Duke of Beaufort

The title Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the Roses.

Dukes of Beaufort (1682)

• Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort (1629–1700)
• Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1684–1714)
• Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort (1707–1745)
• Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort (1709–1756)
• Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744–1803)
• Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort (1766–1835)
• 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)
• Henry Hugh Arthur Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900–1984)
• David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort (b. 1928)

Heir Apparent: Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester (b. 1952)

Related Topics:
Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester - 1952

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Lord Worcester's Heir Apparent: Robert Somerset, Earl of Glamorgan (b. 1989)

Related Topics:
Robert Somerset, Earl of Glamorgan - 1989

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