Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester

Charles Somerset
Earl of Worcester
Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester holding white staff of Lord Chamberlain of the Household to King Henry VIII
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert Elizabeth West Eleanor Sutton
Issue Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester Elizabeth Somerset Charles Somerset George Somerset Mary Somerset, Baroness Grey de Wilton
Noble family	Beaufort
Father	Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Mother	Joan Hill
Born	1460
Died	15 March 1526 (aged 65–66)

Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, KG (c. 1460 – 15 March 1526) was the legitimised bastard son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset by his mistress Joan Hill.

He was born in about 1460, an illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset by his mistress Joan Hill.

He was invested as a Knight of the Garter in about 1496. On 1 February 1514 he was created Earl of Worcester and was at some time appointed Lord Chamberlain of the Household to King Henry VIII. As Lord Chamberlain, Somerset was largely responsible for the preparations for the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520.

He married three times, although his second marriage is uncertain:

Somerset died on 15 April 1526 and was buried with his first wife at St. George's Chapel.