Biography of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 1744-1803
Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne
On 01 May 1740 [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 30) and [his mother] Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 27) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort and [his grandmother] Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort.
On 16 Oct 1744 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort was born to Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 31).
In 1748 Andrea Soldi (age 45). Portrait of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 3).
On 28 Oct 1756 [his father] 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, 13th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 18 Oct 1760 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 16) matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University.
On 07 Jul 1763 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 18) graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University witha Doctor of Civil degree.
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 22 Dec 1766 [his son] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 19).
On 12 Dec 1767 [his son] Charles Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 20) at Badminton, Gloucestershire.
In 1768 [his son] Edward Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 20).
In 1768 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) was appointed Master of the Horse to the Queen Consort.
In 1771 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 26) was appointed Lieutenant of Monmouthshire which office he held until his death.
On 04 May 1771 [his son] Norbonne Berkeley Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 26) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 23).
On 11 Feb 1773 [his daughter] Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 28) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 25).
On 19 Dec 1776 [his son] Robert Edward Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 29).
On 12 Feb 1780 [his son] Arthur John Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 32).
On 02 Sep 1784 [his son] William George Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 39) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 37).
In 1786 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) created new Garter Knights as follows:
601st Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 18),
602nd Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 14),
603rd Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 12),
604th Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 11),
605th William Elector of Hesse (age 42),
606th Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41),
607th George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 32),
608th Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 47).
On 07 Jun 1786 [his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 39).
In 1787 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) was appointed Lieutenant of Brecnockshire which office he held until his death.
On 30 Aug 1787 [his son] John Thomas Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 40).
On 07 Jun 1788 [his son] Charles Henry Somerset (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Courtenay (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon (age 45) and Frances Clack Countess Devon. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 43) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 41).
On 30 Sep 1788 [his son] Fitzroy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 43) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 41).
On 16 May 1791 [his son] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] 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 [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 43).
On 04 Jun 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) abeyance terminated 5th Baron Botetort.
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 [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 daughter-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 15 Jun 1828 [his former wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 81) died.
[his son] Frances Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort.
[his daughter] Harriet Isabella Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort.
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 Henry IV 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 15 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell 2nd Marchioness Worcester 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dormer 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper
GrandFather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Child
Great x 2 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Father: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Greville 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Copley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Baroness Brooke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Sleigh
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh
Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Mother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Norborne