Biography of Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 1660-1698

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden 1562-1643

Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 28 Jun 1648 Henry Seymour (age 22) and [his mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 17) were married at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire [Map]. He the son of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 60) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 48). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 25 Dec 1660 [his father] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 31) and [his mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 30) were married. He the son of Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 58) and Elizabeth Dormer.

On 25 Dec 1660 Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester was born to Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 31) and Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 30).

On 03 Apr 1667 [his grandfather] Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 65) died. His son [his father] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 38) succeeded 3rd Marquess Worcester, 7th Earl Worcester. [his mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Worcester.

In Jun 1673 Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 12) was appointed Fellow of the Royal Society.

Before 1682 John Howland (age 33) and [his future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Child (age 25) were married.

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

On 02 Dec 1682 [his father] Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 53) was created 1st Duke Beaufort by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52). [his mother] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 52) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

Evelyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1683. I went to see [his father-in-law] Sir Josiah Child's (age 52) prodigious cost in planting walnut trees about his seat, and making fish ponds, many miles in circuit, in Epping Forest, in a barren spot, as oftentimes these suddenly monied men for the most part seat themselves. He from a merchant's apprentice, and management of the East India Company's stock, being arrived to an estate (it is said) of £200,000; and lately married his [his wife] daughter (age 17) to the eldest son (age 22) of the Duke of Beaufort, late Marquis of Worcester, with £50,000 portional present, and various expectations.

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

On 27 Aug 1690 [his daughter] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton was born to Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 29) and [his wife] Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester (age 24).

On 13 Jul 1698 Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester (age 37) died.

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

Ancestors of Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 1660-1698

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward North 1st Baron North

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christina North Countess of Worcester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Squier Baroness North

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 1st Earl Bedford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Waldegrave 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Russell 2nd Marchioness Worcester 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cooke 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Catesby

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Dormer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Dormer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalen Dacre Viscountess Montague 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Molyneux 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gerard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ratclyffe

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Parr Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Capell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Capell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gage

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 1 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Morison of Hertfordshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Morrison

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Clerke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hicks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hicks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard May

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden

Royal Ancestors of Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 1660-1698

Royal Descendants of Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 1660-1698

Ancestors of Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 1660-1698