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Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain, KG (1406 – 22 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War.
Duke of Beaufort ( / ˈboʊfərt /) [2] is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, legitimised son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the Roses.
Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (born 22 May 1952), styled Marquess of Worcester between 1984 and 2017, also known as Harry Beaufort or Bunter Beaufort, is an English peer and landowner with estates in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
18 de mai. de 2024 · Edmund Beaufort, 2nd duke of Somerset, English nobleman and Lancastrian leader who wielded enormous power in the government of the weak king Henry VI. Somerset’s quarrel with Richard, duke of York, helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York.
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O Duque de York prendeu Somerset na Torre de Londres e a sua vida só foi poupada provavelmente devido a uma melhora do rei no final de 1454 que retirou York das suas funções. Nesta altura, York estava já determinado a depor Somerset custasse o que custasse e, em Maio de 1455, juntou um exército.
The Duke of Somerset portrayed in Shakespeare's works is a composite figure of the two brothers John and Edmund Beaufort, the first and second dukes, respectively.
13 de jun. de 2024 · The English under the command of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, captured the port town of Harfleur on the northern coast of France.
