Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset

Henry Beaufort
Earl of Somerset
Arms of Beaufort: Royal arms of King Edward III with a bordure compony argent and azure for difference
PredecessorJohn Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (father)
SuccessorJohn Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset
Born26 November 1401 (probable)
Died25 November 1418(1418-11-25) (aged 16)
Rouen, France
FamilyHouse of Beaufort
FatherJohn Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
MotherMargaret 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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