Duke of Beaufort (/ ˈboʊfərt / BOH-fərt) [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.

The House of Beaufort (/ ˈboʊfərt / BOH-fərt) [2] is an English noble family which originated in the fourteenth century as the legitimated issue of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, by Katherine Swynford.

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The House of Beaufort descended from the illicit union of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340 - 1399) and his mistress Katherine Swynford, the family played an important role as staunch Lancastrian supporters during the fifteenth-century Wars of the Roses.

Beaufort Family, English family comprising the descendants of Edward III’s son John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, by his liaison with Catherine Swynford; the name derived from a lordship that Gaunt had held in France, the modern Montmorency-Beaufort near Bar-sur-Aube.

Mar 12, 2018 · Joan Beaufort is the only daughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford. Her first marriage to Robert Ferrers of Wem reflects her status as an illegitimate child of a duke. Robert was part of the Lancaster affinity.

History of the Beaufort Family, descendants of John of Gaunt, including genealogical chart.

Charles Somerset, (c. 1450–1526) 1st Earl of Worcester KG, Son of Henry Beaufort, 2nd (or 3rd) Duke of Somerset (1436–1464) and Joan Hill. The supporters of a panther and a dragon were derived from the Herberts and continue to this day.

Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort KG (16 October 1744 – 11 October 1803) was the only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, Elizabeth Berkeley. [1]

Mar 16, 2022 · The name Beaufort refers to a castle in Champagne, France (now Montmorency-Beaufort), once the possession of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, third son of King Edward III. The family is descended from John Beaufort (1371-1410), John of Gaunt's son by his then-mistress Katherine Swynford.