Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort
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His Grace The Duke of Beaufort KG, GCVO, PC |
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The Duke of Beaufort
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| Master of the Horse | |
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In office February 1936 – 1978 |
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| Monarch |
Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard |
| Succeeded by | David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland |
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| Born | 4 April 1900 |
| Died | 5 February 1984 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Victoria Constance Mary Cambridge |
Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort KG, GCVO, PC (4 April 1900 – 5 February 1984), styled Marquess of Worcester until 1924, was an English peer, Gloucestershire landowner, leading figure in the equestrian world, and society figure. A relative and very close friend of the Royal Family, he held the office of Master of the Horse for forty-two years (1936-1978), longer than anybody else. He also founded the Badminton Horse Trials. "The greatest fox-hunter of the twentieth century", his long tenure as Master of the Beaufort Hunt led to his being universally nicknamed Master.
Somerset was the youngest child and only son of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (1847-1924) and his wife, Louise Emily Harford (1864-1945), a Gloucestershire native who had been married previously to a Dutch count. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards.
Beaufort left the Army after a few years with the rank of lieutenant. He was Honorary Colonel of the 21st (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Armoured Car Company, Territorial Army between 1969 and 1971 and Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry between 1971 and 1984, and the Warwickshire Yeomanry between 1971 and 1972.
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