- Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
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The Duke of Beaufort Spouse(s) Elizabeth Berkeley Issue Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
Lady Anne Somerset
Lady Elizabeth Somerset
Lady Rachel Somerset
Lady Mary Isabella Somerset
Lady Henrietta SomersetFather Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort Mother Rachel Noel Born 12 September 1709 Died 28 October 1756 Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort (12 September 1709 – 28 October 1756) was the younger son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, and his second wife, Rachel Noel. Because his brother had no issue, on 24 February 1746, on his brother's death, he succeeded him and became 4th Duke of Beaufort, the 12th Lord Herbert, and the Marquess of Worcester. He held the Doctor of Civil Law degree from Oxford.
On 1 May 1740, he married Elizabeth Berkeley, sister of Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt. Elizabeth died on April 9, 1799. The couple had one son and five daughters:
- Lady Anne Somerset (11 March 1741 – 18 May 1763), married Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton on 13 September 1759 and had issue
- Lady Elizabeth Somerset (12 March 1742 – 7 May 1760)
- Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744–1803), his heir and successor
- Lady Rachel Somerset (August 1746 – May 1747)
- Lady Mary Isabella Somerset (1 August 1756 – 2 September 1831), married Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland on 26 December 1775 and had issue
- Lady Henrietta Somerset (26 April 1748 – 24 July 1770), married Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet on 6 April 1769, without issue
References
- Burkes' Peerage (1939 edition)
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- www.thepeerage.com
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded by
Sir William Morgan
John HanburyMember of Parliament for Monmouthshire
1731–1734
With: John HanburySucceeded by
John Hanbury
Thomas MorganPreceded by
Edward KemeysMember of Parliament for Monmouth
1734–1735Succeeded by
Sir Charles Kemeys-TyntePeerage of England Preceded by
Henry ScudamoreDuke of Beaufort
1745–1756Succeeded by
Henry SomersetCategories:- 1709 births
- 1756 deaths
- British MPs 1727–1734
- British MPs 1734–1741
- Dukes of Beaufort
- Barons Herbert
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies
- Somerset family
- Peerage of England duke stubs
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