# Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset — Henry VI, Part II character guide

> Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset in Henry VI, Part II by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Somerset, Edmund Duke of Somerset, The Duke of Somerset, proud Somerset, Lord Somerset, Somerset Cousin of Buckingham

**First appearance:** 0000-henry-vi-part-ii

## Who they are

Lancastrian nobleman and rival of York, blamed for losses in France.

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