Biography of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 1792-1853

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786

On 05 Feb 1792 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 25) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 21).

On 11 Oct 1803 [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 6th Baron Botetort. [his mother] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 25 Jul 1814 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 22) and Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 21) were married at Upper Brook Street. Following her death in 1821 he would marry her younger half-sister 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 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.

In 1816 [his daughter] Charlotte Augusta Frederica Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 23).

In 1817 [his daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and [his wife] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 24).

On 11 May 1821 [his wife] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 28) died at Apsley House Hyde Park Corner.

On 29 Jun 1822 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 30) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 22) were married. She being the younger half-sister of his first wife 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 Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 51).

In 1824 [his son] Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 31) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 23) at Paris [Map].

In 1828 [his daughter] Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset Countess Kinnoul was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 27).

In 1829 [his daughter] Rose Caroline Mary Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 36) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 28).

In 1831 [his daughter] Henrietta Louisa Priscilla Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 38) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 30).

In 1832 [his daughter] Geraldine Harriett Mary Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 39) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 31).

On 30 Aug 1834 [his daughter] Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 34).

On 23 Nov 1835 [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 68) died. His son Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 43) succeeded 7th Duke Beaufort, 9th Marquess Worcester, 13th Earl Worcester, 7th Baron Botetort. [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 35) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 29 Dec 1836 [his son-in-law] Christopher William Codrington (age 31) and [his daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 44) and Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 01 Jun 1838 [his daughter] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 38).

Before 08 Oct 1840 John Jeffreys Pratt 1st Marquess Camden (age 81) sold 22 Arlington Street, Piccadilly to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 48).

1842 Appointment of Garter Knights

On 03 Jul 1845 [his son] Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 48) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe. He the son of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 53) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 45). They were fourth cousins.

On 20 Jul 1848 [his son-in-law] George Hay-Drummond 12th Earl Kinnoull (age 21) and [his daughter] Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset Countess Kinnoul (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 56) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 48). He the son of Thomas Hay-Drummond 11th Earl Kinnoull (age 63) and Louisa Burton Rowley Countess Kinnoul.

In 1850 [his daughter] Charlotte Augusta Frederica Somerset (age 34) died.

On 17 Nov 1853 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 61) died. His son [his son] Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort (age 29) succeeded 8th Duke Beaufort, 10th Marquess Worcester, 14th Earl Worcester, 8th Baron Botetort. [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort (age 28) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 02 Oct 1889 [his former wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 89) died.

Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 1792-1853 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

Royal Ancestors of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 1792-1853

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 16 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 1792-1853

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke

GrandFather: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne

Father: Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Rolle

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jael Godolphin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Godfrey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

Great x 3 Grandmother: Arabella Churchill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Nutfield

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Evelyn Evelyn

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn

Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

Mother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane

GrandMother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England