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HERA 
and Sudbury, and Knight of the Garter, Hereditary 
Ranger of Whittlebury Foreft, Northamptorifliire, the 
King’s Gamekeeper at Newmarket, Havenor of the 
Duchy-ports in Cornwall and Devon, Receiver-General 
of the profits of the heals in the King’s Bench and Com-, 
mon Pleas, and of the Prifage on Wines, Chancellor of 
Cambridge, and Governor of Addenbroke’s Hofpital, a 
Truftee of the Britifh Mufeum, High Steward of Dart¬ 
mouth, Recorder of Thetford and Coventry, and Go¬ 
vernor of the Chartcr-houfe. 
His grace was born in Obtob.er 1755 ; married January 
29, *756, Anne, daughter and heirefs of Henry lord 
Raven!worth, by which lady (who was divorced March 
23, 1769, and foon after married John Fitzpatrick, earl 
of Upper Olfory) he had iffue : Georgiana, born May 
8, 1757^ married to John Smyth, efq. of Heath, in York- 
Ihire, and died January 10, 1799, leaving iffue George- 
Henry, earl of Eufto-n, heir apparent, born January 14, 
1760 ; married Churlotte-Maria, filter to.the late coun¬ 
ter's of Waldegrave, and daughter of the fecond earl of 
Wald.egrave, by the duchefs of .Gloucester, by whom 
lie had four fons and four daughters, viz. Ipfwich, 
Charles, William, and Hugh-George ; and Maria, Lau¬ 
ra, Elizabeth, and Ifabella. On May 24, 1769, his grace 
married, fecondly, Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. fir 
Richard Wrottelley, bart. dean of Windfor, niece to 
the late duchefs of Bedford and marquis of Stafford, by 
whom he has iffue : Henry, born April 19, 1770, in holy 
orders, married October 2, 1800, Mil's Caroline Pigot, 
youngeft daughter of the. late, admiral Pigot.—Char¬ 
lotte, born May 14, 1771.—Auguftus, born June 2, 
1773.—Frederic, born September 16, 1774.—Eliza- 
,-beth, born Odober 19, 1775.—Louifa, born July 13, 
i777.-rAugufta, born February 19, 1779-—Frances, 
born June 1, 1780, married, November 25, 1800, lord 
Francis Almeric Spencer, fecond fon of the duke of 
Marlborough.—William, born June 1, 1782.—John, 
born September 24, 1785.—Caroline, born July 5, 1781. 
Harriet, born April 8, 1784.—Ifabella, born November 
*7, 1786. 
The family of Fitzroy is defeended from Charles IT. 
king of England, by Barbara, only daughter of William 
Villiers, fecond vifeount Grandjfon, of the kingdom of 
Ireland. She was created Augu.fi 3, 1670, baronefs of 
Nonfuch in the county of Surrey, counters of Southamp¬ 
ton, and duchefs of Cleveland, with remainder to her 
Tons Charles and George, and their male iffue. She 
bore to king Charles, 1. Anne, married to Thomas 
Lennard, afterwards earl of Suffex. 2. Charles, created 
September 10, 1675, baron Newbury, earl of Chicheftcr, 
and duke of Southampton; afterwards duke of Cleve¬ 
land. His titles became extinft in 1773. 3. Henry, af¬ 
terwards i&uke of Grafton. 4. Charlotte, married to 
Henry-Edvvard Lee, afterwards earl of Litchfield. 5. 
George, created Ottober 1, 1674, baron Pontefract, vif- 
count Falmouth, and earl of Northumberland ; and 
April 6, 1683, du,ke of Northumberland. His titles be¬ 
came extindt in 1726. 6. Barbara. The duchefs of 
Cleveland married, firfi, Roger Palmer, afterwards earl 
of Caftlemain in the kingdom of Ireland ; and, fecondly, 
Robert Fielding, efquire ; and died in 1709. 
Henry Fitzroy, the firft duke, was created baron of 
Sudbury, vifeount Ipfwich, and 6arl of Eufton, in the 
ninth, and duke of Grafton in the twelfth, year of his 
age. He was afterwards promoted to the offices of 
colonel of the firft regiment of foot-guards, vice-admiral 
of England : , and lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum 
of the county of Suffolk. He joined king William at 
the fame time with lord Churchill, afterwards duke of 
Marlborough; but, upon-the debate in the Tioufe of 
peers refpePting the form of government to be adopted, 
he was one of thole who voted for a regency. Soon af¬ 
ter he took the oaths, as did his brothers the dukes of 
Southampton and Northumberland, and the duke of 
LDRY. 
