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Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Evelyn Evelyn 1719-1805
On 2nd January 1766 [his father] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 21) and [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 53). They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 22nd December 1766 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 22) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 19).
Around 1774 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 7) educated at Westminster School [Map].
On 28th June 1786 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 19) graduated at Trinity College, Oxford University.
On 16th May 1791 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 69) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 43). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 5th February 1792 [his son] Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 25) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 21).
On 27th December 1792 [his son] Granville Charles Henry Somerset was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 26) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 21).
On 1st December 1793 [his son] William George Henry Somerset was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 26) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 22).
On 13th January 1794 [his son] William George Henry Somerset died.
In 1795 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 73) and [his mother-in-law] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 25th April 1795 [his daughter] Charlotte Sophia Somerset 4th Baroness Calthorpe was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 28) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 24).
On 23rd June 1798 [his daughter] Elizabeth Susan Somerset was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 31) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 27).
On 8th October 1800 [his daughter] Georgiana Augusta Somerset was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 33) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 29).
On 17th June 1802 [his son] Edward Henry Somerset was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 31).
On 19th February 1803 [his son] Edward Henry Somerset died.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 20th June 1803 Nathaniel Ryder 1st Baron Harrowby (age 67) died. His son Dudley (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 30) by marriage Baroness Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 11th October 1803 [his father] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 26th October 1803 [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 82) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 45) succeeded 2nd Marquess Stafford, 3rd Earl Gower, 4th Baron Gower, 8th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 38) by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
On 10th May 1804 [his daughter] Susan Carolina Somerset Marchioness Cholmondeley was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 37) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 33).
On 17th January 1805...
Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 38) was appointed 626th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 66).
John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 48) was appointed 627th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1806 [his brother-in-law] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 47) was appointed 632nd Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67).
On 10th May 1806 [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 39) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 35).
On 19th August 1808 [his daughter] Isabella Somerset Anne Frances was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 41) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 37).
In 1809 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Harrowby. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 36) by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
On 24th December 1809 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and [his mother-in-law] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 18th August 1811 [his daughter] Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 44) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 40).
On 16th July 1814 [his daughter] Mary Octavia Somerset Lady Farquhar was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 47) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 43).
On 25th July 1814 [his son] Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 21) were married at Upper Brook Street. Following her death in 1821 he would marry her younger half-sister [his future daughter-in-law] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 14). An example of a man marrying two sisters, albeit in this case half-sisters. He the son of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 47) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 43). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th August 1815 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) was created 1st Viscount Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29) by marriage Viscountess Granville.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1822 [his son] Granville Charles Henry Somerset (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Emily Smith were married. He the son of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 55) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 50).
On 29th June 1822 [his son] Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 22) were married. She being the younger half-sister of his first wife [his former daughter-in-law] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy both of whom's mother was Anne Wellesley (age 54) sister of Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 53). An example of a man marrying two sisters, albeit in this case half-sisters. He the son of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 55) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 51).
On 12th August 1823 [his son-in-law] Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe (age 33) and [his daughter] Charlotte Sophia Somerset 4th Baroness Calthorpe (age 28) were married. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 56) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 52).
On 27th January 1824 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle died.
On 30th May 1825 [his son-in-law] Granville Dudley Ryder (age 25) and [his daughter] Georgiana Augusta Somerset (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 58) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 54). He the son of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 62) and [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 52). They were first cousins.
On 8th April 1828 [his son-in-law] Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote of Kingscote Park in Gloucestershire (age 29) and [his daughter] Isabella Somerset Anne Frances (age 19) were married at Badminton, Gloucestershire. She died three years later in childbirth. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 61) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 57).
On 15th June 1828 [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 81) died.
On 11th May 1830 [his son-in-law] George Cholmondeley 2nd Marquess Cholmondeley (age 38) and [his daughter] Susan Carolina Somerset Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 26) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Cholmondeley. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 63) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 59). He the son of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley and Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 68). They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 4th February 1831 [his daughter] Isabella Somerset Anne Frances (age 22) died in childbirth.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 22nd October 1832 [his son-in-law] George Finch (age 38) and [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Somerset (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 65) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 61). He the illegitmate son of George Finch 9th Earl Winchilsea 4th Earl Nottingham. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 10th May 1833 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) was created 1st Earl Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47) by marriage Countess Granville.
On 19th July 1833 [his brother-in-law] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 75) died. His son George (age 46) succeeded 2nd Duke Sutherland, 3rd Marquess Stafford, 20th Earl Sutherland, 4th Earl Gower, 5th Baron Gower, 9th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 27) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 9th August 1833 [his son-in-law] Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway (age 33) and [his daughter] Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 66) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 62). He the son of George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway (age 65) and Jane Paget Countess Galloway (age 58). They were second cousins.
On 23rd November 1835 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 68) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 43) succeeded 7th Duke Beaufort, 9th Marquess Worcester, 13th Earl Worcester, 15th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 7th Baron Botetort. [his daughter-in-law] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 35) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 12th August 1854 [his former wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 83) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dormer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Child
Great x 3 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
GrandFather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Baroness Brooke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh
Father: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne
Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rolle of Heanton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Rolle
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Godolphin
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jael Godolphin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley of Bruton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Edward Boscawen 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Godfrey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Winston Churchill
Great x 2 Grandmother: Arabella Churchill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drake
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Mother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Nutfield
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Evelyn Evelyn
GrandMother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn