Beaufort family
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The Beaufort family were descended from John Beaufort (1371-1410) the legitimized son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford. Although officially barred from inheiriting the throne the Beauforts played an important role in the dynastic struggles of the fifteenth century as powerful nobles with close ties to the royal family. Henry VII traced his claim to the English crown through his descent from Margaret Beaufort
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