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Charles Seymour, VI duque de Somerset (13 de agosto de 1662 – 2 de diciembre de 1748), conocido como el "Duque Orgulloso", fue un par inglés. Reconstruyó Petworth House, Sussex, asentamiento ancestral de la familia de su mujer.
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, KG, PC, (13 August 1662 – 2 December 1748), known by the epithet "The Proud Duke", was an English aristocrat and courtier. He rebuilt Petworth House in Sussex, the ancient Percy seat inherited from his wife, in the palatial form which survives today.
Charles Seymour, VI duque de Somerset (13 de agosto de 1662 – 2 de diciembre de 1748), conocido como el "Duque Orgulloso", fue un par inglés. Reconstruyó Petworth House, Sussex, asentamiento ancestral de la familia de su mujer.
9 de abr. de 2024 · Charles Seymour, 6th duke of Somerset (born August 12, 1662—died December 2, 1748, Petworth, Sussex, England) was a British statesman during the reign of Queen Anne, who helped to secure the accession of George I of Hanover.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
His eldest son who predeceased him Edward A. F. Seymour (1835–1869) was known as Lord Seymour until 1863 as a courtesy title he adopted Earl St. Maur. Commonly known as Ferdy, he was an adventurer who joined Garibaldi 's army under the assumed name of Capt. Richard Sarsfield.
Elizabeth Seymour's son and heir was Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (died 1747), of Houghton House in the parish of Maulden, in Bedfordshire, who in 1721 rebuilt Totnam Lodge to the design of his brother-in-law the pioneering Palladian architect Lord Burlington.
Somerset, Charles Seymour, 6th duke of (1662–1748). Charles Seymour succeeded to the dukedom at the age of 16 when his elder brother was shot in Italy, and married the heiress to the vast Percy estates. He was gentleman of the bedchamber to Charles II and James II and given the Garter in 1684.
