Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort

The 5th Duke of Beaufort
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Boscawen
Issue Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort Lord Charles Somerset Lord Edward Somerset Lord Norborne Somerset Lady Elizabeth Somerset Lady Frances Somerset Lady Harriet Somerset Lord Edward Somerset Lord Arthur Somerset Rev. Lord William Somerset Lady Anne Somerset Col. Lord John Somerset Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
Noble family	House of Beaufort
Father	Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
Mother	Elizabeth Berkeley
Born	16 October 1744
Died	11 October 1803

Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort KG (16 October 1744 – 11 October 1803) was the only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, Elizabeth Berkeley. Styled Marquess of Worcester from 1746, at his father's death on 28 October 1756, he succeeded him as 5th Duke of Beaufort, 7th Marquess of Worcester, 11th Earl of Worcester, and 13th Baron Herbert.

Life

Somersey matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, on 18 October 1760, and graduated on 7 July 1763 with a Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) degree.

He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons between 1767 and 1772. From 1768 to 1770, he was Master of the Horse to the Queen Consort. He was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire in 1771 and Lord-Lieutenant of Brecknockshire in 1787, holding both offices until his death in 1803, as well as that of Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire from 1787 to 1799. He was invested as a Knight of the Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 2 June 1786. His last will was dated from 21 June 1789 to 11 September 1800. On 4 June 1803, shortly before his death, he succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Botetourt.

The 5th Duke of Beaufort is buried at St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton.

Family

On 2 January 1766 he married Elizabeth Boscawen, daughter of Hon. Edward Boscawen, Admiral of the Blue, and sister to George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth. With her he had nine sons and four daughters:

1. Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, his heir and successor
2. Lord Charles Henry Somerset (2 December 1767––18 February 1831)
3. Lord Edward Henry Somerset (1768––1769)
4. Lord Norborne Berkeley Henry Somerset (4 May 1771––1838)
5. Lady Elizabeth Somerset (11 February 1773 ––5 May 1836), who married, on 27 June 1796, Very Reverend Charles Talbot, Dean of Salisbury, grandson of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, with whom she had three sons and three daughters
6. Lady Frances Elizabeth Somerset (3 April 1774 –24 May 1841)
7. Lady Harriet Isabella Elizabeth Somerset (9 July 1775 –1 June 1855), married Colonel Hugh Henry Mitchell and had one son and two daughters
8. Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset (19 December 1776 –1 September 1842)
9. Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset (1780––1816)
10. Rev. Lord William George Henry Somerset (2 September 1784––14 January 1861), Prebendary of Bristol, who was married twice; on 29 June 1813 to Elizabeth Molyneux (d.1843), daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Thomas Molyneux, 5th Baronet, with whom he had five sons, and in 1844 to Frances Westby Brady (d. 31 August 1854), with whom he had no issue
11. Lady Anne Elizabeth Somerset (7 June 1786––22 September 1803)
12. Col.Lord John Thomas Henry Somerset (30 August 1787––3 October 1846), married Lady Catherine Annesley,[1] daughter of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris on 4 December 1814
13. Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (30 September 1788––28 June 1855)

Ancestry

Y-DNA of his descendants did not match Richard III.

Family of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort

16. Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort               8. Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester                       17. Mary Capell               4. Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort                             18. Josiah Child, 1st Bt of Wanstead               9. Rebecca Child                       19. Mary Atwood               2. Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort                                   20. Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough               10. Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough                       21. Elizabeth Wriothesley               5. Rachel Noel                             22. Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke               11. Catherine Greville                       23. Sarah Dashwood               1. Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort                                         24. Maurice Berkeley               12. Richard Berkeley                       25. Mary Tippinge               6. John Symes Berkeley                             26. Henry Symes               13. Elizabeth Symes                       3. Elizabeth Berkeley                                   28. Walter Norborne               14. Walter Norborne                       29. Mary Chivers               7. Elizabeth Norborne                             30. Edmund Bacon               15. Frances Bacon                       31. Elizabeth Crane

Reference

Honorary titles
Preceded by Thomas Morgan	Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire 1771–1799	Succeeded by The Duke of Beaufort
Preceded by Charles Morgan	Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire 1787–1803
Preceded by The Duke of Rutland	Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire 1787–1799	Succeeded by The Duke of Rutland
Peerage of England
Preceded by Charles Noel Somerset	Duke of Beaufort 1756–1803	Succeeded by Henry Charles Somerset
Preceded by Abeyant	Baron Botetourt 1803
Court offices
Preceded by The Earl De La Warr	Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 1768–1770	Succeeded by The Earl Waldegrave
Masonic offices
Preceded by The Lord Blayney	Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England 1767–1772	Succeeded by The Lord Petre