Captain Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort, styled the Earl of Glamorgan until 1853 and Marquess of Worcester between 1853 and 1899, was a British peer.
Beaufort c. 1904
The Duke's three children in 1905
Bookplate with the Duke's arms
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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
Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort
…Duke of Beaufort; Adelaide, Dowager Queen of the United Kingdom; and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. In 1853, his father succeeded as the 8th Duke of Beaufort, at which point he was styled as the Marquess of Worcester. He was educated at Eton College between 1860 and 1864. Beaufort became a cornet in 1865 in…
Bookplate with the arms of the 2nd Duke of Beaufort
Bookplate with the arms of Elizabeth Somerset, wife of the 5th Duke of Beaufort