The Duke of Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by John Closterman, c. 1690–1692 | |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 29 January – 13 July 1702 | |
| Monarchs | William III Anne |
| Preceded by | Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1662 Wiltshire, England |
| Died | 2 December 1748 (aged 86) Petworth, Great Britain |
| Resting place | the Seymour Chapel of Salisbury Cathedral |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Elizabeth Percy Lady Charlotte Finch |
| Children | 9, including Algernon |
| Parent(s) | Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (father) Elizabeth Alington (mother) |
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, KG, PC, (13 August 1662 – 2 December 1748), known by the epithet "The Proud Duke", was an English aristocrat and courtier. He rebuilt Petworth House in Sussex, the ancient Percy seat inherited from his wife, in the palatial form which survives today. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, he was a remarkably handsome man, and inordinately fond of taking a conspicuous part in court ceremonial; his vanity, which earned him the sobriquet of "the proud duke", was a byword among his contemporaries and was the subject of numerous anecdotes; Macaulay described him as "a man in whom the pride of birth and rank amounted almost to a disease".[1]
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Somerset, Earls and Dukes of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 385–386.
