Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (born November 11, 1684 in Petworth House , Sussex, † February 7, 1750 in Iver ) was a British peer , military man and politician.
Family and nobility titles
He was the second and only surviving son of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset and his first wife Elizabeth . He carried the courtesy title Earl of Hertford until he inherited the title 7th Duke of Somerset , 7th Earl of Hertford , 7th Baron Beauchamp and 5th Baron Seymour of Trowbridge from his father in 1748 .
Already on November 23, 1722 he was appointed by Writ of Summons as Baron Percy to the House of Lords . The barony was awarded due to procedural errors that this title did not expire on the death of his maternal grandfather, but passed to his mother and now to him. Instead, the Writ of Summons noted the new award of the title, making it the last Barony by Writ award in British history and the only one in the Peerage of Great Britain . The title was accordingly hereditary in the female line.
In 1713 he married Frances Thynne , with her he had two children:
- Elizabeth Seymour (born November 26, 1716, † December 5, 1776) ⚭ 1740 Hugh Smithson
- George Seymour (born September 11, 1725, † September 11, 1744)
After the death of his only son, it was foreseeable that Seymour would die without a direct male heir, which is why a division of his immense property was prepared. In addition, Seymour were awarded the titles of Earl of Northumberland and Baron Warkworth and Earl of Egremont and Baron Cockermouth in 1749 with special regard to his heirs . After his death, his daughter Elizabeth inherited the title of Baroness Percy, her husband Hugh Smithson inherited the titles Earl of Northumberland and Baron Warkworth, he took the name Percy and was given Alnwick Castle, Syon House and the London City Palace Northumberland House . Edward Seymour , a distant cousin, inherited the title of Duke of Somerset , while Algernon's nephew Charles Wyndham inherited the titles of Earl of Egremont and Baron Cockersmouth, and Petworth House. The titles Earl of Hertford , Baron Beauchamp and Seymour of Trowbridge expired on his death.
Career
He served in 1709 as aide-de-camp under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession . From 1709 he held the rank of Colonel and various regiments until his death. In 1727 he was promoted to brigadier general, in 1735 to major general and in 1747 to general.
From 1705 to 1708 he was Knight of the Shire for Marlborough and from 1708 to 1722 for Northumberland Member of the Torys in the House of Commons . In 1722 he resigned from the House of Commons to take a seat in the House of Lords as Baron Percy. He also held various offices, he was Lord Lieutenant of Sussex from 1706 until his death , Governor of Menorca from 1737 to 1742 and Governor of Guernsey from 1742 until his death .
From 1724 to 1749 he was President of the Society of Antiquaries . He promoted the poets James Thomson and William Shenstone on his country estate Alnwick Castle .
literature
- Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Volume 1, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 1291.
- George Edward Cokayne , Vicary Gibbs (Eds.): The Complete Peerage . Volume 2, Alan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester 2000, p. 174.
Web links
- SEYMOUR, Algernon, Earl of Hertford (1684-1750) at History of Parliament Online
- Somerset, Duke of (E, 1546/7) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset on thepeerage.com
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Charles Seymour |
Duke of Somerset 1748-1750 |
Edward Seymour |
Charles Seymour |
Earl of Hertford Baron Beauchamp Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 1748–1750 |
Title expired |
New title created |
Earl of Northumberland 1749-1750 |
Hugh Percy |
New title created |
Earl of Egremont 1749-1750 |
Charles Wyndham |
New title created |
Baron Percy 1722-1750 |
Elizabeth Smithson |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Somerset, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seymour, Algernon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman, military man and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1684 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Petworth House |
DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1750 |
Place of death | Iver (England) , Buckinghamshire |