Charlotte Sophia Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (11 January 1771 – 12 August 1854), formerly Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower, was the wife of

Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, KG (22 December 1766 – 23 November 1835), styled Marquess of Worcester until 1803, was a British politician. Background and education Somerset was the son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort ...

. She was the daughter of

Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, KG PC (4 August 172126 October 1803), known as Viscount Trentham from 1746 to 1754 and as The Earl Gower from 1754 to 1786, was a British politician from the Leveson-Gower family. Background ...

, and his wife, the former Lady Susanna Stewart. She married the future duke, then Marquess of Worcester, on 16 May 1791 at Lambeth Church, London. They had four sons and eight daughters: *

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(1792–1853) * Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset (1792–1848), who married Hon. Emily Smith and had children * Lord William George Henry Somerset (1793-1794) * Lady Charlotte Sophia Somerset (1795–1865), who married

Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe (14 June 1790 – 2 May 1868), known as Hon. Frederick Gough-Calthorpe until 1851, of Elvetham Hall, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was born the 4th son of Henry Go ...

, and had children. * Lady Elizabeth Susan Somerset (1798-1876), who married twice (first, Captain Lord Edward O'Brien; second, Maj-Gen. James Orde), and had children. * Lady Georgiana Augusta Somerset (1800-1865), who married

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and had children. * Lord Edward Henry Somerset (1802-1803) * Lady Susan Carolina Somerset (1804-1886), who married

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (; 16 January 1792 – 8 May 1870), styled Viscount Malpas until 1792 and Earl of Rocksavage between 1792 and 1827, was a British peer and Lord G ...

, and had no children * Lady Louisa Elizabeth Somerset (1806-1892), who married George Finch, and had children * Lady Isabella Somerset (1808-1831), who married Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote and had children * Lady Harriett Blanche Somerset (1811-1885), who married

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, and had children * Lady Mary Octavia Somerset (1814-1906), who married

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, and had children. In 1803, her husband succeeded his father as Duke of Beaufort, and she rose from marchioness to duchess. Her portrait was painted by Sir Francis Grant. The duke died in 1835 and was buried in

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. The dowager duchess then lived with her youngest daughter at her London home in

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. She died in 1854, aged 83, at Westbrook Hall, Hertfordshire. She was included in the "Gallery of Beauties" series commissioned by Prince Regent (later King)

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