Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter

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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, was an early 15th-century English nobleman, military commander, and half-uncle of King Henry V who played a prominent role in the Hundred Years’ War and royal government.

All labels observed (4)

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Thomas Beaufort 6
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter canonical 5
Duke of Exeter 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
medieval politician ⓘ
member of the English peerage ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
advisorTo Henry V of England ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of England ⓘ
burialPlace Bury St Edmunds Abbey ruins ⓘ
surface form: Bury St Edmunds Abbey
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdDukeOfExeter 18 November 1416 ⓘ
createdEarlOfDorset 5 July 1411 ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1377 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 31 December 1426 ⓘ
dynasty Lancastrian ⓘ
endTimeOfOffice:Lord Chancellor of England 1412 ⓘ
era early 15th century ⓘ
father John of Gaunt ⓘ
surface form: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
fullName Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Beaufort
halfUncleOf Henry V of England ⓘ
heldOffice Admiral of the North ⓘ
Captain of Harfleur ⓘ
Lieutenant of Aquitaine ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
house Beaufort family ⓘ
surface form: House of Beaufort
issue Henry Beaufort ⓘ
surface form: Henry Beaufort (died young)
legitimizedBy King Henry IV of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry IV of England

King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form: Richard II of England
marriedTo Margaret Neville ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
mother Katherine Swynford ⓘ
nobleTitle Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Exeter

Earl of Dorset ⓘ
Earl of Dorset ⓘ
surface form: Earl of Dorset and Duke of Exeter
notableBattle Battle of Agincourt ⓘ
Siege of Harfleur ⓘ
notableFor prominent role in Lancastrian royal government ⓘ
service in the Hundred Years’ War ⓘ
participatedIn Hundred Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Hundred Years’ War
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
relative King Henry IV of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry IV of England
roleAtAgincourt commander of the English rearguard ⓘ
roleInGovernment royal councillor ⓘ
senior Lancastrian administrator ⓘ
servedUnder King Henry IV of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry IV of England

Henry V of England ⓘ
sibling Henry Beaufort ⓘ
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots ⓘ
surface form: Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland

John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
spouseFamily House of Neville ⓘ
startTimeOfOffice:Lord Chancellor of England 1410 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord High Admiral of England → earliestKnownHolder → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
John of Gaunt → child → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
Beaufort family → hasNotableMember → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
Beaufort family → hasTitle → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Exeter
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter → fullName → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Beaufort
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter → nobleTitle → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Exeter
Siege of Harfleur → campaignCommander → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Beaufort, Earl of Dorset
Katherine Swynford → child → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Beaufort
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset → sibling → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset → child → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Beaufort
Henry Beaufort → sibling → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
Margaret Holland → child → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Beaufort
Elizabeth of Lancaster → sibling → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Beaufort
Henry VI, Part 1 → featuresCharacter → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Exeter
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset → sibling → Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Beaufort