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Earl of Somerset John Beaufort

Male 1373 - 1410  (37 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Earl of Somerset John Beaufort was born in 1373 (son of Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet and Catherine Swynford Roet); died on 16 Mar 1410 in St. Katherine by the Tower, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: 1st Earl of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset, Lord High Admiral of England

    John married Margaret Holland on 28 Sep 1397. Margaret was born in 1383; died on 30 Dec 1439 in St. Saviours Abbey, Bermondsey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Duke of Somerset John Beaufort was born in 1404; died on 27 May 1444 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
    2. 2nd Earl of Somerset Henry Beaufort was born on 26 Nov 1401; died on 25 Nov 1418.
    3. Queen of Scots Joan Beaufort died on 15 Jul 1145.
    4. Count of Perche Thomas Beaufort was born in 1405; died on 2 Oct 1430 in Louviers France.
    5. Duke of Somerset Edmund Beaufort was born in 1406; died on 22 May 1455.
    6. Countess of Devon Margaret Beaufort was born in 1409 in Westminister; died in 1449.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet was born in Mar 1340 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Netherlands (son of King of England Edward Plantagenet, III and Philippa, of Hainault); died on 3 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : John of Gaunt
    • Occupation: Duke of Lancaster and Earl of Richmond Earl of Derby, Lincoln. Duke of Aquitaine. Lord of Beaufort & Nogent
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Stories and Notes: 1388; See Notes

    Notes:

    Stories and Notes:
    His 2nd Wife Catherine was governess to the Dukes daughter by his first wife, became John's mistress in 1388. All their children were before they were married. They were ligitimated later by the Pope.

    John married Catherine Swynford Roet on 13 Jan 1396 in Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. Catherine (daughter of Sir Payne Roet) was born in 1350; died on 10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Placer, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Catherine Swynford Roet was born in 1350 (daughter of Sir Payne Roet); died on 10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Placer, California, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Stories and Notes: 1388; See Notes

    Notes:

    Stories and Notes:
    Catherine was governess to the Dukes daughter by his first wife, became John's mistress in 1388. All their children were before they were married. They were ligitimated later by the Pope.

    Children:
    1. 1. Earl of Somerset John Beaufort was born in 1373; died on 16 Mar 1410 in St. Katherine by the Tower, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
    2. Joan Beaufort was born in 1379 in Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; died on 15 Jul 1445 in Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  King of England Edward Plantagenet, IIIKing of England Edward Plantagenet, III was born on 13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (son of King of England Edward Plantagenet, II and Princess of France Isabella Capet); died on 21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Stories and Notes: King of England from 1327, son of Edward II. He assumed the government in 1330 from his mother, through whom in 1337 he laid claim to the French throne and thus began the Hundred Years' War. Edward was the victor of Halidon Hill in 1333, Sluys in 1340, Crécy in 1346, and at the siege of Calais 1346–47, and created the Order of the Garter. He was succeeded by his grandson Richard II. Edward's early experience was against the Scots, including the disastrous Weardale campaign in 1327. Forcing them to battle outside Berwick at Halidon Hill he used a combination of dismounted men-at-arms and archers to crush the Scots. Apart from the naval victory of Sluys his initial campaigns against France were expensive and inconclusive. Resorting to chevauchée (raids through enemy territory), he scored a stunning victory at Crécy, which delivered the crucial bridgehead of Calais into English hands. Due to the brilliant success of his son Edward of Woodstock (Edward the Black Prince) at Poitiers in 1356, and later campaigns, Edward achieved the favourable Treaty of Brétigny in 1360. He gave up personal command in the latter part of his reign. An inspiring leader, his Order of the Garter was a chivalric club designed to bind his military nobility to him, and was widely imitated. Edward improved the status of the monarchy after his father's chaotic reign. He began by attempting to force his rule on Scotland, winning a victory at Halidon Hill in 1333. During the first stage of the Hundred Years' War, English victories included the Battle of Crécy in 1346 and the capture of Calais in 1347. In 1360 Edward surrendered his claim to the French throne, but the war resumed in 1369. During his last years his son John of Gaunt acted as head of government.
    • To Lady Kathleen: 18 x great grandfather
    • Occupation: 1327 to 1377; King of England

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Edward assumed effective power in 1330 after imprisoning his mother and executing her lover Roger de Mortimer who had murdered his father; therafter his reign was dominated by military adventures. His victory in Scotland, especially at Haildon H ill 1333 encouraged him to plan (1363) the union of England and Scotland. Through his mother he claimed the French throne thus starting (1337) the Hundred Years War. His son John of Gaunt dominated the government during his last years.

