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John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont, 6th Baron Beaumont
b.Cal 1409 Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
d.10 Jul 1460 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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MILITARY: Battles and Wars> Under the Lancastrian banner at the battle of Northampton, 1460. ASSIGNMENTS: Summoned to Parliament, 1431/1432-1439. ACHIEVEMENTS: Greatly distinguished himself both in war and at court. HONORS: Knight of the Bath, 1426; [K.G.] Knight of the Order of the Garter, 1441. TITLES: Succeeded father in 1413 as Lord Beaumont, title by writ 1309. TITLES: Created Count of Boulogne [F.] by letters patent, 1436. TITLES: Created Viscount Beaumont 1439/1440. TITLES: The King bestowed on him in 1440/1441, "the feudal Viscountcy of Beaumont in France", which upon the death of the Duke of Bedford, in 1435, had reverted to the Crown. References
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