Duke Beaufort

Duke Beaufort is in Dukedoms of England Alphabetically, Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extant Dukedoms of England.

On 02 Dec 1682 Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 53) was created 1st Duke Beaufort by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52). Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 52) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 07 Jul 1702 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 18) and Mary Sackville 2nd Duchess Beaufort (age 13) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. She the daughter of Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 59) and Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex. They were fourth cousins.

On 26 Feb 1706 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 21) and Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. She the daughter of Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough and Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby. They were fourth cousins.

On 14 Sep 1711 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 27) and Mary Osborne Duchess Beaufort (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. She the daughter of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 52) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 49).

On 24 Apr 1714 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 30) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 7) succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester.

On 26 Feb 1745 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 37) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His brother Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 35) succeeded 4th Duke Beaufort, 6th Marquess Worcester, 10th Earl Worcester. Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 28 Oct 1756 Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 47) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 12) succeeded 5th Duke Beaufort, 7th Marquess Worcester, 11th Earl Worcester.

On 02 Jan 1766 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 21) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. He the son of Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 53).

On 06 Apr 1771 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 25) and Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. Shortly after their marriage she exhibited signs of mental instability from the time of her marriage and spent the rest of her life confined to Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 50) and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 52). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 11 Oct 1803 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, 6th Baron Botetort. Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 23 Nov 1835 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. Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 35) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

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

In 1899 Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort (age 75) died at Badminton House. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 51) succeeded 9th Duke Beaufort, 11th Marquess Worcester, 15th Earl Worcester, 9th Baron Botetort. Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 34) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 14 Jun 1923 Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 10th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and Mary Cambridge Duchess Beaufort (age 26) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. She the daughter of Adolphus Cambridge Duke Teck (age 54) and Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor Duchess Teck (age 50). He the son of Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 76) and Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 58). They were half fourth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 05 Feb 1984 Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 10th Duke Beaufort (age 83) died at Badminton House without issue. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His first cousin twice removed David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 55) succeeded 11th Duke Beaufort, 13th Marquess Worcester, 17th Earl Worcester. Baron Botetort abeyant. Caroline Jane Thynne 11th Duchess Beaufort (age 56) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 02 Jun 2000 David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 72) and Miranda Morley 11th Duchess Beaufort were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

On 16 Aug 2018 David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 90) died. His son Henry John Fitzroy 12th Duke of Beaufort (age 66) succeeded 12th Duke Beaufort, 14th Marquess Worcester, 18th Earl Worcester.