BEAUFORT

Henbt, natural son of John Gaunt and half-brother of Henry IV., king of England, was made Bishop of Lincoln, whence he translated to Winchester. He was also nominated chancellor of tiie kingdom, and sent amba ador France. In 1426 he received a cardinal's hat, waa appointed legate in Germany. In 1431 crowned Henry YL in the great church of Paris. He died at Winchester, 1447. He was a haughty, turbulent prelate, and Shakspeare is considered giving a true portrait of him in his Henry VI.