DUKE OF

See also:

• EDMUND
• EDMUND, SAINT [EDMUND RICE] (d. 1240)
• EDMUND, or EADMUND (c. 980-1016)

EDMUND

See also:

• BEAUFORT
• BEAUFORT, FRANCOIS DE VENDOME
• BEAUFORT, HENRY (c. 1377–1447)
• BEAUFORT, LOUIS DE (d. 1795)

BEAUFORT

See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• DUKE OF EDMUND BEAUFORT SOMERSET (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

SOMERSET (c. 1404–1455)  , was the younger son of John, earl of Somerset, and grandson of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster . He was taken prisoner at Bauge in 1421 during his first campaign, and did not return to England till 1431 . He was then styled earl of Mortain, and in 1432 was one of the envoys to the council of Basel . In 1436 he served at the relief of Calais, two years later he commanded with some success in Maine, and in 1440 recovered Harfleur . Next year he was made earl, and in 1443 marquess of Dorset . In 1444 on the death of his elder brother he became duke of Somerset .