Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEdmund BEAUFORT 2nd Duke Of Somerset, 17G Grandfather
Birthabt 1406
Death22 May 1455, First Battle Of St Albans
BurialSt. Albans Abbey
FatherJohn BEAUFORT 1st Earl Of Somerset (1373-1410)
MotherMargaret HOLLAND (1385-1439)
Spouses
1Eleanore BEAUCHAMP, 17G Grandmother
BirthSep 1408, Wedgenock, Warwick, England
Death6 Mar 1467, Baynard Castle, London
FatherRichard BEAUCHAMP 13 Earl Of Warwick (1381-1439)
MotherElizabeth BERKELEY Countess Of Warwick (1386-1422)
Marriageabt 1432
Notes for Edmund BEAUFORT 2nd Duke Of Somerset
Earl of Mortain 1430, Earl of Dorset 1438, Marquis of Dorset 1433,
Earl of Somerset 1444 , Regent of France.
The Complete Peerage vol.XIIpI,p.49-53
Became an army commander in 1431.
Knight of the Garter 1436
Died in the First Battle of St. Albans. In a desperate charge trying to fight his way out while surrounded, killed 4 men before being struck down.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Beaufort%2C_2nd_Duke_of_Somerset
Earl of Somerset 1444 , Regent of France.
The Complete Peerage vol.XIIpI,p.49-53
Became an army commander in 1431.
Knight of the Garter 1436
Died in the First Battle of St. Albans. In a desperate charge trying to fight his way out while surrounded, killed 4 men before being struck down.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Beaufort%2C_2nd_Duke_of_Somerset
Notes for Eleanore (Spouse 1)
There is confusion between sources about her mother. Some say Isabelle Despencer. The Complete Peerage says Elizabeth de Berkeley.
first husband was Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron Ros, had issue
Second marriage to Edmund Beaufort
Third marriage to Walter Rokesley, no known issue
first husband was Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron Ros, had issue
Second marriage to Edmund Beaufort
Third marriage to Walter Rokesley, no known issue