Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
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 Portrait of Beaufort by Francis Cotes | |
| Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte | |
| In office 1768–1770 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl De La Warr |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Waldegrave |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1744 Hanover Square, Westminster |
| Died | 11 October 1803 |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Boscawen (m. 1766) |
| Children | 13, including: |
| Parent(s) | Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort Elizabeth Berkeley |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort Duke of Beaufort, 7th Marquess of Worcester, 11th Earl of Worcester, and 13th Baron Herbert.[1]
Early life
Somerset was born on 16 October 1744 at
Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and Elizabeth Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort
.
On 18 October 1760, he began his studies at
Oxford, graduating on 7 July 1763 with a Doctor of Civil Laws (DCL) degree.[1]
Career
He held the office of
Monmouth and Brecon Militia when the combined regiment was embodied on 1 February 1793. He remained in command until his death.[2]
He was invested as a Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG) on 2 June 1786.[1] On 4 June 1803, shortly before his death, he succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Botetourt.[1]
Personal life
Bookplate
of the Duchess of BeaufortOn 2 January 1766, he married Elizabeth Boscawen, daughter of Hon. Edward Boscawen, Admiral of the Blue, and sister to George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth.[1] Elizabeth died 15 June 1828. Together they had four daughters and nine sons:
- Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort (1766–1835), who married Lady Charlotte Leveson-Gower, a daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford and Lady Susanna Stewart (a daughter of the 6th Earl of Galloway), in 1791.[3]
- Lord Charles Henry Somerset (1767–1831), who married Hon. Elizabeth Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1788. After her death in 1815, he married Lady Mary Poulett, daughter of John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett, in 1821.[4]
- Lord Edward Somerset (1768–1769), who died young.[3]
- Lord Norborne Berkeley Henry Somerset (1771–1838)[3]
- 1st Viscount Folkestone), in 1796.[3]
- Lady Frances Elizabeth Somerset (1774–1841)[3]
- Lady Harriet Isabella Elizabeth Somerset (1775–1855), who married Col. Hugh Henry Mitchell, a son of Hugh Henry Mitchell, MP for Ballyshannon and Enniskillen, in 1804.[3]
- Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset (1776–1842), who married Hon. Louisa Augusta Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, in 1805.[3]
- Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset (1780–1816), who married Hon. Elizabeth Boscawen, daughter of George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, in 1808.[3]
- Rev. Lord William George Henry Somerset (1784–1861), who married Elizabeth Molyneux, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Thomas Molyneux, 5th Baronet, in 1813. After her death in 1843, he married Frances Westby Brady, daughter of Henry Brady, in 1844.[3]
- Lady Anne Elizabeth Somerset (1786–1803), who died unmarried.[3]
- Lord John Thomas Henry Somerset (1787–1846), who married Lady Catherine Annesley, daughter of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris and Hon. Sarah Cavendish (a daughter of Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet and the 1st Baroness Waterpark), in 1814.[3]
- FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855), who married Lady Emily Wellesley-Pole, daughter of William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington, in 1814.[3]
Lord Beaufort died on 11 October 1803 and was buried at St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton. His last will was dated from 21 June 1789 to 11 September 1800.[5] He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Henry[1]
Plantagenet ancestry
Henry Somerset and
false paternity event.[7]
References
- ^ Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 55.
- ^ Capt B.E. Sargeaunt, The Royal Monmouthshire Militia, London: RUSI, 1910/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, nd, ISBN 978-1-78331204-7, pp. 80–1, 258.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 307.
- ^ Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, pp. 221–223.
- ^ Hammond, Peter W., editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire: Allen Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 77.
- ^ "Richard III and the break in the male line". University of Leicester. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Richard III DNA results
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