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Duke of Beaufort (England)
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Duke of Beaufort
Duke of Beaufort
is a title in the
Peerage of England
. It was created by
Charles II
in 1682 for
Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester
, a descendant of
Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester
, legitimized son of
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
, a Lancastrian leader in the
Wars of the Roses
. The name
Beaufort
refers to a castle in
Champagne, France
(now
Montmorency-Beaufort
). It is the only current dukedom to take its name from a place outside the British Isles.
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