Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort

His Grace

The Duke of Beaufort

JP DL
His Grace; The Duke of Beaufort; JP DL
Born	19 May 1847; St George Hanover Square, London, England
Died	24 November 1924 (aged 77); Badminton, Gloucestershire, England
Noble family	Beaufort
Spouse(s)	Louise Emily Harford
Issue	Blanche Linnie Somerset; Diana Maud Nina Somerset ; Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort
Father	Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort
Mother	Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon

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(19 May 1847 – 24 November 1924), styled the Earl of Glamorgan until 1853 and Marquess of Worcester between 1853 and 1899, was a British peer.

Background and education

Beaufort was born in London, the eldest son of (Henry) Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe.^[1] He was educated at Eton College between 1860 and 1864.

Military service and public appointments

Beaufort became a

Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire.^[2]

Family

Bookplate

with the Duke's arms

Beaufort married Louise Emily Harford (1864–1945), widow of a Dutch nobleman (Baron Charles Frederic van Tuyll van Serooskerken, 1859–1893, leaving two sons), on 9 October 1895.^[2] They had three children:

Lady Blanche Linnie Somerset (1897–1968), married
David John Seyfried-Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert
, eventually had the barony of Herbert called out of abeyance in his favour in 2002, after eighteen years.
Lady Diana Maud Nina Somerset (12 September 1898 – 6 May 1935), married Captain Lindsey Shedden (1881–1971) on 19 September 1925, but had no known issue.
Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (4 April 1900 – 5 February 1984), married Princess Mary of Teck. He left no issue and was succeeded by David Somerset, a first cousin twice removed.

Lord Beaufort died in 1924, aged 77, at Badminton House, Gloucestershire. He is buried at St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort

16.

Lady Anne Wesley

23. The Hon. Anne Hill-Trevor

1. Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort

24. Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon

12. The Hon. Penn Curzon

25. Esther Hanmer

6. Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe

26. Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

13. Sophia Howe, 2nd Baroness Howe

27. Mary Hartop

3. Lady Georgiana Curzon-Howe

28. The Hon. Robert Brudenell

14. Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan

29. Anne Bishopp

7. Lady Harriet Brudenell

30. George Cooke

15. Penelope Cooke

31. Penelope Bowyer

Notes

^ Cokayne 1887, p. 57.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mosley 1999, p. 225.
^ ^a ^b Daily Telegraph, Obituary, Wing Commander Mickey Ogden

References

Cokayne, G.E.; et al. (1887). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Gloucester, England: Alan Sutton (published 2000).
Mosley, Charles (1999). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Beaufort

Peerage of England
Preceded by Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset	Duke of Beaufort 1899–1924	Succeeded by Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset

[FOOTNOTECokayne188757-1] Cokayne 1887, p. 57.

[FOOTNOTEMosley1999225-2] Mosley 1999, p. 225.

[Ogden-3] Daily Telegraph, Obituary, Wing Commander Mickey Ogden

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