The Duke of Beaufort | |
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Master of the Horse | |
In office 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
Preceded by | The Duke of Wellington |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Ailesbury |
In office June 1866 – 1 December 1868 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Ailesbury |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Ailesbury |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 February 1824 Paris, France |
Died | 30 April 1899 Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 75)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Lady Georgiana Curzon (1825–1906) |
Children | 6, including Henry Adelbert, Henry Richard, and Henry Arthur |
Parent(s) | Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort Emily Culling Smith |
Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC (1 February 1824 – 30 April 1899), styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1835 and Marquess of Worcester from 1835 to 1853,[1] was a British peer, soldier, and Conservative politician. He served as Master of the Horse, Member of Parliament for East Gloucestershire, and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire.