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Henry Beaufort (c. 1375 – 11 April 1447) was an English Catholic prelate and statesman who held the offices of Bishop of Lincoln (1398), Bishop of Winchester (1404) and cardinal (1426). [1] . He served three times as Lord Chancellor and played an important role in English politics.
Henry Beaufort (born c. 1374—died April 11, 1447, Winchester, Hampshire, England) was a cardinal and bishop of Winchester and a dominant figure in English politics throughout the first 43 years of the 15th century. From about 1435 until 1443 he controlled the government of the weak King Henry VI.
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Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (26 January 1436 [citation needed] – 15 May 1464) was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. He is sometimes numbered the 2nd Duke of Somerset, because the title was re-created for his father after his uncle died.
The Henry Beaufort School is a comprehensive school with a focus on challenge, enjoyment and success for all. It offers a broad and balanced curriculum, enrichment activities, residential trips and a late bus service.
Learn about the life and career of Henry Beaufort, a powerful and influential cardinal and politician in late medieval England. He was the half-brother of King Henry IV and the uncle of King Henry VI, and played a key role in the Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses.
Beaufort was a half-brother of Henry IV, legitimized after his father's marriage to his mistress in 1396. He became one of the greatest of all churchmen, bishop of Lincoln 1398 (aged twenty-three), bishop of Winchester 1404, cardinal 1427.
Jun 11, 2018 · Beaufort, Henry (1374–1447) English statesman and prelate, illegitimate son of John of Gaunt. As chancellor to Henry IV and Henry V, Beaufort considerably influenced English domestic and foreign policy. Guardian of Henry VI (1422), he controlled England in the 1430s.
