Birth of Henry Somerset1576
Birth of Henry Somerset
Historical person
Henry Somerset Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Somerset, based on 11 World History Database records associated with England.
11 records1576–16999 events6 places
Chronological biography
1576
1627
Peerage2 March 1627
Created 1st Marquess of Worcester
1642
Creation as Marquess of Worcester2 November 1642
Charles creates Henry Somerset the first Marquess of Worcester for his Royalist support.
1646
Siege of Raglan Castle19 August 1646
Forced to surrender Raglan Castle to the Parliamentarians
1657
Marriage17 August 1657
Marries Mary Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Lord Capell
1660
Siege of Bristol1660
Defends Bristol from the Duke of Monmouth
1667
Peerage3 April 1667
Created 7th Earl of Worcester
1672
Privy Council17 April 1672
Appointed Privy Counsellor
1682
Peerage2 December 1682
Created 1st Duke of Beaufort
1688
Bristol SecuredDecember 1688
Beaufort's influence helps shape Bristol's response to William of Orange.
1699
Death of Henry Somerset1699
Death of Henry Somerset
Titles and roles
Duke · Duke · Member of Privy Council · Earl · Marquess · Marquess of Worcester
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.