# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henry-somerset-8th-duke-of-beaufort
# Generated: 2026-09-07T22:20:09.616Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/henry-somerset-8th-duke-of-beaufort"
name: "Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort"
slug: "henry-somerset-8th-duke-of-beaufort"
description: "Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1835 and Marquess of Worcester from 1835 to 1853, was a British peer, soldier, and Conservative politician. He served as Master of the Horse, Member of Parliament for East Gloucestershire, and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire."
tagline: "British politician (1824–1899)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Henry_Somerset%2C_8th_Duke_of_Beaufort.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1824-02-01"
deathDate: "1899-04-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.5
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.413284
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset%2C_8%3Ae_hertig_av_Beaufort"
    title: "Henry Somerset, 8:e hertig av Beaufort"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA"
    title: "هنرى سومرست"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset%2C_8fed_Dug_Beaufort"
    title: "Henry Somerset, 8fed Dug Beaufort"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%81%CE%B9_%CE%A3%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%84%2C_8%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%89%CF%86%CF%8C%CF%81"
    title: "Χένρι Σόμερσετ, 8ος δούκας του Μπωφόρ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Somerset%2C_8th_Duke_of_Beaufort"
    title: "Charles Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset_(8e_duc_de_Beaufort)"
    title: "Henry Somerset (8e duc de Beaufort)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset%2C_Beaufort_8._hercege"
    title: "Henry Somerset, Beaufort 8. hercege"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Charles_FitzRoy_Somerset%2C_VIII_duca_di_Beaufort"
    title: "Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, VIII duca di Beaufort"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%83%88_(%E7%AC%AC8%E4%BB%A3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E5%85%AC)"
    title: "ヘンリー・サマセット (第8代ボーフォート公)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Somerset_(8._ksi%C4%85%C5%BC%C4%99_Beaufort)"
    title: "Henry Somerset (8. książę Beaufort)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%B8%2C_8-%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%86%D0%BE%D0%B3_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82"
    title: "Сомерсет, Генри, 8-й герцог Бофорт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3784915"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump