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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (c. January 1377 – 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England. He was the third of the four children born to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford.
SIR THOMAS BEAUFORT, DUKE OF EXETER (d. 1427), warrior and chancellor, was the third and youngest son of John of Gaunt by Catherine Swynford, and was called, like his brothers, 'De Beaufort,' after his father's castle of that name. With them he was legitimated by Richard II in 1397, 1 and from that king he shortly after received a grant of ...
Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter. Born: 1377. Died: December 31, 1426. Greenwich, London, England (Age c. 49) Exeter in History. Thomas Beaufort was the third illegitimate son of John of Gaunt (third surviving son of King Edward III) and his long-time mistress Katherine Swynford. The Beaufort children were legitimized in 1396 when Gaunt and ...
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (c. January 1377 – 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England. He was the third of the four children born to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford. To overcome their problematic parentage, his parents were ...
Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter Knight of the Order of the Garter was an English military commander during the Hundred Years" War, and briefly Chancellor of England.
views 2,185,475 updated. Exeter, Thomas Beaufort, 1st duke of (c. 1377–1426). The youngest legitimized son of John of Gaunt, Beaufort first served his half-brother Henry IV in the Welsh war and at sea. He was chancellor of England when Prince Henry (later Henry V) controlled the king's council, was created earl of Dorset in 1411 and admiral ...
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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (1377-31 December 1426) was an English commander during the Hundred Years' War, Chancellor of England, and the uncle of King Henry V of England. Thomas Beaufort was born at the Chateau de Beaufort, Anjou, France in 1377, the son of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford. After the accession of his half-brother Henry IV of England, he was made a Knight ...
