Viscount Somerset

Viscount Somerset, of Cashell in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1626 for Sir Thomas Somerset, the second son of Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, and the brother of Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester. The title became extinct on his death in 1649.

Viscounts Somerset (1626)

Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset (1579–1649)

Family tree

Family tree of the
Dukes of: Beaufort, Dorset, Lancaster, and Somerset,
Marquesses of: Dorset, Hertford, Somerset and Worcester, and
Earls of: Dorset, Hertford, Lancaster, Leicester, Middlesex, Somerset, Worcester, and Yarmouth (3rd creation)

Earl of Dorset (possible 1st creation), 1070

Saint Osmund
d. 1099
Bishop of Salisbury and possible Earl of Dorset

Roger de Beaumont
c. 1015–1094

Earl of Dorset (1st creation) discontinued, 1099

Earl of Leicester (1st creation), 1107

King Henry I
c. 1068–1135

King Stephen
1092/1096–1154

Robert de Beaumont
c. 1040/1050–1118
1st Earl of Leicester

Henry de Beaumont
d. 1119
1st Earl of Warwick

Earl of Worcester (1st creation), 1138

Robert FitzRoy
c. 1090–1147
1st Earl of Gloucester

Matilda
(d. bef. 1141)

Waleran de Beaumont
1104–1166
Earl of Worcester

Robert de Beaumont
1104–1168
2nd Earl of Leicester

Hugh de Beaumont
b. 1106
1st Earl of Bedford

Earldom of Worcester (1st creation) extinct, 1166

William FitzRobert
1116–1183
2nd Earl of Gloucester

Hawise de Beaumont

Robert de Beaumont
d. 1190
3rd Earl of Leicester

Robert de Beaumont
d. 1204
4th Earl of Leicester

Amice
Countess of Rochefort

King John
1166–1216

Isabella
1173/1174–1217
Countess of Gloucester

Simon de Montfort
c. 1175–1218
5th Earl of Leicester

King Henry III
1207–1272

Eleanor of England

Simon de Montfort
c. 1208–1265
6th Earl of Leicester

Earldom of Leicester (1st creation) forfeited, 1265

Earl of Leicester (2nd creation), 1267
Earl of Lancaster, 1276

King Edward I
1239–1307

Edmund Crouchback
1245–1296
1st Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Lancaster

Earldom of Leicester (1st creation) restored, 1324
Earldom of Lancaster restored, 1327

King Edward II
1284–1327

Thomas of Lancaster
1278–1322
2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl of Lancaster

Henry of Lancaster
1281–1345
3rd Earl of Leicester, 3rd Earl of Lancaster

Earldom of Leicester (1st creation) forfeited, 1322
Earldom of Lancaster forfeited, 1322

Duke of Lancaster, 1351

King Edward III
1312–1377

Henry of Grosmont
c. 1310–1361
Duke of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Leicester

Joan of Lancaster
c. 1312–1349

John (II) de Mowbray
1310–1361
3rd Baron Mowbray

Eleanor of Lancaster
1318–1372

Mary of Lancaster
c. 1320–1362

Earl of Worcester (2nd creation), 1397

John of Gaunt
1340–1399
Duke of Lancaster, 5th Earl of Lancaster, (6th) Earl of Leicester jure uxoris

Blanche of Lancaster
1342–1368

Maud of Lancaster
1340–1362
a.k.a. Matilda, Countess of Hainault

William
1330–1389
Duke of Bavaria and Count of Holland,
(5th) Earl of Leicester jure uxoris

Richard Fitzalan
1346–1397
Earl of Arundel

Thomas Percy
1343–1403
Earl of Worcester

Earldom of Worcester (2nd creation) extinct, 1403

Roger La Warr
1326–1370

Eleanor Mowbray

Earl of Somerset (1st creation), 1397
Marquess of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset (1st creation), 1397

Earl of Dorset (2nd creation), 1411

Henry Bolingbroke
1367–1413
Duke of Lancaster, (7th) Earl of Leicester
King Henry IV

John Beaufort
c. 1373–1410
Marquess of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Somerset

Thomas Beaufort
c. 1377–1426
Duke of Exeter, Earl of Dorset

Joan Beaufort
c. 1379–1440

Joan La Warr

Thomas West
1365–1405
1st Baron West

Joan de Beauchamp
1375–1435

Earldom of Leicester (2nd creation) and Dukedom of Lancaster merged into the Crown, 1399

