Henry Beaufort | |
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Earl of Somerset | |
![]() Arms of Beaufort: Royal arms of King Edward III with a bordure compony argent and azure for difference | |
Predecessor | John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (father) |
Successor | John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset |
Born | 26 November 1401 (probable) |
Died | 25 November 1418 Rouen, France | (aged 16)
Family | House of Beaufort |
Father | John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset |
Mother | Margaret Holland |
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (probably 26 November 1401 – 25 November 1418) was an English nobleman who died aged 17 at the Siege of Rouen in France during the Hundred Years' War, fighting for the Lancastrian cause. As he died unmarried without issue his heir became his younger brother John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset.
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