Background
He was the eldest son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell, styled Lord Herbert of Raglan from 1667 until 1682 and Marquess of Worcester thereafter.
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Charles Somerset
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Education
He attended Christ Church, Oxford University, matriculated in 1677 and was awarded Master of Arts in 1682.
Career
Private They had at least two children:
Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, his heir and his father"s successor. And
After his death in a coach accident in 1698 he was buried in Raglan. Because Charles predeceased his father, on the duke"s death the dukedom passed to Charles"s son Henry.
He was elected the youngest ever (aged 13) Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1673.
He was Commissioner for Assessment for Brecon from 1677 to 1679) and for Gloucestershire, Middlesex, Monmouth and Brecon from 1689 to 1690. In 1681 he travelled to the Netherlands.
He was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire (1682–1689), Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire (1683–1687), Wiltshire (1683–1688) and Gloucestershire (1685–1687). He was Colonel of a regiment of foot (1685–1687) and Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire (1685–1687 and 1689–1695).
Membership
Royal Society; Cavalier Parliament. Exclusion Bill Parliament. Habeas Corpus Parliament]
He was appointed Colonel of Militia for Bristol (1682–1685) and was a Member of the Council in the Marches of Wales (1682–1689).
He was a Member of the Committee of the Honourable East India Company (1683–1691).
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Nationality
United Kingdom