Arms of the 1st Earl of Worcester

Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester was born around 1460 to Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill. He married three times, 1st to Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Baron Herbert, 2nd to Elizabeth West, daughter of Thomas West, Knt., 5th Lord West, 8th Lord la Warre and 3rd to Eleanor Sutton, daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Lord Dudley. Image File history File links 1_Earl_Worcester_coa. ... Image File history File links 1_Earl_Worcester_coa. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436 - 1464) was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. ... Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert (c. ... William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (March 5, 1451 - July 16, 1491), was the son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, whom he succeeded to the earldom in 1469. ...

In right of his wife he was created Lord Herbert. On February 1, 1513, he was created the 1st Earl of Worcester. He was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) around 1496. Lord Chamberlain of the Household of Henry VIII of England. As Lord Chamberlain, Somerset was largely responsible for the preparations of the Field of Cloth of Gold. Elizabeth died bef. March 1513. Somerset died on April 15th, 1526 and was buried with his first wife at St. George's Chapel. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title of Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of... 1496 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the play, see Henry VIII (play). ... The Field of Cloth of Gold was a spectacular meeting in June 1520, near Guisnes in France, between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... St. ...

With Elizabeth Herbert, whom he married on June 2, 1492, he had one son, Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, his heir and successor and one daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Savage, Knt., and William Brereton. June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester was born around 1496 to Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert. ...

With Elizabeth West, he had Charles, Knt., and George, Knt., and one daughter Mary, wife of William Grey, 13th Lord Grey of Wilton and Robert Carre.