Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
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Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, was a prominent Lancastrian noble and military commander during the Wars of the Roses who was captured and executed after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Somerset
ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ Lancastrian ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | House of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Dorset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedAfter | Battle of Tewkesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1471-05-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Gloucestershire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Tewkesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | Yorkists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Eleanor Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
duke
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earl ⓘ marquess ⓘ |
| notableFor |
execution after the Yorkist victory at Tewkesbury in 1471
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leadership of Lancastrian forces in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Tewkesbury
NERFINISHED
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Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Lancastrian loyalist ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
NERFINISHED
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John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Lancastrian faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | none (Beaufort male line became extinct) ⓘ |
| title |
4th Duke of Somerset
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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