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David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort GCC (23 February 1928 – 16 August 2017), known as David Somerset until 1984, was an English peer and major landowner. An important figure in the world of fox hunting , he was also chairman of Marlborough Fine Art and was well known for frequent conflicts with hunt saboteurs .
16 ago 2017 · David Somerset, the 11th Duke of Beaufort, has died at the age of 89. Badminton House said in a statement he died peacefully at his home on the Gloucestershire estate on Wednesday.
22 ago 2017 · David Somerset was the former chairman of the Marlborough Gallery, who later became the 11th Duke of Beaufort, inheriting the title and 52,000-acre Badminton Estate from his cousin Henry...
18 ago 2017 · David Somerset, the 11th Duke of Beaufort, passed away peacefully at his Badminton House on his Gloucestershire estate aged 89.
Duke of Beaufort ( / ˈboʊfərt /) [2] is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, legitimised son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, a Lancastrian leader in the Wars of the Roses.
David Somerset, the 11th Duke of Beaufort, has died aged 89 at his home in Badminton. A statement from Badminton House said that he died “peacefully” yesterday.
Compared with some of his ancestors, the life of David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, may sound rather ordinary: the 3rd Duke of Beaufort had to prove his sex.
