Sir Charles Beaufort Somerset , Earl of Worcester

Brief Life History of Sir Charles Beaufort

When Sir Charles Beaufort Somerset , Earl of Worcester was born on 1 January 1460, in Somerset, England, his father, Henry de Beaufort 3rd Duke of Somerset, was 23 and his mother, Joan Hill, was 25. He married Elizabeth Herbert on 2 June 1492, in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1486. In 1508, at the age of 48, his occupation is listed as appointed lord chamberlain of the household for king henry vii in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. He died on 15 April 1526, in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, at the age of 66, and was buried in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Sir Charles Beaufort Somerset , Earl of Worcester
1460–1526
Elizabeth West
1487–1526
Marriage: about 1516
Lady Mary Somerset de Beaufort
1517–1562
George Edward de Somerset
1520–1560

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Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from the English county of Somerset, which takes its name from Somerton in Somerset (see Summerton ) + Old English sǣte ‘settlers, dwellers’. The Somerset family who are Dukes of Beaufort are descended from the Plantagenets. The surname was assumed by Charles Somerset (1460–1520), illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. The latter was himself descended illegitimately from Edward III through John of Gaunt. A later member of the family was Fitzroy Somerset (1788–1855), who, as Lord Raglan, was the commander of British forces in the Crimea, one of the men responsible for the charge of the Light Brigade.

possibly a habitational name from one or more places called with Old Norse sumar ‘summer’ + sætr ‘shieling, hill pasture’, such as Summerseat in Elton (Lancashire), but decisive northern early bearers are lacking.

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History of Charles Somerset (1460-1526)

Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, KG (c. 1460 – 15 March 1526) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset by his mistress Joan Hill. Career …

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