Ormond ; and he was killed in the attack upon the town 
of Cork in Ireland, OCtober -9, 1690. 
Charles, fecond duke of Grafton, his fon, in right of 
his mother, became earl of Arlington. He was^twiee 
appointed lord lieutenant of the kingdom of Ireland ; 
and, April 3, 1724, lord chamberlain of his majefiy’s 
houffiold. His gracemarried, in March 1713, Henrietta, 
daughter of Charles marquis of Worcefter, fon of Henry 
firft duke of Beaufort; by which lady he had iffue, r, 
George, earl of Eufton, who died July 6, 1747. 2. Au¬ 
guftus, a captain in the royal navy, married to Eliza¬ 
beth, daughter of colonel William Colby of Strodbel, 
in the kingdom of Ireland, by which lady he had iffue 
Auguftus-Henry, the prefent duke, and Charles, the 
late lord Southampton. The late duke of Grafton died 
on May 6, 1757, when he was fucceeded by his grand- 
fon, the third and prefent duke. 
Creatioi*s. —Baron Arlington, March 14, 1663. Ba¬ 
ron Arlington and Vifeount Thetford, April 22, 1672. 
Thefe titles belong to the duke of Grafton, in right of. 
Ifabella, confort to the firft duke of Grafton, and daugh¬ 
ter and heirefs of Henry Bennetearl of Arlington, fecre- 
tary of ftate to Charles II. Baron of Sudbury, Vifeount 
Ipfwich, and Earl of Eufton, Auguft 16, 1672. Duke 
of Grafton, September 11, 1675. 
Residences. —Eufton Hall, and Livermore Hall, in 
the county of Suffolk; Wakefield Lodge, in Whittle¬ 
bury Foreft, in the county of Northampton.—Town- 
houfe, in Piccadilly. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Et dccus etpretium rech .—“ At once the or¬ 
nament and reward of virtue.” 
SOMERSET, DUKE OF BEAUFORT. 
HENRY - CHARLES SOMERSET, Duke of 
BEAUFORT, Marquis of Worcefter, Earl of Glamor¬ 
gan, Vifeount Grofmont, Baron-Herbert, of Chepftow 
and Ragland, Baron Gower, Baron Beaufort, of Cal- 
decot Caftle, and Baron de Bottetourt, Knight of the 
Garter: born December 22, 1766 ; fucceeded his father 
the late duke, October 11, 1803; married. May 16, 
1791, lady Charlotte-Levefon Gower, daughter of Gran¬ 
ville, firft marquis of Stafford ; and has iffue, Henry, 
marquis of Worcefter, in Gloucefterfliire, and heir ap¬ 
parent, born February 5, 1792 ; Granville-Charles- 
Henry, born December 27, 1792 ; Charlotte-Sophia, 
born April 25, 1795; Elizabeth-Sufan, born June 23, 
1798 ; Georgiana-Augufta, born October 8, 1800; Ed- 
vvard-Henry, born June 17, 1802; Sufan-Carolina, born 
May io, 1804; Louifa-Elizabeth, born May ro, 1806. 
The family of Somerfet is defeended from John of 
Gaunt, duke of Lancafter and fon to Edward III. by 
Catharine Swynford. The defeendants of this line 
affumed the name of Beaufort, and bore the ftyle of earl 
of Somerfet, marquis of Dori'et, and duke of Somerfet. 
They were legitimated by ad of parliament during the 
life of their founder, but periflied amidft the deftrudive 
cruelties of the wars between the houfes of York and 
Lancafter. Charles, the natural fon of Henry Beaufort, 
third duke of Somerfet, affumed the name of Somerfet, 
and fingly remained at the acceffion of Henry VII. to 
reprefent his illuftrious anceftors^ By Henry VII. who 
derived his claim to the crown from the houfe of Lan¬ 
cafter, this Charles Somerfet was particularly diftin- 
guifhed. In right of his wife, only child of William 
Herbert earl of Huntingdon, he bore the titles of Baron 
Herbert, lord Herbert of Ragland, Chepftow, and 
Gower. He was inverted 1495 with the office of lord 
chamberlain of the houfiiold tor life; and afterwards 
advanced to the dignity of earl of Worcefter. He died 
April 15, 1526. 
Edward, fourth earl of Worcefter, was appointed, 
April 21, 1601, mafterof the horfe to queen Elizabeth ; 
and, refigning that office January 1, 1616, was conftituted 
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