John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset

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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman and legitimized son of John of Gaunt whose descendants played a key role in the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
medieval noble ⓘ
burialPlace St Michael’s Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
child Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots ⓘ
surface form: Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland

John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford ⓘ
surface form: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Devon

Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Beaufort
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1371 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 16 March 1410 ⓘ
familyName Beaufort ⓘ
father John of Gaunt ⓘ
surface form: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
floruit early 15th century ⓘ
late 14th century ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
heldOffice Lord High Constable of England ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legitimizationInstrument 1397 papal bull ⓘ
1397 royal letters patent ⓘ
legitimizedBy Pope Boniface IX ⓘ
King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form: Richard II of England
memberOfDynasty Beaufort family ⓘ
surface form: House of Beaufort

House of Lancaster ⓘ
militaryRank commander in English forces ⓘ
mother Katherine Swynford ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Marquess of Dorset ⓘ
Marquess of Somerset ⓘ
notableFor being a legitimized son of John of Gaunt ⓘ
being an ancestor of the Tudor dynasty ⓘ
founding the Beaufort line influential in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
participatedIn Hundred Years' War ⓘ
placeOfBirth probably Gaunt household in England ⓘ
placeOfDeath St Katharine’s by the Tower, London ⓘ
relative King Henry IV of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry IV of England

Henry V of England ⓘ
King Henry VI of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry VI of England
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedUnder King Henry IV of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry IV of England

King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form: Richard II of England
sibling Henry Beaufort ⓘ
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots ⓘ
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ
spouse Margaret Holland ⓘ
surface form: Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence

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

John of Gaunt → child → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots → father → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Margaret Beaufort → father → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Beaufort family → hasNotableMember → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Beaufort family → hasNotableMember → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter → sibling → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Katherine Swynford → child → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset → child → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort → sibling → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Margaret Holland → spouse → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Margaret Holland → child → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Elizabeth of Lancaster → sibling → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England → grandfatherFromMotherSide → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
subject surface form: King Henry VII
this entity surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe → spouse → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence → stepfatherOf → John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset