Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort

The Duke of Beaufort
Spouse(s)	Frances Scudamore
Issue Margaret Burr (illegitimate)
Noble family	Beaufort
Father	Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort
Mother	Rachel Noel
Born	(1707-03-23)23 March 1707
Died	26 February 1745(1745-02-26) (aged 37)

Henry Somerset-Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort (23 March 1707 – 26 February 1745) born Henry Somerset, was an English nobleman and peer. He was the elder son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort and his second wife, Rachel Noel. As his father's eldest son and heir to his father's title he was known as (styled) Marquess of Worcester, a courtesy title. On his father's death on 24 April 1714 he succeeded him and became 3rd Duke of Beaufort.

At the age of 19 he commissioned the construction of what would later become known as the Badminton Chest or Badminton Cabinet, an ornate set of drawers made in Florence. The chest was sold in 2004 to Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein for £19 million, making it the most expensive piece of furniture in the world. It is on display in the Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna, Austria.

On 28 June 1729 he married Frances Scudamore (born 14 August 1711 – died 16 February 1750), the only daughter and heir of James Scudamore, 3rd Viscount Scudamore and took his wife's name by an Act of Parliament later the same year. In 1742 he filed for divorce due to Frances' adulterous relationship with William Talbot, who later became Earl Talbot. Frances countersued, saying the Duke was impotent; in March 1743, he demonstrated before court-appointed examiners that he was physically able to have an erection. The divorce was granted, and he sued Talbot for damages. Frances later remarried to Charles FitzRoy-Scudamore.