He was born January 1373 in Château de Beaufort, Anjou, Kingdom of France.Sources 1, 2, 3
John belonged to Noble House of " BEAUFORT"
(Change of Name) in the year 1373 in Somerset, Kingdom of England: John was the first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt Plantagenet and his mistress Katherine Swynford, later his wife in 1396. The Beaufort surname reflects his father's lordship of Beaufort in Champagne, Kingdom of France..
(Coat of Arms) in the year 1373: "BEAUFORT".
(Order of the Garter) in the year 1397: He was a Knight of the Order of the Garter by King Henry III who founded the Order..
He died on March 16, 1410 in London, Kingdom of England, he was 37 years old.Sources 1, 2, 3
Hospital of St Katharine's by the Tower
He is buried in the year 1410 in Canterbury, Kent, Kingdom of England.Sources 1, 2
June 15 » In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.
July 15 » Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order.
October 9 » The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.
November 2 » The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
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