General Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (November 11, 1684 – February 7, 1750) was the son of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset and his wife, Elizabeth. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset ( 13 August 1662 &ndash December 2 1748) sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke" Elizabeth Seymour Duchess of Somerset ( 26 January 1667 &ndash 24 November 1722) was an English courtier and Whig politician He was styled Earl of Hertford until he succeeded to the Dukedom in 1748.
In 1713, he married Frances Thynne and had two children:
The Duke was one of the richest landowners in England, but as he died with no son his estates were split after his death. The ducal title passed to a distant cousin Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset. Edward Seymour 8th Duke of Somerset (1695 &ndash December 15 1757) was a British nobleman Most of the traditional Percy estates passed to his daughter and her husband (see Alnwick Castle, Northumberland House and Syon House). The title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. Alnwick Castle is a Castle and Stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England and the residence of the Duke of Northumberland Northumberland House was a large Jacobean mansion in London, which was so called because for most of its history it was the London residence of the Syon House and its 200 acre (80 Hectare /800000 m² Park is situated in West London, in England. Petworth in Sussex passed to the duke's nephew Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont. Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th-century Mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl of Egremont PC (1710 &ndash 21 August 1763) a son of Sir William Wyndham and a direct descendant of Sir John Later dukes of Somerset lived at Maiden Bradley, a far more modest estate than those already mentioned. Maiden Bradley is a small Wiltshire village near the Somerset border and the home of the Duke of Somerset.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Ashe John Jeffreys |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough with John Jeffreys 1705–1707 |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough with John Jeffreys 1707–1708 Robert Bruce 1708 1707–1708 |
Succeeded by Robert Bruce Sir Edward Ernle |
| Preceded by Thomas Forster Sir John Delaval |
Member of Parliament for Northumberland with Thomas Forster 1708–1716 Francis Delaval 1716–1722 1708–1722 |
Succeeded by Francis Delaval Sir William Middleton |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Emmanuel Scrope Howe |
Colonel of the Earl of Hertford's Regiment of Foot 1709–1715 |
Succeeded by Henry Harrison |
| Preceded by The Duke of Northumberland |
Colonel of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards 1715–1740 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Marlborough |
| Preceded by The Duke of Argyll |
Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards 1740–1742 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Argyll |
| Preceded by The Duke of Argyll |
Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards 1742–1750 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Richmond and Lennox |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Dorset |
Lord Lieutenant of Sussex 1706–1750 |
Vacant
Title next held by
The Earl of Ashburnham |
| Preceded by The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull |
Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire 1726–1750 |
Succeeded by Robert Sawyer Herbert |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Charles Seymour |
Duke of Somerset 1748–1750 |
Succeeded by Edward Seymour |
| Earl of Hertford 1748–1750 |
Succeeded by Francis Seymour-Conway |
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| Baron Beauchamp and Seymour of Trowbridge 1748–1750 |
Extinct | |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Earl of Northumberland 1749–1750 |
Succeeded by Hugh Percy |
| Earl of Egremont 1749–1750 |
Succeeded by Charles Wyndham |
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| Baron Percy 1722–1750 |
Succeeded by Elizabeth Smithson |
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