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Lord Charles Henry Somerset

Second son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke Of Beaufort . Became a Privy Counsellor on April 26 1797 and was married twice, in June 1788 to Elizabeth Courtenay , daughter of William Courtenay, 8th Earl Of Devon , who died in 1815 , and with whom he had only one child, a son, and on August 9 1821 to Mary Poulett , daughter of Sir John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett , with whom he had no issue. His son was:

Sir Henry Somerset ( December 30 1794 – February 15 1862 ), who married on April 1 1817 to Frances Sarah Heathcote (d. March 16 1886 ), with whom he had one child, a daughter:

--- Leonora Louisa Somerset (d. September 28 1913 ), who was married to Lt.-Gen. Montague Cholmeley Johnstone ( March 3 1804 – September 22 1874 ) on December 31 1844 , with whom she had one child, a daughter;

The towns of Somerset West and Somerset East in South Africa are named after him.