Marquessate of Somerset and Marquessate of Dorset (1st creation) revoked, 1399

Earldom of Dorset (2nd creation) extinct, 1426

Duke of Lancaster, 1399

Earl of Worcester (3rd creation), 1421

Henry of Monmouth
1386–1422
Duke of Lancaster
King Henry V

Reginald West
1395–1450
6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West

Richard Beauchamp
(1394–c. 1422)
Earl of Worcester

Dukedom of Lancaster merged into the Crown, 1413

Earldom of Worcester (2nd creation) extinct, 1422

Duke of Somerset (1st creation), 1443

Earl of Dorset (3rd creation), 1442
Marquess of Dorset (2nd creation), 1443
Duke of Somerset (2nd creation), 1448

Henry Beaufort
1401–1418
2nd Earl of Somerset

John Beaufort
1404–1444
1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset

Edmund Beaufort
1406–1455
2nd Duke of Somerset, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 4th Earl of Somerset, Earl of Dorset

Richard Neville
1400–1460
Earl of Salisbury

Richard West
1430–1476
7th Baron De La Warr and 4th Baron West

Edward Neville
d. 1476
de facto 3rd (de jure 1st) Baron Bergavenny

Elizabeth Beauchamp
1415–1448

Dukedom of Somerset (1st creation) extinct, 1444

Claimed titles here are disputed

Earl of Worcester (4th creation), 1449

Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509

Elizabeth Woodville
c. 1437–1492

Henry Beaufort
1436–1464
3rd Duke of Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, 5th Earl of Dorset

Edmund Beaufort
c. 1438–1471
4th Duke of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, 6th Earl of Dorset

Cecily Neville
c. 1425–1450

John Tiptoft
1427–1470
1st Earl of Worcester

Dukedom of Somerset (2nd creation), Marquessate of Dorset (2nd creation), and Earldom of Dorset attained, 1461, but possibly restored (disputed), 1463

Dukedom of Somerset (2nd creation), Marquessate of Dorset (2nd creation), and Earldom of Dorset extinct, 1471

Earldom of Worcester (4th creation) attainted, 1470

Thomas West
c. 1457–1525
8th Baron De La Warr and 5th Baron West

Marquess of Dorset (3rd creation), 1475

Earl of Worcester (5th creation), 1514

Earl of Worcester (4th creation) restored, 1471

Margery Wentworth
c. 1478–1550

King Henry VII
1457–1509

Elizabeth of York
1466–1503

Thomas Grey
1451–1501
1st Marquess of Dorset

Charles Somerset
c. 1460–1526
1st Earl of Worcester

Elizabeth Somerset
c. 1476–1507
3rd Baroness Herbert suo jure

Edward Tiptoft
c. 1469–1485
2nd Earl of Worcester

Eleanor West
b. 1481

Edward Guildford
c. 1474–1534

Earldom of Worcester (4th creation) extinct, 1485

Viscount Beauchamp "of Hache" (1st creation), 1536
Earl of Hertford (2nd creation), 1537
Duke of Somerset (4th creation), 1547

Duke of Somerset (3rd creation), 1499

Edward Seymour
c. 1500–1552
1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford and Viscount Beauchamp

Jane Seymour
c. 1508–1537

King Henry VIII
1491–1547

Thomas Grey
1477–1530
2nd Marquess of Dorset

Henry Somerset
c. 1495–1548
2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert

John Dudley
1504–1553
Duke of Northumberland

Jane Guildford
c. 1508/1509–1555

Mary Tudor
1496–1533
Queen of France
Duchess of Suffolk

Prince Edmund
1499–1500
1st Duke of Somerset

Dukedom of Somerset (4th creation), Earldom of Hertford (2nd creation), and Viscountcy Beauchamp (1st creation) forfeit, 1552

Dukedom of Somerset (3rd creation) extinct, 1500

Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1525

King Edward VI
1537–1553

Henry Fitzroy
1519–1536
1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset

Henry Grey
1517–1554
Duke of Suffolk
3rd Marquess of Dorset

Lady Frances Brandon
1517–1559
Duchess of Suffolk

Dukedom of Richmond and Somerset extinct, 1536

Marquessate of Dorset (3rd creation) attainted and honours forfeit, 1554

Earl of Hertford (3rd creation) reverted, 1559

Earl of Leicester (3rd creation), 1564

Baron Buckhurst of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex (1st creation), 1567
Earl of Dorset (4th creation), 1604

