Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort

The Duke of Beaufort
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Berkeley
Issue Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort Lady Anne Somerset Lady Elizabeth Somerset Lady Rachel Somerset Lady Mary Isabella Somerset Lady Henrietta Somerset
Father	Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort
Mother	Rachel Noel
Born	12 September 1709
Died	28 October 1756

Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort (12 September 1709 – 28 October 1756) was the younger son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, and his second wife, Rachel Noel. Because his brother had no issue, on 24 February 1746, on his brother's death, he succeeded him and became 4th Duke of Beaufort, 12th Lord Herbert, and Marquess of Worcester. He held the Doctor of Civil Law degree from Oxford.

On 1 May 1740, he married Elizabeth Berkeley, sister of Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt. Elizabeth died on 9 April 1799. The couple had one son and five daughters:

1. Lady Anne Somerset (11 March 1741 – 18 May 1763), married Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton on 13 September 1759 and had issue
2. Lady Elizabeth Somerset (12 March 1742 – 7 May 1760)
3. Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744–1803), his heir and successor
4. Lady Rachel Somerset (August 1746 – May 1747)
5. Lady Mary Isabella Somerset (1 August 1756 – 2 September 1831), married Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland on 26 December 1775 and had issue
6. Lady Henrietta Somerset (26 April 1748 – 24 July 1770), married Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet on 6 April 1769, without issue

The 4th Duke of Beaufort is buried at St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton.

References

• Burkes' Peerage (1939 edition)
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir William Morgan John Hanbury	Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1731–1734 With: John Hanbury	Succeeded by John Hanbury Thomas Morgan
Preceded by Edward Kemeys	Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1734–1735	Succeeded by Sir Charles Kemeys-Tynte, Bt
Peerage of England
Preceded by Henry Scudamore	Duke of Beaufort 1745–1756	Succeeded by Henry Somerset