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   Thomas Beaufort<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1377<br>Marriage: Margaretha Neville1400-00-00<br>Death: Dec 31 1426<br>Father: Jan van Engeland<br>Mother: Catharina Payne Roelt<br>Source: View the original record on GenealogieOnline website<br>Source Remarks: Some family trees were posted years ago and have later been removed. In such cases, the link to the original record will not work.

2. Fryer Web Site, Jim Fryer, Thomas Duke of Exeter, Earl of Dorset de Beaufort, December 7, 2020

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   Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa Jan 1377 - Chateau de Beaufort, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Anjou, Normandy, France<br>Death: Dec 31 1426 - Greenwich Manor, East Greenwich, Kent, England<br>Burial: Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England<br>Father: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Richmond<br>Mother: Katherine Swynford (born de Roet), Duchess of Lancaster<br>Wife: Margaret de NevilleHenry Beaufort<br>Siblings: John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, Joan Beaufort, Countess of WestmorlandHenry "Cardinal" Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England

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   Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke of Exeter<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Jan 1377 - Beaufort, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France<br>Christening: Jan 1377 - Meurthe-Et-Mosel, Anjou, France<br>Marriage: Spouse: Margaret Neville - To Apr 17 1401 - Hornby, Lancashire, England<br>Death: Dec 31 1426 - Greenwich, Kent, England<br>Burial: From Jan 1 1427 - Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England<br>Occupation: Lord Chancellor, Lord High Admiral, Admiral of the North and West, Admiral of the North, Captain of Calais<br>Title of Nobility: 1st Duke, Duke of Exeter - Clarence<br>Parents: John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Katherine de Roët Duchess of LancasterMargaret Beaufort (born Neville)<br>Children: Henry Beaufort, Henry De Perche-Plantagenet-Lancaster-De Gaunt<br>Siblings: Blanche Morieux (born St. Hilaire), Philippa Queen of Portugal (born of Lancaster), John of Lancaster, , Edward of Lancaster, John of Lancaster, Henry IV, King of England, Isabel of Lancaster, John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset, Catherine de Castilla y León Reina consorte de Castilla (born of Lancaster), John of Lancaster<;/a>, Cardinal Henry Beaufort, Lady Joan de Beaufort , Countess of Westmorland, Blanche Swynford, Sir Thomas Swynford, <a>Margaret Pauncefort (born Swynford)<br>This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information.<br>  Additional information:
   
