Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester

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Charles Somerset

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ragland, Somersetshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: April 15, 1526 (61-70)
Windsor, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill
Husband of Elizabeth Somerset, 3rd Baroness Herbert and Countess Elizabeth Somerset, of Worcester
Father of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester; Elizabeth Brereton; Charles Somerset; George Somerset and Mary Grey

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About Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester

See Peter Bartrum, http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/5005/GODWIN%2... (February 1, 2018; Anne Brannen, curator)

"Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, KG (c. 1460 – 15 March 1526) was the legitimised son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill."

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http://www.thepeerage.com/p10736.htm

http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/CharlesSomerset%281EWorcester%29.htm

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Citations / Sources:

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 105. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 846. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, pages 847- 848, 851

[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 220. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

[S394] #230 [5th edition, 1999] The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 (5th edition, 1999), Adams, Arthur, (5th edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1999), FHL book 973 D2aa 1999., p. 42 line 32:13, p. 97 line 79A:13, p. 112 line 90:12.

[S452] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 2 p. 52 fn. (c).

[S394] #230 [5th edition, 1999] The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 (5th edition, 1999), Adams, Arthur, (5th edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1999), FHL book 973 D2aa 1999., p.112 line 90:12.



Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester was born illegitimately circa 1460, the son of Henry Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill. He m(1)Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Mary Wydeville, on 2 June 1492 and (2) Elizabeth West, daughter of Sir Thomas West, 8th Lord la Warre and Elizabeth Mortimer, after 1513 and (3) Eleanor Sutton, daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Lord Dudley and Cicely Willoughby, after 1514.

Child of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth West
1.Lady Mary Somerset

Child of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert 1.Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester b. c 1496, d. 26 Nov 1549

(Royal Ancestry) He died on 15 April 1526.3 He was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.3 His will was proven (by probate) on 20 November 1526.

Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard 1486 Knight for the Body to King Henry VII 1486-1503 Constable of Abergavenny, Cardiff, Helmsley, Monmouth, Montgomery, Pains, Ruthin and Usk Castles Captain and Admiral of the Fleet 1488-9 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1501 Steward of Ewyas Lacy and Monmouth 1503 Privy Councillor 1505 Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1508-26 Sheriff of Glamorgan 1509 Joint Steward of the Liberties of the Archbishop of Canterbury 1509 Chancellor and Chief Forester of Glamorgan 1515 Lord Herbert

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Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester's Timeline

1460
1460
Ragland, Somersetshire, England (United Kingdom)
1496
1496
Worcester, Worcestershire, England (United Kingdom)
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Worcestershire, England
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1526
April 15, 1526
Age 66
Windsor, Berkshire, England (United Kingdom)