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Beaufort
Beaufort An English family descended from three illegitimate sons of John of GAUNT (fourth son of Edward III) and Katherine Swynford. The children were legitimated in 1407 but with the exclusion of any claim to the crown. Their father and their half-brother HENRY IV made them powerful and wealthy: Thomas (died 1426) became Duke of Exeter, John (c.1371–1410) was made Lord High Admiral and Earl of Somerset, and Henry (died 1447) was Bishop of Winchester and later a cardinal. As a court politician he led the so-called constitutional party against Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. The YORKISTS had no love for the Beauforts, and by 1471 all three of the Earl of Somerset's grandsons had been killed in battle or executed. The male line thus ended, but their niece Margaret Beaufort (1443–1509), daughter of John, Duke of Somerset, who married Edmund TUDOR, enjoyed a life of charity and patronage of learning after her son became king as HENRY VII.
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"Beaufort." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Beaufort." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Beaufort.html "Beaufort." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Beaufort.html |
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Beaufort
Beaufort, France, Luxembourg, Malaysia, USA 1. France (Nord‐Pas‐de‐Calais and Rhône‐Alpes): there are two towns with this name which has the meaning of a ‘fine‐looking fort’ from beau ‘beautiful’.2. USA (North and South Carolina): both are named after Henry Somerset (1684–1714), 2nd Duke of Beaufort, one of the eight owners of the colony of Carolina. The southern town was founded in 1712 and the northern in 1715.3. The Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean is named after a British admiral, Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), who also gave his name to the Beaufort Scale, invented in 1805, to classify the strength of the wind at sea.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Beaufort." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Beaufort." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Beaufort.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Beaufort." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Beaufort.html |
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Beaufort
Beaufort (Cendl) Blae. The Duke of Beaufort owned lands here in the 18th cent. The Welsh name is from Edward Kendall, the ironmaster who was granted a lease of the site by the Duke in 1780.
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A. D. MILLS. "Beaufort." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Beaufort." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Beaufort.html A. D. MILLS. "Beaufort." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Beaufort.html |
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