Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort
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Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (born 22 May 1952), styled Marquess of Worcester before 2017, also known as Harry Beaufort or Bunter Beaufort, previously as Bunter Worcester,[1] is an English peer and landowner, with estates in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire based on Badminton House.
Biography[]
Beaufort is the son of The 11th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, Lady Caroline Jane Thynne (1928–1995), a daughter of The 6th Marquess of Bath. He and his family are descended in the male line from the House of Plantagenet, through an illegitimate line.
Beaufort was educated at Hawtreys, Eton College, and the Royal Agricultural College.
He is a singer and songwriter with the rock group The Listening Device. This was a support act at the Highclere Rocks concert in 2006, which also featured Bryan Ferry, Eric Clapton, and Roger Waters.[2]
Since the death of his father, Beaufort is also master of the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt.[3]
Personal life[]
His first wife was the environmentalist and former actress Tracy Louise Ward (a sister of Rachel Ward and a granddaughter of William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley). They were married on 13 June 1987 at Cornwell, in Oxfordshire, but later separated, and were divorced in 2018. The marriage produced three children:[4]
- Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, formerly known as Earl of Glamorgan (b. 20 January 1989);[5] married Lucy Eleanor Yorke-Long (b. 23 June 1986), in August 2020.[6] They have one son: Henry, Earl of Glamorgan (b. 28 May 2021)
- Lady Isabella Elsa Somerset (b. 3 August 1992)[5]
- Lord Alexander Lorne Somerset (b. 19 November 1993)[5]
On 30 April 2018, Beaufort married secondly Georgia Powell (born 18 February 1969), a granddaughter of the novelist Anthony Powell.[5][7]
| Robert de Beaumont Earl of Leicester (c. 1040/1050–1118) | King Stephen (1092/1096–1154) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert de Beaumont Earl of Leicester (1104–1168) | Waleran de Beaumont 1st Earl of Worcester (1104–1166) | Matilda (d.bef. 1141) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawise de Beaumont | Robert de Beaumont Earl of Leicester (d. 1190) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amicia de Beaumont (d. 1215) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King John (1166–1216) | Isabella, Countess of Gloucester (1173/1174–1217) | Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester (c. 1175–1218) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry III (1207–1272) | Eleanor of England (1215–1275) | Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester (c. 1208–1265) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward I (1239–1307) | Edmund Crouchback Earl of Lancaster Earl of Leicester (1245–1296) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward II (1284–1327) | Henry of Lancaster Earl of Lancaster Earl of Leicester (1281–1345) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward III (1312–1377) | Eleanor of Lancaster (1318–1372) | Mary of Lancaster (c. 1320–1362) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399) | Richard Fitzalan Earl of Arundel (1346–1397) | Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester (1343–1403) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry IV (1367–1413) | John Beaufort Earl of Somerset (c. 1371–1410) | Joan Beaufort (c. 1379–1440) | Joan de Beauchamp (1375–1435) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1421 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester (1394–c. 1421) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Beaufort Duke of Somerset (1404–1444) | Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset (1406–1455) | Richard Neville Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460) | Edward Neville (d. 1476) | Elizabeth Beauchamp (1415–1448) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1449 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Margaret Beaufort (c. 1441/1443–1509) | Henry Beaufort Duke of Somerset (1436–1464) | Cecily Neville (c. 1425–1450) | John Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (1427–1470) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry VII (1457–1509) | Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester (c. 1460–1526) | Edward Tiptoft 2nd Earl of Worcester (d. 1485) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester (c. 1495–1548) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (c. 1526–1589) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (1553–1628) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARQUESS OF WORCESTER, 1642 | Viscount Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 5th Earl of Worcester 1st Marquess of Worcester (1577–1646) | Thomas Somerset 1st Viscount Somerset (1579–1651) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess of Worcester (1601–1667) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DUKE OF BEAUFORT, 1682 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 3rd Marquess of Worcester 1st Duke of Beaufort (1629–1700) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset Lord Herbert (b. bef. 1660) | Charles Somerset Marquess of Worcester (1660–1698) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1684–1714) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset-Scudamore 3rd Duke of Beaufort (1707–1745) | Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke of Beaufort (1709–1756) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744–1803) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baron Raglan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke of Beaufort (1766–1835) | FitzRoy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 7th Duke of Beaufort (1792–1853) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824–1899) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset 9th Duke of Beaufort (1847–1924) | Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset (1849–1932) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900–1984) | Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset (1874–1945) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Robert Somers FitzRoy de Vere Somerset (1898–1965) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Robert Somerset 11th Duke of Beaufort (1928–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry John FitzRoy Somerset 12th Duke of Beaufort (b. 1952) | Lord Edward Somerset (b. 1958) | Lord John Somerset (b. 1964) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset Marquess of Worcester (b. 1989) | Lord Alexander Lorne Somerset (b. 1995) | Lord John Somerset (b. 1991) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset Earl of Glamorgan (b. 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes[]
- ^ Tatler http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/w/bunter-worcester Archived 28 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Countryside Alliance: Ferry joins Clapton and Waters for rock benefit Archived 21 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, politics.co.uk, 13 April 2006. Accessed 25 April 2008.
- ^ Duke of Beaufort's Hunt Contact List, beauforthunt.com, accessed 21 June 2021
- ^ Google Groups — Peerage News
- ^ a b c d Susan Morris, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019 (2020), p. 3,290
- ^ Annabelle Spranklen, The Marquess of Worcester ties the knot with fiancée Lucy Yorke-Long in small ceremony at Badminton House: Love is in the heir, Tatler, 2 September 2020
- ^ Duke of Beaufort marries Georgia Powell dated Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at Peerage News online, accessed 5 August 2018
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