Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, styled Lord Herbert of Raglan from 1628 to 1644, was an English Catholic nobleman involved in royalist politics, and an inventor.
Portrait by Alexander Craig (1856), after an original by Sir Anthony van Dyck (c. 1640) (oil on canvas)
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Edward Somerset with Margaret and daughter Mary.
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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, legi
Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester
…3 April 1667), styled Lord Herbert of Raglan from 1628 to 1644, was an English Catholic nobleman involved in royalist politics, and an inventor. While Earl of Glamorgan, he was sent by Charles I to negotiate a peace treaty and alliance with the leadership of the Catholic Irish Confederacy. He enjoyed some success, but…
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