John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Earl of Somerset · Lived 1373 to 1410 · aged 37
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, known as the Marquess of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset from 1397 to 1399, was an English-French nobleman and politician. Beaufort was the second son of John of Gaunt, eldest of the four children by his mistress Katherine Swynford, whom he later married in 1396.
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