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Count Francis de Beaufort (1661–1714) was an English-born Dutch mercenary. In 1710 became court chancellor to the prince of Lippe-Detmold. He served in the Dutch army.

Family

De Beaufort married Louise Mary Brazy, daughter of professor Etienne Brazy, and they had at least seven children who included the churchman Daniel Cornelius de Beaufort (1700–1788) and the scholar Louis de Beaufort (1703–1795), who was one of the first to raise doubts about the credibility of early Roman history.

The family were of Huguenot origins and were forced to flee France for the United Provinces after 1685.

References

1. ^ Melchers, Rob (2014). De Beaufort: Geschiedenis van een aanzienlijke familie van 1613 tot 1876. ISBN 9789087044305.
2. ^ "Beaufort, Daniel Augustus (1739–1821)" Toby Barnard, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Retrieved 19 Aug 2015. (subscription required)

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