Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset

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Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford, about 1700
Coat of arms of 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 .

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predecessor Office successor
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
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