Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset

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15th-century English person English nobleman Lancastrian leader military commander peer of England

Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, military commander in the Hundred Years’ War, and key Lancastrian leader during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset canonical	2
Earl of Somerset	1
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Dorset	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	15th-century English person ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ Lancastrian leader ⓘ military commander ⓘ peer of England ⓘ
allegiance	House of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ King Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	c. 1406 ⓘ
causeOfDeathContext	killed by Yorkist forces at the First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
child	Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleanor Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathCause	killed in battle ⓘ
deathDate	22 May 1455 ⓘ
deathPlace	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName	Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandfather	John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
greatGrandfather	King Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key Lancastrian leader in the early phase of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	death in action ⓘ
militaryConflict	Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother	Margaret Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	Campaigns in Normandy ⓘ First Battle of St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Rouen (1449) NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBurial	St Albans Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAlignment	supporter of royal authority against Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
positionHeld	Captain of Calais ⓘ Governor of Normandy ⓘ Lieutenant-General of France ⓘ Lord Chamberlain of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Constable of England NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the King’s Council ⓘ
relative	King Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInEvent	leading royal favourite during the minority of Henry VI ⓘ principal Lancastrian commander at the First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
sibling	Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Eleanor Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
title	Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Beaufort family → hasNotableMember → Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ

Beaufort family → hasTitle → Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ

this entity surface form: Earl of Somerset

Margaret Holland → child → Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ

Marquess of Dorset → heldBy → Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Dorset