Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset

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Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (26 January 1436 – 15 May 1464) was an English nobleman and army commander for the House of Lancaster 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. He also held the subsidiary titles of 5th Earl of Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and 2nd Earl of Dorset.

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