Biography of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 1684-1714

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester 1666-1712

On 06 Jun 1682 [his father] Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 21) and [his mother] Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester (age 16) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 53) and [his grandmother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 51).

On 02 Apr 1684 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort was born to Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 23) and Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester (age 18) at Monmouth Castle [Map].

On 13 Jul 1698 [his father] Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 37) died.

On 21 Jan 1700 [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 71) died at Badminton, Gloucestershire. He was buried at Beaufort Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His grandson Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 15) succeeded 2nd Duke Beaufort, 4th Marquess Worcester, 8th Earl Worcester, 9th Baron Herbert of Raglan.

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.

In 1705 [his wife] Mary Sackville 2nd Duchess Beaufort (age 16) died.

On 29 Jan 1706 [his former father-in-law] Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 63) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His son [his former brother-in-law] Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 18) succeeded 7th Earl Dorset, 2nd Earl Middlesex, 7th Baron Buckhurst, 2nd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.

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.

Around 1707. Michael Dahl (age 48). Portrait of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 22). Powis Castle.

On 23 Mar 1707 [his son] Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 22) and [his wife] Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort (age 20).

In Jan 1709 [his former brother-in-law] Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 20) and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Dorset. He the son of [his former father-in-law] Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex and Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex.

Before 01 Mar 1709 Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough and Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby. He the son of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 59) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland.

On 12 Sep 1709 [his son] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 25) and [his wife] Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort (age 22). His mother Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort died from childbirth the next day.

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).

In 1712 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 27) was appointed 518th Knight of the Garter by Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46).

On 17 Jul 1712 [his mother] Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester (age 46) died.

On 16 Dec 1712 [his brother-in-law] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 21) and Elizabeth Harley (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 51) and Elizabeth Foley Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. He the son of [his father-in-law] Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 53) and [his mother-in-law] Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 50).

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 [his son] Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 7) succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester, 10th Baron Herbert of Raglan.

In 1722 [his former wife] Mary Osborne Duchess Beaufort (age 33) died.

Ancestors of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 1684-1714

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christina North Countess of Worcester

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Russell 2nd Marchioness Worcester 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cooke 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dormer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Dormer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dormer 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 2 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Morrison

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Clerke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hicks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard May

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden

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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Child

GrandFather: Josiah Child

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft

Mother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester

Royal Ancestors of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 1684-1714

Ancestors of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 1684-1714