomas Grenewode ; Thomas Golet ; Robert Frankeleyn ; Thomas Maykyn ; and John Hawe . She held the following in demesne as of fee. Dartford, the lordship. Cobham, the manor. Chislehurst, the manor. Combe, the manor. They are held of the king in chief. Annual value £18. She died on 5 January last. Thomas [recte John], earl of Somerset, is her son and next heir, and aged 28 years. [Head:] Delivered to court on 14 November 1440. C 139/101/73 mm. 7–8 Additional IPMs in the attached pdf.
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19. Title: Inquisition Post Mortem (IPM) for Henry, late cardinal of England and bishop of Winchester
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/26-582/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/26-582/;
    Note: HENRY, LATE CARDINAL OF ENGLAND AND BISHOP OF WINCHESTER 582 Writ. ‡ 26 April 1447. [Bate]. SHROPSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT MARCH OF WALES. Inquisition [indented]. Shrewsbury. 7 November 1448. [Chorleton]. Jurors: John Colle, esquire ; John Menede ; Ralph Colfox ; William Burleton ; John Mynton of Westbury; John Betton of Berwick; Walter Dudston ; Roger Nonyley ; William Poleley ; William Mascot of Longden; Philip Jaunderell ; and John Adams of Pulley. He held no lands or tenements in demesne or in service, of the king or of any other. He died on 11 April 1447. Margaret, the daughter of John, late duke of Somerset , is his kin and next heir, as the daughter of the above John, the son of John, late earl of Somerset , the brother of Henry. She is aged 7 and more. [Head:] Delivered to court on 2 December 1448. C 139/129/36 mm. 1–2
    Page: Mentioned in this source.
    
20. Title: John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beaufort,_1st_Earl_of_Somerset;
    
21. Title: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 683
    
22. Title: Wars of the Roses
    Author: Allison Weir, The Wars of the Roses (New York City, New York: Ballantine Books, July 1996), Page 78.
    
23. Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    Author: London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 677
    Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1981/records/10031859;
    
24. Title: The Plantagenet Encyclopedia, Hallam, Elizabeth, General Editor, Cresent Books, New York, 1996, Cheryl Varner Library, Gray Court, SC, Page number: p. 26
    
25. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Thomas duke of Exeter
    Author: King's College London, 2014. | Mapping the Medieval Countryside [online]. Available at http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/view/inquisition/22-791/ [Accessed: 20/1/2020]
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99733377;
    
26. Title: John Beaufort
    Author: Ancestry
    Publication: Name: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28463634/person/12549153891/mediax/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum;
    Note: story of the line of Beaufort
    
27. Title: Proof of age for John brother and heir of Henry son and heir of John earl of Somerset
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    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKJ-TTDD;
    
29. Title: Wikiwand: Château de Beaufort
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30. Title: Wikipedia
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31. Title: Find a Grave: Sir John de Beaufort
    Note: Sir John de Beaufort BIRTH 1371 Lincolnshire, England DEATH 16 Mar 1410 (aged 38–39) London, City of London, Greater London, England BURIAL Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England PLOT St. Michael's Chapel Husband of Lady Margaret de Holand and father of: Lady Joan de Beaufort, Lady Margaret de Beaufort, Henry de Beaufort, John de Beaufort, Thomas de Beaufort, and Edmund de Beaufort. He was invested as a knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1397, and his illegitimate birth was legitimized by Parliament and Papal decree February, 1397. He became the 1st Earl of Somerset on 10 February, 1397, and the 1st Marquess of Somerset on 29 September, 1397. He was deposed as Marquess of Dorset and Somerset on 3 November 1399. Family Members Parents Photo John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Photo Katherine de Roet Swynford 1350–1403 Spouse Photo Margaret de Holland de Beaufort 1380–1439 Siblings Photo Henry Beaufort 1374–1447 Photo Joan Beaufort Neville 1375–1440 Thomas de Beaufort 1377–1426 Half Siblings Photo Philippa of Lancaster 1360–1415 Photo Elizabeth Lancaster 1363–1425 Photo Henry IV 1367–1413 Thomas Swynford 1368–1432 Photo Catherine Plantagenet Of Lancaster 1373–1418 Children Margaret Beaufort Courtenay unknown–1449 Photo John Beaufort 1404–1444 Photo Joan Beaufort 1404–1445 Photo Thomas Beaufort 1405–1431 Photo Edmund Beaufort 1406–1455
    
32. Title: Ministry of Culture (France) > Historical monuments: Beaufort Castle
    Publication: Name: http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=INSEE&VALUE_1=43101;
    Note: building / site Beaufort Castle location Auvergne ; Haute-Loire ; Goudet denomination château MH protected elements pregnant time of construction 13th century; 15th century; 16th century historical Built to oversee and dominate the Loire Valley, the Château de Beaufort is an interesting example of the adaptation of a 13th century feudal castle to the evolution of military construction, including artillery. During the Hundred Years and Religion wars, he experienced historical significance, but suffered a gradual abandonment after the Revolution, which reduced him to ruin. The building has a wall, partly rebuilt in the 15th century, which surrounded the fortress halfway up the hill. The castle itself was, from the beginning, of square plan with a courtyard occupied on the south side by a house leaned against. Antoine de la Tour added in the 16th century a tower on the north-west corner, a large horseshoe tower on the south-west corner, a false braie which remains the north and part of the south pan with corner tower. Inside the enclosure, only some vestiges on the ground or buried reveal the separations of the inhabited parts. Northeast, remains of a vaulted room and a fireplace. The tower of the 15th century was reinforced internally by a wall of lining and pierced with archers and gunboats. state vestiges property property of a private person protection MH 1994/02/07: registered MH Castle, with its enclosures and the floor included in these enclosures (ie A 643 to 645): registration by order of 7 February 1994 type of study MH building census documentation MAP documentation Media library of architecture and heritage reference PA00132734 © Historic Monuments, 1994 date payment 1996/04/16 updated date 2015/09/22 photo credits Genestoux, Franck - Ministry of Culture (France), Media Library for Architecture and Heritage, all rights reserved