Edward Seymour
c. 1528–1593

Edward Seymour
1539–1621
1st Earl of Hertford

Katherine Grey
1540–1568

William Somerset
c. 1526–1589
3rd Earl of Worcester, 5th Baron Herbert

John Dudley
c. 1527–1554
Earl of Warwick

Robert Dudley
1532–1588
1st Earl of Leicester

Mary Dudley
d. 1586
m. Henry Sidney

Lord Guildford Dudley
c. 1535–1554

Lady Jane Grey
1537–1554
Disputed Queen of England

Thomas Sackville
1536–1608
1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Baron Buckhurst

Earldom of Hertford (3rd creation) forfeit, 1552

Earldom of Leicester (3rd creation) extinct, 1588

Earl of Leicester (4th creation), 1618

Edward Seymour
c. 1563–1613
1st Baronet

Edward Seymour
1561–1612
Viscount Beauchamp

Edward Somerset
1553–1628
4th Earl of Worcester, 6th Baron Herbert

Philip Sidney
1554–1586

Mary Sidney
1561–1621

Robert Sidney
1563–1626
1st Earl of Leicester

Robert Sackville
1561–1609
2nd Earl of Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst

Marquess of Hertford (1st creation), 1641
Duke of Somerset (4th creation restored), 1660

Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, 1641

Viscount Rochester, 1611
Earl of Somerset (3rd creation), 1613

Marquess of Worcester, 1642

Viscount Somerset of Cashel, 1626

Edward Seymour
c. 1580–1659
2nd Baronet

William Seymour
1588–1660
3rd Duke of Somerset, 1st Marquess of Hertford, 2nd Earl of Hertford

Francis Seymour
c. 1590–1664
1st Lord Seymour of Trowbridge

Robert Carr
c. 1587–1645
Earl of Somerset

Henry Somerset
1577–1646
1st Marquess of Worcester, 5th Earl of Worcester, 7th Baron Herbert

Thomas Somerset
1579–1651
Viscount Somerset

Robert Sidney
1595–1677
2nd Earl of Leicester

Richard Sackville
1589–1624
3rd Earl of Dorset, 3rd Baron Buckhurst

Edward Sackville
1591–1652
4th Earl of Dorset, 4th Baron Buckhurst

Earldom of Somerset (3rd creation) and Viscountcy Rochester extinct, 1645

Viscountcy Somerset extinct, 1651

Edward Seymour
1610–1688
3rd Baronet

Henry Seymour
c. 1626–1654
Lord Beauchamp

Charles Seymour
c. 1621–1665
2nd Lord Seymour of Trowbridge

Edward Somerset
1601–1667
2nd Marquess of Worcester, 6th Earl of Worcester, 8th Baron Herbert

Philip Sidney
1619–1698
3rd Earl of Leicester

Algernon Sidney
1623–1683

Lady Lucy Sidney
1630–1685

Henry Sidney
1641–1704
Earl of Romney

Richard Sackville
1522–1677
5th Earl of Dorset, 5th Baron Buckhurst

Duke of Beaufort, 1682

Baron Cranfield, of Cranfield in the County of Middlesex, 1674
Earl of Middlesex (2nd creation), 1675

Edward Seymour
1633–1708
4th Baronet

William Seymour
1650–1671
3rd Duke of Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Hertford

John Seymour
c. 1646–1675
4th Duke of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Hertford, 4th Earl of Hertford

Francis Seymour
1658–1678
5th Duke of Somerset, 3rd Lord Seymour of Trowbridge

Charles Seymour
1662–1748
6th Duke of Somerset

Henry Somerset
1629–1700
1st Duke of Beaufort, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, 7th Earl of Worcester, 9th Baron Herbert

Robert Sidney
1649–1702
4th Earl of Leicester

Thomas Pelham
1653–1712

Charles Sackville
1522–1677
6th Earl of Dorset, 1st Earl of Middlesex, 6th Baron Buckhurst, 1st Baron Cranfield

Marquessate of Hertford (1st creation) extinct, 1675

Baron Conway of Ragley in the County of Warwick, 1703
Baron Conway of Killultagh in the County of Antrim, 1712

