Sherren Family Tree » Thomas Beaufort (Marquess of Dorset & Earl of Dorset) (1455-1471)
Personal data Thomas Beaufort (Marquess of Dorset & Earl of Dorset)
He was born in the year 1455 in London, Middelsex, Kingdom of England.
(Royal Coat of Arms) in the year 1455: "BEAUFORT".
He died on May 4, 1471 in Tewesbury, Gloucestershire, Kingdom of England, he was 16 years old.
Thomas died at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471 while fighting for the Lancastrian army beside his elder brother, Edmund Beaufort the so-called 4th Duke of Somerset. With the death of his brother, Edmund, the male line of the Beaufort family ended
April 14 » In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.
May 4 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales.
October 10 » Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.
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