Birth of Henry Somerset
Birth of Henry Somerset
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Henry Somerset Biography and Timeline
Follow Henry Somerset through 11 dated historical records for England.
Henry Somerset, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1576–1699Years on this page
1576
1627
Peerage
Created 1st Marquess of Worcester
1642
Creation as Marquess of Worcester
Charles creates Henry Somerset the first Marquess of Worcester for his Royalist support.
1646
Siege of Raglan Castle
Forced to surrender Raglan Castle to the Parliamentarians
1657
Marriage
Marries Mary Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Lord Capell
1660
Siege of Bristol
Defends Bristol from the Duke of Monmouth
1667
Peerage
Created 7th Earl of Worcester
1672
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Counsellor
1682
Peerage
Created 1st Duke of Beaufort
1688
Bristol Secured
Beaufort's influence helps shape Bristol's response to William of Orange.
Role range: 1688-1689 – 1682-1700
1699
Death of Henry Somerset
Death of Henry Somerset
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.