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John Beaufort Somerset, 1st
History of England

              


1373
Birth
Birth of John Beaufort
1377
Birth
Jan Birth of Thomas de Beaufort, son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
1396
Legitimization Beaufort
Thomas de Beaufort is legitimized
1397
Honours
Made Knight of the Garter
1397
Marriage
28th Sep Marries Margaret Holland, daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
1397
Peerage
10th Feb Created Earl of Somers et, 1st
29th Sep Created Marquess of Somers et and Dorset
1398
Bishop of Lincoln
Lincoln Appointed Bishop of Lincoln
1401
Birth
26th Nov Birth of Henry Beaufort
1403
Admiral
London Appointed Admiral of the Fleet in the North
1403
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of England, 1st term
1403
Marriage
Jan Marries Lady Margaret de Neville, daughter of Thomas de Neville
1404
Birth
25th Mar Birth of John Beaufort
1404
Bishop of Winchester
Winchester Appointed Bishop of Winchester
1404
Constable
Appointed Constable of England
1405
Rebellion
London Commands Henry V's army against the rebels in the North of England
1407
Captain
Calais Appointed Captain of Calais
1410
Death
16th Mar Death of John Beaufort
1410
Lieutenant Aquitaine
Aquitaine Appointed Chancellor
1410
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor, 2nd term
1411
Peerage
5th Nov Created Earl of Dorset
1412
Peerage
Exeter Created Duke of Beaufort
1413
Lieutenant Aquitaine
Aquitaine Appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine
1413
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of England, 2nd term
1416
Lieutenant Normandy Beaufort
Normandy Appointed Lieutenant of Normandy
1416
Peerage
18th Nov Created 1st Duke of Exeter
1417
Council Constance
Constance Attends the Council of Constance & elects the Pope Martin V
1418
Peerage
1st July Created Count of Harcourt
1st July Created Lord of Lillebonne
1424
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of England, 3rd term
1426
Burial
Bury Edmonds Buried at Bury St. Edmonds Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
1426
Death
27th Dec Greenwich Death of Thomas de Beaufort
1427
Cardinal
London Appointed Cardinal
1427
Papal Legate Beaufort
Appointed Papal Legate in Germany to organize a crusade against the Hussites
1431
Coronation
Westminster Abbey Crowns Henry VI as King of France
1440
Capture of Harfleur
Harfleur Recaptures Harfleur
1442
Siege of Calais
Calais Relieves the siege of Calais
1442
Siege of Harfleur
Calais Comes to the relief of Calais
1443
Birth
London Born the daughter of John, 1st Duke of Somers et
1448
Lieutenant France Beaufort
London Appointed Lieutenant of France
1448
Peerage
Created Duke of Somers et, 2nd
Created Earl of Somers et, 5th
Created Marquis of Dorset, 3rd
1449
Capture of Anjou
London Withdraws to Caen as the French recapture Anjou, Maine & Normandy
1453
Arrest
Tower of London Henry V becomes insane & without his protector Somers et is locked up
1454
Arrest
Tower of London Released from the Tower after Henry VI regains his sanity
1455
Arrest
Tower of London Released from the Tower of London by Henry VI
1455
Marriage
Marries Edmund Tudor the Earl of Richmond
1455
Peerage
Somerset Created Duke of Somers et, 3rd
1457
Birth
London Birth of Henry VII, son of Margaret Beaufort
1459
Captain
Calais Appointed Captain of Calais
Nov Calais Appointed Captain of Calais
1459
Siege of Calais
Nov Calais Arrives to take Calais away from the Earl of Warwick who holds it for the Yorkists
Nov Calais Some of Somers et's forces are forced by bad weather to surrender to Warwick
1460
Battle of Wakefield
21st Dec Wakefield Helps defeat the Yorkists when they sail from Sandal castle
1460
Commander
July Appointed Commander of the Lancastrian Army by Queen Elizabeth
1460
Siege of Calais
Jan Calais Rivers assembles a force to relieve Somers et who has asked for reinforcements
1461
Battle of St Albans, 2nd
17th Feb St Albans Helps defeat the Yorkists
1461
Battle of Towton Moor
29th Mar Towton Moor Commander of defeated Lancastrian forces at the battle of Towton Moor, only 24 yrs old
1461
Exile of Beaufort
London Exiled for supporting Henry VI after the accession of Edward IV
1461
Mobilization
Jan York Queen Margaret & Somers et march southwards from York
1462
Siege of Banburgh
Banburgh Holds Banburgh Castle against Edward IV, 1462-1463
1463
Peerage
Created Duke of Somers et, 3rd for a 2nd time
1463
Siege of Banburgh
Banburgh Surrenders to Edward IV for an annual pension of 1,000 marks, this is never paid
1464
Battle of Hedgley Moor
25th April Hedgley Moor Somers et has to escape from the rout
1464
Battle of Hexham
15th May Hexham Forced to surrender to Lord Montagu & immediately beheaded
1464
Death
15th May Hexham Death of Henry Beaufort
15th May Hexham Death of Henry Beaufort, executed
1464
Execution of Beaufort
15th May Hexham Captured & executed at Hexham, virtually putting an end to Lancastrian resistance
1464
Invasion of England
Makes unsuccesful raids into northern England from Scotland, defeated by John Neville
1471
Battle of Tewkesbury
4th May Tewkesbury Captured in battle by the Yorkists
1471
Commander
Appointed highest ranking noble in Lancastrian army
1471
Death
6th May London Death of Edmund Beaufort, beheaded by the Yorkists
1471
Execution of Beaufort
6th May London Beheaded by the Yorkists
1483
Coronation
6th July Westminster Abbey Carries Queen Anne's train at Richard III's coronation
1629
Birth
Birth of Henry Beaufort
1657
Marriage
Marries Mary Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Lord Capell
1660
Election
Monmouthshire Elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
1663
Peerage
Worcester Created 3rd Marquess of Worcester
1667
Peerage
Created 9th Lord Herbert
1672
Privy Council
17th April Appointed Privy Counsellor
1682
Peerage
2nd Dec Created 1st Duke of Beaufort
1699
Death
21st Jan Death of Henry Beaufort

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