The Marquess of Worcester | |
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 Portrait by Alexander Craig (1856), after an original by Sir Anthony van Dyck (c. 1640) (oil on canvas) | |
| Born | 9 March 1602 or 9 March 1603 |
| Died | 3 April 1667 |
| Noble family | House of Somerset |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Dormer Margaret O'Brien |
| Issue | Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester Anne Somerset Elizabeth Somerset Mary Somerset |
| Father | Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester |
| Mother | Anne Russell |
Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester (9 March 1602 or 9 March 1603 – 3 April 1667),[1] styled Lord Herbert of Raglan from 1628 to 1644, was an English 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 the agreement quickly broke down. He then joined the Confederates, and was appointed the commander of their Munster Army.
In 1655 he wrote The Century of Inventions, detailing more than 100 inventions, including a device that would have been one of the earliest steam engines.[2]
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ The Century of Inventions, written in 1655; by Edward Somerset, Marquis of Worcester. Being a verbatim reprint of the first edition, published in 1663. Archived 21 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine archive