Duke of Dorset, 1720

Edward Seymour
1663–1740
5th Baronet

Francis Seymour-Conway
1679–1732
1st Baron Conway

Edward Coke
d. 1707

Algernon Seymour
1684–1750
7th Duke of Somerset, Earl of Northumberland

Charles Somerset
1660–1698
styled Marquess of Worcester

Philip Sidney
1676–1705
5th Earl of Leicester

John Sidney
1680–1737
6th Earl of Leicester

Jocelyn Sidney
1682–1743
7th Earl of Leicester

Elizabeth Pelham
1681–1711

Lionel Sackville
1688–1765
1st Duke of Dorset, 7th Earl of Dorset, 2nd Earl of Middlesex, 7th Baron Buckhurst, 2nd Baron Cranfield

Earldom of Leicester (4th creation) extinct, 1743

Baron Lovel, of Minster Lovel in the County of Oxford, 1728
Earl of Leicester (5th creation) and Viscount Coke of Holkham in the County of Norfolk, 1744

Edward Seymour
1695–1757
6th Baronet
8th Duke of Somerset

Anne Coke

Thomas Coke
1697–1759
Earl of Leicester, Viscount Coke

Henry Somerset
1684–1714
2nd Duke of Beaufort, 4th Marquess of Worcester, 8th Earl of Worcester, 10th Baron Herbert

Charles Townshend
1700–1764
3rd Viscount Townshend

Earl of Hertford (4th creation) and Viscount Beauchamp (2nd creation), 1850
Marquess of Hertford (2nd creation) and Earl of Yarmouth (3rd creation), 1793

Earldom of Leicester (5th creation) extinct, 1759

Viscount Sackville and Baron Bolebrooke in the County of Sussex, 1782

Edward Seymour
1717–1792
9th Duke of Somerset

Webb Seymour
1718–1793
10th Duke of Somerset

Francis Seymour
1726–1799

Francis Seymour-Conway
1718–1794
1st Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
2nd Baron Conway

Wenman (Roberts) Coke
c. 1717–1776

Henry Somerset-Scudamore
1707–1745
3rd Duke of Beaufort, 5th Marquess of Worcester, 9th Earl of Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert

Charles Noel Somerset
1709–1756
4th Duke of Beaufort, 6th Marquess of Worcester, 10th Earl of Worcester, 12th Baron Herbert

George Townshend
1724–1807
1st Marquess Townshend

Charles Sackville
1711–1769
2nd Duke of Dorset, 8th Earl of Dorset, 3rd Earl of Middlesex, 8th Baron Buckhurst, 3rd Baron Cranfield

John Sackville
1713–1765

George Germain
1716–1785
1st Viscount Sackville, 1st Baron Bolebrooke

Earl of Leicester (7th creation), 1837

Baron Botetourt abeyance terminated, 1803

Earl of Leicester (6th creation), 1784

Francis Compton Seymour
d. 1822

Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway
1743–1822
2nd Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
3rd Baron Conway

Hugh Seymour
1759–1801

Thomas William Coke
1754–1842
1st Earl of Leicester, 1st Viscount Coke

Henry Somerset
1744–1803
5th Duke of Beaufort, 7th Marquess of Worcester, 11th Earl of Worcester, 13th Baron Herbert, 5th Baron Botetourt

George Townshend
1753–1811
2nd Marquess Townshend, 1st Earl of Leicester

John Frederick Sackville
1745–1799
3rd Duke of Dorset, 9th Earl of Dorset, 4th Earl of Middlesex, 9th Baron Buckhurst, 4th Baron Cranfield

Baron Raglan, 1852

Edward Adolphus St Maur
1775–1855
11th Duke of Somerset

Francis Charles Seymour-Conway
1777–1842
3rd Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
4th Baron Conway

George Seymour
1787–1870

Henry Charles Somerset
1766–1835
6th Duke of Beaufort, 8th Marquess of Worcester, 12th Earl of Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert, 6th Baron Botetourt

FitzRoy James Henry Somerset
1788–1855
1st Baron Raglan

George Townshend
1778–1855
3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester

George John Frederick Sackville
1793–1815
4th Duke of Dorset, 10th Earl of Dorset, 5th Earl of Middlesex, 10th Baron Buckhurst, 5th Baron Cranfield

John Frederick Sackville
1767–1843
5th Duke of Dorset, 11th Earl of Dorset, 6th Earl of Middlesex, 2nd Viscount Sackville, 11th Baron Buckhurst, 6th Baron Cranfield, 2nd Baron Bolebrooke

