Brief Life History of Edmund
When Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset was born on 26 September 1406, in Westminster, Middlesex, England, his father, Sir John Beaufort of Lancaster, was 35 and his mother, Lady Margaret Holland Duchess of Clarence, was 20. He married Lady Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Of Somerset in 1426, in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 11 daughters. He registered for military service in 1455. He died on 22 May 1455, in Hertfordshire, England, at the age of 48, and was buried in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
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- History of the ancient family of Marmyun
- Edmund Beaufort (1406-1455), "Find A Grave Index"
- Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1406-1455), The Peerage
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1455 · Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses was a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England between the royal families House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name of the war was derived as the red rose was the symbol of the Lancastrians and the white rose was the symbol of the Yorks.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English (originally French) Beaufort . It is found mainly among African Americans. Compare Bluford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Edmund Beaufort (1406-1455)
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset,[a] KG (c. 1406 – 22 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure in the Hundred Years' War. His deadly rivalry with Richard, Duke of York, was a le …
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