Sir Duke Edmund Beaufort KG
(1406-1455)
Knight of the Order of the Garter (from 1436), 1st Earl of Dorset (1441-1455), 1st Marquess of Dorset (1443-1455), 4th Earl of Somerset (1444-1455), and 2nd Duke of Somerset (from 1448)
Died aged c. 49
Wikidata WikipediaEdmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain, KG (1406 – 22 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War. His rivalry with Richard, Duke of York, was a leading cause of the Wars of the Roses.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
On This Site Stood The Castle Inn Before Which Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke Of Somerset Was Slain During The 1st Battle Of St Albans 22nd May 1455
Victoria Street, 10 yards from junction with St Peters Street, St Albans, United Kingdom where they was killed (1455)