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Edmund Beaufort
Duke of Somerset and a leading supporter of Henry VI. His rivalry with Richard of York over government and royal patronage contributed to the political crisis. He died at the first Battle of St Albans in 1455.
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Key details
Birth: 1406 Approximate
Death: 1455 Pending review
Role: Duke
Dynasty: Beaufort · ES
Territories: England (ES)
Recorded relationships
Parents
John Beaufort · ESPending review
Dates and documentary notes
- Birth · c. 1406
- Approximate birth year.
Sources for this profile
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy · MedLands
- Dictionary of National Biography · John Beaufort, first Earl of Somerset
- The Royal Family · Henry VI
- Historic England · Barnet y Tewkesbury
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
3 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
- BirthApproximate
1406
Approximate birth year.A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathPending review
1455
A precise source has not yet been added.
Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
John Beaufort
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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