    Died:
    Died of a Stroke.

    Edward married Philippa, of Hainault on 24 Jan 1328 in York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Philippa (daughter of Count of Hainault William, III and Jeanne De Valois) was born on 24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, France; died on 14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Philippa, of Hainault was born on 24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, France (daughter of Count of Hainault William, III and Jeanne De Valois); died on 14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died of a dropsy-like illness

    Children:
    1. Prince of Wales Edward Plantagenet was born on 15 Jun 1330 in Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 8 Jun 1376 in Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
    2. Duke of Clarence Lionel Plantagenet was born on 29 Nov 1338 in Antwerp, Brabant, Germany, Antwerp, , Antwerpen, Belgium; died on 17 Oct 1368 in Alba, , , Italy.
    3. 2. Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet was born in Mar 1340 in St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Netherlands; died on 3 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
    4. Duke of York Edmund Plantagenet was born on 5 Jun 1341 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 6 Aug 1385 in Hoselaw, Teviotdale, England, United Kingdom.
    5. Duke of Gloucester Thomas Plantagenet was born on 7 Jan 1355 in Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 8 Sep 1397 in Prince's Inn, Calais, France.

  3. 6.  Sir Payne Roet

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Payne of Guienne
    • Occupation: King at Arms
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 3. Catherine Swynford Roet was born in 1350; died on 10 May 1403 in Lincoln, Placer, California, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  King of England Edward Plantagenet, IIKing of England Edward Plantagenet, II was born on 25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon, Caernarvon, Wales, United Kingdom (son of King of England Edward Plantagenet, I, Longshanks and Princess of Castile Eleanor); died on 21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Stories and Notes: King of England from 1307, son of Edward I. Born at Caernarfon Castle, he was created the first Prince of Wales in 1301. Incompetent and frivolous, and unduly influenced by his favourite, Piers Gaveston, Edward struggled throughout his reign with discontented barons, who attempted to restrict his power through the Ordinances of 1311. His invasion of Scotland in 1314 to suppress revolt resulted in defeat at Bannockburn. When he fell under the influence of a new favourite, Hugh le Depenser, he was deposed in 1327 by his wife Isabella (1292–1358), daughter of Philip IV of France, and her lover Roger de Mortimer, and murdered in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire. He was succeeded by his son, Edward III.
    • To Lady Kathleen: 19 x great grandfather
    • Occupation: 1301; 1st Prince of Wales
    • Occupation: 1307 to 1327; King of England

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    His reign was troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters in Scotland notably at Bannockburn (1314)and unpopularity of his favourite peers Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326. He was deposed on 21 Jan 1327, and murd ered by a red-hot poker in his bowels.

    Died:
    murdered

    Edward married Princess of France Isabella Capet on 25 Jun 1308 in , , England, United Kingdom. Isabella (daughter of King of France Phillip Capet, IV and Queen of Navarre Joan, I) was born in 1295 in The Seine, Paris, , , France; died on 22 Aug 1358 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Princess of France Isabella Capet was born in 1295 in The Seine, Paris, , , France (daughter of King of France Phillip Capet, IV and Queen of Navarre Joan, I); died on 22 Aug 1358 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Prnicess of France
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 4. King of England Edward Plantagenet, III was born on 13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
    2. Joanna, of England was born on 5 Jul 1321 in Tower of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 7 Sep 1362 in Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

  3. 10.  Count of Hainault William, III was born in 1280 (son of Count of Hainault John, II and Philippine, of Luxemberg); died on 7 Jun 1337.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : William III the Good
    • Occupation: Count of Hainault & Holland
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    William married Jeanne De Valois on 19 May 1305. Jeanne (daughter of Count of Valois Charles De Valois, III and Margaret Capet) was born in 1294; died on 7 Mar 1342. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Jeanne De Valois was born in 1294 (daughter of Count of Valois Charles De Valois, III and Margaret Capet); died on 7 Mar 1342.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 5. Philippa, of Hainault was born on 24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, France; died on 14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.