Biography of Charles Henry Somerset 1767-1831

On 2nd January 1766 [his father] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 21] and [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort [aged 53]. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 12th December 1767 Charles Henry Somerset was born to [his father] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 23] and [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 20] at Badminton, Gloucestershire.

On 7th June 1788 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 20] and Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon [aged 45] and Frances Clack Countess Devon. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 43] and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 41].

On 14th October 1788 [his father-in-law] William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon [aged 45] died. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 20] de jure 9th Earl Devon, 3rd Viscount Courtenay.

In 1790 [his son] Elizabeth Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 22] and [his wife] Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 23].

On 3rd September 1790 George Annesley 2nd Earl Mountnorris [aged 19] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Courtenay Countess Mountnorris [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Mountnorris of Mountnorris Castle in Armagh. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon and Frances Clack Countess Devon. He the son of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Mountnorris [aged 46] and Lucy Lyttelton Baronet.

On 16th May 1791 [his brother] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 20] were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 69] and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of [his father] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 46] and [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 43]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

In February 1793 [his son] Mary Georgiana Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 25] and [his wife] Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 26].

In 1794 [his son] Henry Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 26] and [his wife] Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 27].

In 1796 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 28] was elected MP Scarborough.

In 1797 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 29] was appointed Comptroller of the Household.

On 26th April 1797 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 29] was appointed Privy Council.

On 2nd August 1798 John Vaughan 3rd Earl Lisburne [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Lucy Courtenay Countess Lisburne [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon and Frances Clack Countess Devon. He the son of Wilmot Vaughan 1st Earl Lisburne [aged 70] and Dorothy Shafto Countess Lisburne [aged 65]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

On 2nd January 1799 [his son] Charlotte Augusta Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 31] and [his wife] Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 32].

On 24th September 1800 [his son] Charles Henry Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 32] and [his wife] Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 34].

In 1802 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 34] was elected MP Monmouth Boroughs.

On 12th February 1803 [his son] Villiers Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 35] and [his wife] Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 36]. He married 8th August 1844 Frances Dorothy Ley.

On 11th October 1803 [his father] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 58] died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son [his brother] Henry [aged 36] succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 32] by marriage Duchess Beaufort.

In 1804 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 36] was appointed Paymaster of the Forces.

In 1807 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 39] was appointed Paymaster of the Forces.

In 1814 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 46] was appointed Governor.

On 6th August 1814 [his brother] Fitzroy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan [aged 25] and [his sister-in-law] Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole Baroness Raglan [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington [aged 51] and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington [aged 53]. He the son of [his father] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 67]. They were fifth cousins.

On 11th September 1815 [his wife] Elizabeth Courtenay [aged 49] died.

On 9th August 1821 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 53] and Mary Paulett were married. She the daughter of John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett and Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 74].

On 19th June 1822 [his son] Poulett George Henry Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 54] and [his wife] Mary Paulett. He married (1) 15th April 1847 Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton and had issue (2) 10th September 1870 Emily Moore and had issue.

On 20th May 1823 [his daughter] Mary Sophia Somerset was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 55] and [his wife] Mary Paulett.

On 21st April 1824 [his daughter] Augusta Anne Somerset Lady Barron was born to Charles Henry Somerset [aged 56] and [his wife] Mary Paulett. She married 1st August 1863 Henry Winston Barron 1st Baronet.

On 15th June 1828 [his mother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 81] died.

On 18th February 1831 Charles Henry Somerset [aged 63] died.

In June 1860 [his former wife] Mary Paulett died.