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Born | 19 May 1847 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
Died | 24 November 1924 Badminton, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 77)
Noble family | Beaufort |
Spouse(s) | Louise Emily Harford |
Issue | Blanche Linnie Somerset Diana Maud Nina Somerset Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort |
Father | Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort |
Mother | Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon |
Captain Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort JP, DL (19 May 1847 – 24 November 1924), styled the Earl of Glamorgan until 1853 and Marquess of Worcester between 1853 and 1899, was a British peer.
Beaufort was born in London, the eldest son of (Henry) Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe. [1] He was educated at Eton College between 1860 and 1864.
Beaufort became a cornet in 1865 in the Royal Horse Guards and was promoted to captain in 1869. He was aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria in 1899 and served as High Steward of Bristol in 1899. On 8 January 1900 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. He was Hereditary Keeper of Raglan Castle. [2] He was appointed the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. [2] He was a Justice of the Peace for Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire and a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. [2]
Beaufort married Louise Emily Harford (1864–1945), widow of a Dutch nobleman (Baron Charles Frederic van Tuyll van Serooskerken, 1859–1893, leaving two sons), on 9 October 1895. [2] They had three children:
Lord Beaufort died in 1924, aged 77, at Badminton House, Gloucestershire. He is buried at St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton.
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The Duke of Beaufort | |
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Born | 19 May 1847 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
Died | 24 November 1924 Badminton, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 77)
Noble family | Beaufort |
Spouse(s) | Louise Emily Harford |
Issue | Blanche Linnie Somerset Diana Maud Nina Somerset Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort |
Father | Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort |
Mother | Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon |
Captain Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort JP, DL (19 May 1847 – 24 November 1924), styled the Earl of Glamorgan until 1853 and Marquess of Worcester between 1853 and 1899, was a British peer.
Beaufort was born in London, the eldest son of (Henry) Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe. [1] He was educated at Eton College between 1860 and 1864.
Beaufort became a cornet in 1865 in the Royal Horse Guards and was promoted to captain in 1869. He was aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria in 1899 and served as High Steward of Bristol in 1899. On 8 January 1900 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. He was Hereditary Keeper of Raglan Castle. [2] He was appointed the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. [2] He was a Justice of the Peace for Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire and a Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. [2]
Beaufort married Louise Emily Harford (1864–1945), widow of a Dutch nobleman (Baron Charles Frederic van Tuyll van Serooskerken, 1859–1893, leaving two sons), on 9 October 1895. [2] They had three children:
Lord Beaufort died in 1924, aged 77, at Badminton House, Gloucestershire. He is buried at St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton.
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