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Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset

Type Figure Region England Time 1406–1455 Also known as Edmund Beaufort、Duke of Somerset、萨默塞特公爵、埃德蒙·博福特

A leading Lancastrian noble and head of the Beaufort family, he commanded English forces in France in the 1440s and rivaled Richard, Duke of York;…

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  1. 1406–1443England · EnglandSon of John Beaufort and a close kinsman of Henry V and VI; he took part in the war against France from the 1420s, was created Duke of Somerset in 1443, and held a prominent place at the Lancastrian court.
  2. 1441–1448Normandy · NormandyHe commanded operations in Normandy from 1441 and won renown with victory at the Battle of Belfort in 1443; his long rivalry with the Duke of York over command, funding, and credit for victories became a focal point of factional conflict.
  3. 1450–1454London · EnglandAfter the loss of Gascony and the Kentish rebellion in 1450 he was impeached by Parliament and imprisoned, but Queen Margaret's support restored him as Lord Privy Councilor in 1453; he remained the effective Lancastrian power broker until Henry VI's madness.
  4. 1455St Albans · HertfordshireCommanding the Lancastrian army against the Yorkists at the First Battle of St Albans on 22 May 1455, he was defeated and killed; his death deepened the enmity between the two factions and brought the Wars of the Roses into full eruption.

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