   LifeSketch: Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. 3 pg 318/497-498 Hitchin), Hertfordshire, Norwich, Norfolk, Westhorp Hall, Marsh Hall (in Westhorp), Wyverstone, Heveles (in Wyverstone), Rickinghall Superior, etc., Suffolk, Captain of Calais, Conches, Harfleur, and Rouen, Constable of Ludlow and Carmarthen Castles, Admiral of the North, 1403, deputy Earl Marshal, 1404, Vice-Constable of England, 1407, Admiral of the North and West, 1408, Admiral of England, Ireland, Aquitaine, and Picardy, 1409, Privy Councillor, 1409, 1415, Chancellor of England, 1410-12, Lieutenant of Aquitaine, 1413-15, Lieutenant of Ducky of Normandy, 1416, Chief Justice of Chester, 1420, joint tutor to King Henry VI, 1422, Chief Justice of North Wales, 1423, and, in right of his wife, of Hornby, Lancashire, Count of Harcourt. They had one son, Henry.will of his father, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. In September 1398 he was granted the lordships of Lewes, Sussex, and Reigate, Surrey forfeited by Thomas Mowbray. In 1404 he and his wife, Margery, obtained a papal indult for a portable altar. He presented to the churches of North Runcton, Norfolk, 1406, 1407, 1415, 1419, 1423, and Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, 1417. In 1408 he acquired the reversion of the manor of Titburst and Kendals (in Aldenham), Hertfordshire from Robert de Whitby, with remainder to John, Earl of Somerset, his brother. He was joint ambassador to France in 1414. In 1415 he accompanied King Henry V's invasion of France and was appointed captain of Harfleur on its surrender. During the winter of 1415-16, he ravaged the Caux close up to Rouen. In 1416 he was defeated by Armagnac at Belmont, and was closely besieged in Harfleur until he was relieved in August by John, Duke of Bedford. He was created Count of Harcourt (in Normandy) 1 Jul 1418. On King Henry V's approach to Rouen in July 1418, he sent Beaufort to summon the town to surrender. In 1419 he was made captain of Rouen on its surrender. He was then dispatched to reduce the coastal towns. In 1420 he was sent to the French court to negotiate the treaty of Troyes. In Autumn 1420 he took part in the siege of Melun. He was a legatee in the 1421 will of his nephew, King Henry V of England. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Beauge 22 Mar 1421. On regaining his freedom, he was sent to relieve Cosne in Summer 1422. On the death of King Henry V in August 1422, he returned to England, he being one of the king's executors. He was subsequently placed on the Council under Gloucester's protectoate. In 1423 he granted a rent of 53s 4d in London to the dean and college of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle for the keeping of his obit and that of Sir John Blount, K.G. In 1424 he demised his interest in the manor and castle of Hornby, Lancashire and other estates to William Harington, Knt. and others. In 1426 he was granted letters of fraternity by the Prior and Convent of Durham. He left a will dated 29 Dec 1426, proved 28 Jan 1426/7. By the terms of his will, he left L100 to be deposited in a secure chest in Trinity Hall at Cambridge, in order that poor scholars of the University might be relieved by way of loan; those borrowing money were to pray devoutly for the souls of the Duke, Margaret his Duchess, and the souls of his parents, progenitors, and benefactors, and all the failful deceased.ast Greenwich Manor, Kent 31 Dec 1426, bur Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Suffolk). A late 15th century/early 16th century manuscript records that “post mortem Constancie secunde uxoris”, “Johannes Gaunt” married “dominam Katerinam de Swynfurth” by whom “in diebus domine Blanchie prime uxoris sue” he had “Johannem Bowfurth comitem Somersissie, Johannam Bowfurth comitissam Westmorelandie, Henricum Bowfurth presbiterum cardinalem et episcopum Wyntonyensem...Thomam Bowforth ducem Exoniensem vel Exeter” who were legitimated by the Pope and called “Bowfurthes aut Faerborne”. The will of "John son of the King of England, Duke of Lancaster", dated 3 Feb 1397, chose burial “in the cathedral church of St Paul, of London...beside my...late wife Blanch”, bequeathed property to “Dame Katherine del Staple...my...wife Katherine...my...brother the Duke of York...my...son Henry Duke of Hereford, Earl of Derby...my...daughter Philippa Queen of Portugal...my...daughter Katherine Queen of Castile and Leon...my...daughter Elizabeth Duchess of Exeter...my...son John Beaufort Marquis of Dorset...my...son the Bishop of Lincoln...my...son Thomas Beaufort...my...daughter their sister Countess of Westmoreland and Lady of Nevil...my...son John brother to...Henry...Mons. Thomas Swyneford...Mons Walter Blount...”. Appointed Deputy Marshal of England 6 Jun 1405. Chancellor of England 31 Jan 1410-5 Jan 1412. Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine for life 3 Mar 1412. Created Earl of Dorset 5 Jul 1412, and Duke of Exeter 18 Nov 1416. Created Comte d’Harcourt et Seigneur de Lillebonne 1 Jul 1418. He was appointed a member of the council of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Protector of the Realm Dec 1422. The will of "Thomas Duke of Exeter", dated 29 Dec 1426, proved 28 Jan 1427, chose burial “with Margaret my wife in the chapel of the Blessed Virgin annexed to the church of St Edmund´s Bury in the diocese of Norwich”, bequeathed property to “the Lady Johanna a nun in the church of St Clement´s beyond Temple Bar...the Lady Alice a nun at St Albany...my sister Joan Countess of Westmoreland...my brother Thomas Swynford...”.==as the third of the four illegitimate children; the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford. To overcome their problematic parentage, his parents were married in 1396, and he and his siblings were legitimated on two separate occasions, in 1390 and again in 1397. He married the daughter of Sir Thomas Neville of Horneby, Margaret Neville, who bore him one son, Henry Beaufort. However, the child died young.le of Ludlow (1402), admiral of the fleet for the northern parts (1403), captain of Calais (1407), and admiral of the northern and western seas for life (1408/9). His most notable action during this decade was commanding the forces against the northern rebellion of 1405.ving trouble with the clergy, and then returned to military matters. Later in 1412 he was created Earl of Dorset. then captain of Harfleur (1415). He spent the next years in Normandy, being Lieutenant of Normandy (1416). He was created Duke of Exeter for life, in 1416.e the king was in Normandy, but had to deal with problems in Scotland. In 1418 he went back to Normandy with a large force, taking part in the sieges of Evreux, Ivry, and Rouen. After the fall of Rouen in 1419, he was captain of the city, and conquered more of the smaller Norman cities. Finally in 1419 he took the great fortress of Chateau-Gaillard, midway between Rouen and Paris, after a six-month siege. Troyes. The next year he was captured at the Battle of Baugé where his nephew Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence was killed.returned to England in 1422. He served on the governing council for the infant king Henry VI, though it's likely he spent some time in France as well.;s play Henry V is based on Beaufort, although Beaufort was not actually created Duke of Exeter until after the battle of Agincourt. of the kingdom, differenced by a bordure gobony azure and ermine.esthorp Hall, Marsh Hall (in Westhorp), Wyverstone, Heveles (in Wyverstone), Rickinghall Superior, etc., Suffolk, Norwich, Norfolk, captain of Calais, Conches, Harfleur, and Rouen, Constable of Ludlow and Carmarthen Castles, Admiral of the Navy, deputy Earl Marshal, vice-constable of England, Lieutenant of Aquitaine, Lieutenant of Duchy of Normandy, Chief Justice of Chester and North Wales, Privy Councillor, Chancellor of England, Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine, joint tutor of King Henry VI.he accompanied King Henry V's invasion of France and was appointed captain of Harfleur on its surrender. In 1419 he was made captain of Rouen on its surrender. He was then dispatched to reduce the coastal towns. IN 1420 he was sent to the French court to negotiate the treaty of Troyes. In Autumn 1420 he took part in the siege of Melun. He was taken prisoner at the Battle fo Beauge 22 Mar 1421. On regaining his freedom, he was sent to relieve Cosne in Summer 1422. On the death of King Henry V in Aug 1422, he returned to England, he being one of the king's executors. He was subsequently placed on the Council under Gloucester's protectorate.

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6. Jackson Web Site, Selina Jackson, Thomas Beaufort (Lancaster), November 8, 2020

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7. Bell Web Site, Holly Bell, Thomas Beaufort, DUKE OF EXETER, November 7, 2020

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   Thomas Duke of Exeter, Earl of Dorset Beaufort (born Lancaster), KG<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Jan 1377 - Chateau de Beaufort, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France<br>Marriage: Apr 17 1401<br>Death: Dec 31 1426 - East Greenwich, Kent, England<br>Father: John Duke of Lancaster of Gaunt (born Plantagenet), KG<br>Mother: Katherine Duchess of Lancaster de Swynford (born Roet de Roet, Ruet, Rueth, Roelt, Swynford)<br>Wife: Margaret Margery Duchess of Exeter Neville<br>Child: Henry Beaufort<br>Siblings: Joan Countess of Westmorland de Neville (born Beaufort de Ferrers), LGSir John 1st Earl of Somerset Beaufort, KGMaster Henry Harry Cardinal of England, Bishop of Lincoln Beaufort

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