Earls of Worcester

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The Earls of Worcester were a prominent English noble family, chiefly the Somersets, who rose to great political and military influence from the late Middle Ages through the Tudor and Stuart periods.

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Earls of Worcester canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble title
associatedCounty Worcestershire
associatedPlace Worcester
country Kingdom of England
familyConnection descended from John of Gaunt through the Beaufort line
governedTerritory lordships in Wales
lordships in the Welsh Marches
heldOffice Lord Chamberlain
Lord Lieutenant of Wales
Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches
Lord Privy Seal
hereditaryTitle Earl
inheritedBy Duke of Beaufort
Marquess of Worcester
language English
French (in early generations)
loyalty House of Stuart
House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty
militaryRole military commander
nobleFamily House of Beaufort
linked to: Beaufort family

Somerset family
notableEvent Raglan Castle siege in the English Civil War
notableMember Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester
Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester
Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester
Henry Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester
William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
peerage Peerage of England
periodOfProminence Stuart period
Tudor period
late Middle Ages
politicalAlignment Royalist in the English Civil War
politicalInfluence influence at the Stuart court
influence at the Tudor court
politicalRole advisor to English monarchs
courtier
regionOfInfluence Wales
the Welsh Marches
linked to: Welsh Marches

the West Country
linked to: southwest England
religion Roman Catholic (many members)
seat Chepstow Castle
Raglan Castle
Worcester House, London
socialStatus high nobility
titleCreation created in the 15th century
titleHolderClass English peer

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Raglan Castle laterOwner Earls of Worcester
Worcester House, London associatedWith Earls of Worcester