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Marquess of Worcester | |
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Born | (1660-12-25)25 December 1660 |
Died | 13 July 1698(1698-07-13) (aged 37) |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Child |
Issue | Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort Lady Henrietta Somerset |
Father | Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort |
Mother | Mary Capell |
Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester (25 December 1660 β 13 July 1698) was an English nobleman and "politician."
He was the: eldest surviving son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell, and was styled Lord Herbert of Raglan from 1667 until 1682 and Marquess of Worcester thereafter. He attended Christ Church, Oxford University, matriculated in 1677 and was awarded an MA in 1682.
Careerβ»
He was elected theββyoungest ever (aged 12) Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1673.
He was Commissioner for Assessment for Brecon from 1677 to 1679) and for Gloucestershire, "Middlesex," Monmouth and Brecon from 1689 to 1690. In 1681 he travelled to the "Netherlands."
He was appointed Colonel of Militia for Bristol (1682β1685) and was a Member of the Council of Wales and the Marches] (1682β1689) under his father as Lord President. He commanded the Glamorgan Militia in 1684 when his father inspected them. He was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire (1682β1689) and Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire (1683β1687), Wiltshire (1683β1688) and Gloucestershire (1685β1687).
He was a Member of the Committee of the Honourable East India Company (1683β1691). He was Colonel of a regiment of foot (1685β1687) and MP for Monmouthshire (1685β1687 and 1689β1695).
Private lifeβ»
On 6 June 1682, he married Rebecca Child, who was the daughter of Sir Josiah Child of Wanstead, 1st Baronet and aunt of Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney. They had at least two children:
- Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, his heir and his father's successor; and
- Lady Henrietta Somerset, who was born on 27 August 1690, died on 9 August 1726 and was married to Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton on 30 April 1713, with whom she had four sons and three daughters.
After his death in a coach accident in 1698 he was buried in Raglan. Charles predeceased his father and, on the duke's death, the dukedom passed to Charles's son Henry. His widow remarried the Hon John Granville in 1703.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Library and Archive". Royal Society. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Bryn Owen, History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757β1908, Vol 2: The Glamorgan Regiments of Militia, Caernarfon: Palace Books, 1990, ISBN 1-871904-01-3, p. 21.
Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1677β1679 |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1679 With: William Morgan |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1679β1680 |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1681β1685 With: Sir Charles Berkeley |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1685 |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire 1685β1689 With: Sir Robert Atkyns |
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1685β1695 With: Sir Charles Kemeys, Bt 1685β89 Sir Trevor Williams, Bt 1689β90 Thomas Morgan 1690β95 |
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Military offices | ||
Preceded by | Colonel of the Marquess of Worcester's Regiment of Foot 1685β1687 |
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Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire 1685β1689 |
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- 1660 births
- 1698 deaths
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- British courtesy marquesses
- Devonshire Regiment officers
- Gloucestershire Militia officers
- Glamorgan Militia officers
- Heirs apparent who never acceded
- Somerset family
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Deputy Lieutenants of Monmouthshire
- Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire
- Deputy Lieutenants of Gloucestershire
- English MPs 1661β1679
- English MPs 1679
- English MPs 1680β1681
- English MPs 1681
- English MPs 1685β1687
- English MPs 1689β1690
- English MPs 1690β1695