Earldom of Leicester (6th creation) extinct, 1855

Dukedom of Dorset, Earldoms of Dorset (4th creation) and Middlesex (2nd creation), Viscountcy of Sackville, Baronies of Buckhurst (1st creation), Cranfield, and Bolebrooke extinct, 1843

Francis Edward Seymour
1788–1866

Richard Seymour-Conway
1800–1870
4th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
5th Baron Conway

Francis George Hugh Seymour
1812–1884
5th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
6th Baron Conway

Henry Somerset
1792–1853
7th Duke of Beaufort, 9th Marquess of Worcester, 13th Earl of Worcester, 15th Baron Herbert, 8th Baron Botetourt

Earl St. Maur, 1863

Edward Adolphus St Maur
1804–1885
12th Duke of Somerset

Archibald Henry Algernon St Maur
1810–1891
13th Duke of Somerset

Algernon Percy Banks St Maur
1813–1894
14th Duke of Somerset

Francis Payne Seymour
1815–1870

Thomas William Coke
1822–1909
2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Viscount Coke

Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset
1824–1899
8th Duke of Beaufort, 10th Marquess of Worcester, 14th Earl of Worcester, 16th Baron Herbert, 8th Baron Botetourt

Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset
1817–1884
2nd Baron Raglan

Earldom St. Maur extinct, 1885

Edward Adolphus Ferdinand St. Maur
1835–1869

Algernon St Maur
1846–1923
15th Duke of Somerset

Edward Hamilton Seymour
1860–1931
16th Duke of Somerset

Hugh de Grey Seymour
1843–1912
6th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
7th Baron Conway

Thomas William Coke
1848–1941
3rd Earl of Leicester, 3rd Viscount Coke

Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset
1847–1924
9th Duke of Beaufort, 11th Marquess of Worcester, 15th Earl of Worcester, 17th Baron Herbert, 9th Baron Botetourt

Henry Richard Charles Somerset
1849–1932

George FitzRoy Henry Somerset
1857–1921
3rd Baron Raglan

Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour
1882–1954
17th Duke of Somerset

George Francis Alexander Seymour
1871–1940
7th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
8th Baron Conway

Henry Charles Seymour
1878–1939

Thomas William Coke
1880–1949
4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Viscount Coke

Arthur George Coke
1882–1915

Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset
1874–1945

FitzRoy Richard Somerset
1885–1964
4th Baron Raglan

Percy Hamilton Seymour
1910–1984
18th Duke of Somerset

Thomas William Edward Coke
1908–1976
5th Earl of Leicester, 5th Viscount Coke

Anthony Louis Lovel Coke
1909–1994
6th Earl of Leicester, 6th Viscount Coke

Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset
1900–1984
10th Duke of Beaufort, 12th Marquess of Worcester, 16th Earl of Worcester, 18th Baron Herbert, 10th Baron Botetourt

Henry Robert Somers FitzRoy de Vere Somerset
1898–1965

Barony Botetourt abeyant, 1984

Hugh Edward Conway Seymour
1930–1997
8th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
9th Baron Conway

Edward Douglas Coke
1936–2015
7th Earl of Leicester, 7th Viscount Coke

David Robert Somerset
1928–2017
11th Duke of Beaufort, 13th Marquess of Worcester, 17th Earl of Worcester

FitzRoy John Somerset
1927–2010
5th Baron Raglan

Geoffrey Somerset
b. 1932
6th Baron Raglan

John Michael Edward Seymour
b. 1952
19th Duke of Somerset

Henry (Harry) Jocelyn Seymour
b. 1958
9th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp,
10th Baron Conway

Thomas Edward Coke
b. 1965
8th Earl of Leicester, 8th Viscount Coke

Henry John FitzRoy Somerset
b. 1952
12th Duke of Beaufort, 14th Marquess of Worcester, 18th Earl of Worcester

Arthur Geoffrey Somerset
1960–2012

Sebastian Edward Seymour
b. 1982
styled Lord Seymour

William Francis Seymour
b. 1993
styled Earl of Yarmouth

Edward Horatio Coke
b. 2003
styled Viscount Coke

Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset
b. 1989
styled Marquess of Worcester

Inigo Arthur Fitzroy Somerset
b. 2004

Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Somerset

Heir apparent to the Marquessage of Hertford

Heir apparent to the Earldom of Leicester

Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Beaufort

Heir apparent to the Raglan Barony

References

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}

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