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Jean Chartier (chronicler)
Jean Chartier may refer to: * Jean Chartier (chronicler) (c. 1385–1464), chronicler of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset etc. * Jean Chartier (painter) (1500-1580) {{human name disambiguation, Chartier, Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Chartier (chronicler)
Jean Chartier may refer to: * Jean Chartier (chronicler) (c. 1385–1464), chronicler of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset etc. * Jean Chartier (painter) (1500-1580) {{human name disambiguation, Chartier, Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke Of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain, KG (140622 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War. His rivalry with Richard, Duke of York, was a leading cause of the Wars of the Roses. Origins Edmund Beaufort was the fourth surviving son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, the eldest of the four legitimised children of John of Gaunt (1340-1399) (third surviving son of King Edward III) by his mistress Katherine Swynford. Edmund's mother was Margaret Holland, a daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent by his wife Alice FitzAlan, a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel by his wife Eleanor of Lancaster, 5th daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, a grandson of King Henry III. Edmund was thus a cousin of both Richard, Duke of York, and the Lancastrian King Henry VI. Career Although he was the head of one of the greate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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