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 Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (16 October 1744 – 11 October 1803) was an English courtier and politician. He was the only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and Elizabeth Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort. Styled Marqu ...

. He was styled by the

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Marquess of Worcester from his birth until his accession to the dukedom in 1803. He was educated at

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and graduated from

Trinity College, Oxford (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) , named_for = The Holy Trinity , established = , sister_college = Churchill College, Cambridge , president = Dame Hilary Boulding , location = Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH , coordinates ...

, on 28 June 1786 with a

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Political career

Worcester was a

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(MP) for

Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. ...

between 1788 and 1790, for

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...

between 1790 and 1796, and for

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between 1796 and 1803, when he succeeded to his father's seat in the

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. He was

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and Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire from 1803, and

Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire. * Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos 1559–? * Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Cha ...

from 1810, until his death in 1835. He bore the Queen's Crown for the coronation of William IV and

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, 8 September 1831. He became Constable of St Briavel's Castle and Warden of the

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in 1812, and High Steward of Bristol in 1834; he held all these posts for the rest of his life. He was nominated and invested as a

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on 17 January 1805, and was installed on 23 April the same year; since no Knight had been installed since 1801, there were seven vacancies at the time. He was commissioned Major in his father's Monmouth and Brecon Militia in February 1793 on the outbreak of the

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. He succeeded his father as

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of the regiment in 1803, and retained the command until his own death.

Family

Worcester married Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower (1771–1854), 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. Backgroun ...

, on 16 May 1791 at

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, London. They had four sons and eight daughters:Debrett's, 1840 edition
p. 71
*

Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort Major Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, KG (5 February 1792 – 17 November 1853), styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1803 and Marquess of Worcester between 1803 and 1835, was a British peer, soldier, and politician. Background Beaufort was t ...

(5 February 1792 – 17 November 1853) * Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset (22 December 1792 – 23 February 1848) * Lord William George Henry Somerset (1 December 1793 – 12 January 1794) * Lady Charlotte Sophia Somerset (25 April 1795 – 12 November 1865), married, on 12 August 1823, Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe and had children. * Lady Elizabeth Susan Somerset (23 June 1798 – 16 April 1876), married, on 16 April 1822, Captain Lord Edward O'Brien, and after his death, married, on 11 November 1829, Maj-Gen. James Orde. * Lady Georgiana Augusta Somerset (8 October 1800 – 30 March 1865), married, on 30 May 1825,

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and had issue. * Lord Edward Henry Somerset (17 June 1802 – 19 February 1822) * Lady Susan Carolina Somerset (10 May 1804 – 4 February 1886), married

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley, 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 Great Chamberlain of England between ...

. * Lady Louisa Elizabeth Somerset (10 May 1806 – 26 August 1892), married, on 22 October 1832, George Finch. * Lady Isabella Somerset (19 August 1808 – 4 February 1831), married, on 8 April 1828, Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote (b. 19 Jan 1799, d. 19 Dec 1861) * Lady Harriett Blanche Somerset (18 August 1811 – 25 May 1885), married, on 9 August 1833,

Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway (16 September 1800 – 2 January 1873) was the Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright from 1828 to 1845; and of Wigton from 1828 to 1851. He was styled Viscount Garlies from 1806 to 1834. Early lif ...

and had children. * Lady Mary Octavia Somerset (16 July 1814 – 7 September 1906), married, on 28 November 1837,

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and had children. Beaufort died at

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, Gloucestershire, and was buried there in St Michael and All Angels Church on 2 December 1835, shortly before his 69th birthday.

Ancestry

References

External links

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