Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester
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The Marquess of Worcester | |
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Born | 25 December 1660 |
Died | 13 July 1698 | (aged 37)
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Child |
Issue | Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort Lady Henrietta Somerset |
Father | Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort |
Mother | Mary Capell |
Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester (25 December 1660 – 13 July 1698) was an English nobleman, peer, and politician.
Private Life
He was the eldest son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell, styled Lord Herbert of Raglan from 1667 until 1682 and Marquess of Worcester thereafter. He attended Christ Church, Oxford University, matriculated in 1677 and was awarded an MA in 1682. On 6 June 1682, he married Rebecca Child, who was the daughter of Sir Josiah Child of Wanstead, 1st Baronet and aunt of Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney. They had at least two children:
- Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, his heir and his father's successor; and
- Lady Henrietta Somerset, who was born on 27 August 1690, died on 9 August 1726 and was married to Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton on 30 April 1713, with whom she had four sons and three daughters.
After his death in a coach accident in 1698 he was buried in Raglan. Because Charles predeceased his father, on the duke's death the dukedom passed to Charles's son Henry.
Career
He was elected the youngest ever (aged 13) Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1673.[1]
He was Commissioner for Assessment for Brecon from 1677 to 1679) and for Gloucestershire, Middlesex, Monmouth and Brecon from 1689 to 1690. In 1681 he travelled to the Netherlands.
He was appointed Colonel of Militia for Bristol (1682–1685) and was a Member of the Council in the Marches of Wales (1682–1689). He was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire (1682–1689), Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire (1683–1687), Wiltshire (1683–1688) and Gloucestershire (1685–1687).
He was a Member of the Committee of the Honourable East India Company (1683–1691). He was Colonel of a regiment of foot (1685–1687) and MP for Monmouthshire (1685–1687 and 1689–1695)
References
- ^ "Library and Archive". Royal Society. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
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