Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (born 1406)

Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset

English noble (1406–1455)

Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain,, 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…