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     Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy was born on 3 October 1792.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Henry FitzRoy and Lady Anne Wellesley.¹ She married Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, son of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower, on 25 July 1814 at Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, London, England^G.¹ She died on 11 May 1821 at age 28 at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner, Mayfair, London, England^G, from internal inflammation, without male issue.¹
     Her married name became Somerset.
     Greville wrote that "she has been snatched from life at a time when she was becoming every day more fit to live, for her mind, her temper and her understanding were gradually and repidly improving; she had faults, but her mind was not vicious, and her defects may be ascribed to her education, and to the actual state of the society in which she lived."¹

     Emily Frances Smith was born on 3 March 1800.² She was the daughter of Charles Culling Smith and Lady Anne Wellesley.¹ She married Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, son of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower, on 29 June 1822.¹ She died on 2 October 1889 at age 89 at 19 Hill Street, London, England^G.³ She was buried at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England^G.³
     Her married name became Somerset. After her marriage, Emily Frances Smith was styled as Duchess of Beaufort on 23 November 1835.

     Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester was born on 20 January 1989.¹ He is the son of Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort and Tracy Louise Ward.¹ He married Lucy Eleanor Yorke-Long, daughter of Jonathan Crispin Yorke-Long and Charlotte Rose Fownes-Luttrell, on 29 August 2020.²
     Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester also went by the nick-name of Bobby.¹ He was styled as Earl of Glamorgan between 1989 and 2017.¹ He was styled as Marquess of Worcester in 2017.

     Lyle David Somerset was born in 1991.¹ He is the son of Lord John Robert Somerset and Lady Cosima Maria-Gabriella Vane-Tempest-Stewart.¹

     Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort was born on 1 February 1824 at Paris, France^G.¹ He was the son of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith.¹ He married Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell, on 3 July 1845 at Hampton, London, England^G.¹ He died on 30 April 1899 at age 75 at Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England^G, from gout.¹ He was buried on 5 May 1899 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington in 1842.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Viscount Hardinge between 1842 and 1846.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1843 in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for East Gloucestershire between 1846 and 1853.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1847 in the 7th Dragoons.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Duke of Beaufort [E., 1682] on 17 November 1853.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Worcester [E., 1514] on 17 November 1853.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Marquess of Worcester [E., 1643] on 17 November 1853.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Botetourt [E., 1305] on 17 November 1853.² He succeeded as the 16th Baron Herbert [E., 1461] on 17 November 1853.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Bristol between 1854 and 1899.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1858.¹ He held the office of Master of the Horse between 1858 and 1859.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 26 February 1858.¹ He held the office of Master of the Horse between 1866 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire between 1867 and 1899.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 19 March 1867.¹

     Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon was born on 29 September 1825.¹ She was the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell.^1,2,3 She married Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, son of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith, on 3 July 1845 at Hampton, London, England^G.¹ She died on 14 May 1906 at age 80 at Stoke Park, Stapleton, England^G, after a short illness.¹ She was buried on 18 May 1906 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Somerset. After her marriage, Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon was styled as Duchess of Beaufort on 17 November 1853.

     Frederick William Francis Dunn is the son of Thomas Astley Dunn-Astley-Corbett and Jane Margaret Dudley Parsons.¹

     Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort was born on 19 May 1847.¹ He was the son of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon.¹ He married Louise Emily Harford, daughter of William Henry Harford and Ellen Tower, on 9 October 1895 at Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, England^G.¹ He died on 24 November 1924 at age 77 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He was buried on 30 November 1924 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) in February 1925, at £541,843 gross and £169,763 net.²
     He was educated between 1860 and 1864 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Cornet in 1865 in the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1869.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1899.³ He held the office of High Steward of Bristol in 1899.¹ He was Yeomanry Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Earl of Worcester [E., 1514] on 30 April 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Duke of Beaufort [E., 1682] on 30 April 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Marquess of Worcester [E., 1643] on 30 April 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Botetourt [E., 1305] on 30 April 1899.² He succeeded as the 17th Baron Herbert [E., 1461] on 30 April 1899.¹ He held the office of Hereditary Keeper of Raglan Castle.³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Gloucestershire Yeomanry.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Gloucestershire. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Monmouthshire.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Monmouthshire.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.

     Louise Emily Harford was born on 21 September 1864 at Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Henry Harford and Ellen Tower.¹ She married, firstly, Karel Frederik Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken, son of Vincent Gildemeester Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken and Charlotte Henrietta Mansfield, on 17 June 1884 at London, England.^1,2 She married, secondly, Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort, son of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, on 9 October 1895 at Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, England^G.¹ She died on 11 October 1945 at age 81.³
     Her married name became Somerset. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.⁴ She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)⁴

     Matthew Hugh Montgomery was born on 24 September 1970.¹ He is the son of David Hugh Montgomery and Elizabeth Lavinia Sara King.¹