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Biography of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 1766-1835

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Frances Evelyn Evelyn 1719-1805

On 02 Jan 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).

On 22 Dec 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 28 Jun 1786 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 19) graduated at Trinity College, Oxford University.

On 16 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).

On 05 Feb 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 27 Dec 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 01 Dec 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).

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 25 Apr 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 23 Jun 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 08 Oct 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 17 Jun 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 11 Oct 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 Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (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 10 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 17 Jan 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.

On 10 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 19 Aug 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 24 Dec 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.

On 18 Aug 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 16 Jul 1814 [his daughter] Mary Octavia Somerset was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 47) and [his wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 43).

On 25 Jul 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 12 Aug 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.

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 29 Jun 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 12 Aug 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 27 Jan 1824 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle died.

On 30 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 08 Apr 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 15 Jun 1828 [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 81) died.

On 22 Oct 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.

On 10 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 09 Aug 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 23 Nov 1835 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 68) died. His son [his son] Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (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 12 Aug 1854 [his former wife] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 83) died.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 1766-1835

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 Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 1766-1835

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 9 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