Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1731 until 1745 when he succeeded to the peerage as Duke of Beaufort.
Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort painted by William Hoare at an unknown time.
Duke of Beaufort is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, legitimised son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the Roses. The name Beaufort refers to a castle in Champagne, France. It is the only current dukedom to take its name from a place outside the British Isles.
Bookplate with the arms of the 2nd Duke of Beaufort
Bookplate with the arms of Elizabeth Somerset, wife of the 5th Duke of Beaufort
Bookplate with the arms of the 9th Duke of Beaufort