SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, 2D DUKE OF

d. 1455, English statesman and general. He fought in France in the Hundred Years War, receiving his first command in 1431, recapturing Harfleur in 1440, and relieving Calais in 1442. For this last feat he was made (1442) earl of Dorset. In 1444 he succeeded his brother John as earl of Somerset. He became lieutenant of France in 1447 and was created duke of Somerset in 1448. After the war in France was resumed in 1449, Somerset's army was consistently defeated, and by 1453 all of England's French possessions except Calais had been lost. Since the murder (1450) of William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk, Somerset had been the head of the court faction and was protected by Henry VI against popular resentment and the attacks of the Yorkists. He was imprisoned by Richard, duke of York, during Henry's first period of insanity (1453–55) but returned to power when the king recovered. Somerset was killed at St. Albans in the first battle of the Wars of the Roses.

____________________

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

-44547-

Top...
Search the Library
Books
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Encyclopedia
Advanced Search
About Questia
Questia is the world's largest online academic library offering full-text books, journals, and articles on thousands of topics.

Join Now...
Questia Books and Articles on: Somerset Edmund Beaufort 2d Duke Of
We found: 6 results
By media type:
 

Books:

 

0  

 

Journal articles:

 

1  

 

Magazine articles:

 

0  

 

Newspaper articles:

 

0  

 

Encyclopedia articles:

 

5  
 

journal articles on: Somerset Edmund Beaufort 2d Duke Of  - 1 result

 
 
1.
Thomas Jefferson, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia
Journal article by Mark R. Wenger; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 103, 1995
Subjects: Architecture, College of William & Mary, Colleges & universities, Curricula, History, Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), University of Virginia
...a three-story range fronting on Duke of Gloucester Street, with two rear wings housing a hall and chapel. From Duke of Gloucester Street one approached the...Carter Nicholas to Henry Somerset, fifth duke of Beaufort, memorandum, 27 May 1771...


Top...
 

encyclopedia articles on: Somerset Edmund Beaufort 2d Duke Of  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Somerset, Edmund Beaufort, 2d Duke Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, 2D DUKE OF d. 1455, English statesman and...succeeded his brother John as earl of Somerset. He became lieutenant of France in 1447 and was created duke of Somerset in 1448. After the war in France...
2.
Beaufort, Edmund
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BEAUFORT, EDMUND see Somerset, Edmund Beaufort, 2d duke of . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
3.
York, Richard, Duke Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
YORK, RICHARD, DUKE OF 1411 60, English...of another uncle, Edmund de Mortimer, 5th earl...operations to those of John Beaufort, 1st duke of Somerset. The death of the...Margaret of Anjou and Edmund Beaufort, 2d duke of Somerset...
4.
Henry VI , King of England
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford , who was...dominated by Henry Beaufort . After the English...headed first by Henry Beaufort and later by William...Queen Margaret and Edmund Beaufort, 2d duke of Somerset , which dominated the...
5.
Margaret of Anjou
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...la Pole, 4th earl (later 1st duke) of Suffolk (see under Pole...allying herself with Suffolk and Edmund Beaufort, 2d duke of Somerset , in their rivalry with Richard, duke of York , heir presumptive to...


Top...
 About Questia   ::   Privacy   ::   Contact