Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester

Marquess of Worcester
Born	22 May 1952
Other names	Henry John FitzRoy Somerset
Spouse(s)	Tracy Louise Ward (m. 1987)
Children	Robert Somerset, Earl of Glamorgan Lady Isabella Somerset Lord Alexander Somerset
Parent(s)	David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort Lady Caroline Jane Thynne

Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester (born 22 May 1952), also known as Bunter Worcester,^[1] is the son and heir of David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Caroline Jane Thynne. He and his family are descendants in the male line from the House of Plantagenet.

Worcester was educated at Hawtreys, Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College.

He married environmentalist and former actress Tracy Louise Ward (a sister of Rachel Ward and a great-granddaughter of William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley) on 13 June 1987 at Cornwell Manor, in Oxfordshire. The marriage has produced three children:

• (Henry) Robert FitzRoy Somerset,^[2] Earl of Glamorgan (b. 20 January 1989 - also known as Bobby Worcester)
• Lady Isabella Elsa Somerset (b. 1991 - also known as Bella Somerset)
• Lord Alexander Lorne Somerset^[2] (b. 19 November 1993 - also known as Jordan Somerset)

Worcester is also a singer and songwriter with rock group "The Listening Device".^[3] They have released two albums, Scented Waters and Human Gold.^[4] The band was a support act at the Highclere Rocks concert in 2006 that also featured Brian Ferry, Eric Clapton, and Roger Waters, amongst others.^[5]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester

16. Lord Henry Somerset               8. Henry Somerset                       17. Lady Isabella Somers-Cocks               4. Henry Somerset                             18. William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans               9. Lady Katherine Beauclerk                       19. Grace Bernal-Osborne               2. David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort                                   20. James Malcolm               10. Charles Malcolm                       21. Adeline Atty               5. Bettine Malcolm                             22. Walter Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland               11. Hon. Beatrice Hore-Ruthven                       23. Lady Caroline Gore               1. Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester                                         24. John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath               12. Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath                       25. Hon. Frances Vesey               6. Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath                             26. Sir John Mordaunt, 9th Baronet               13. Violet Mordaunt                       27. Caroline Murray               3. Lady Caroline Thynne                                   28. Hussey Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian               14. George Vivian, 4th Baron Vivian                       29. Louisa Duff               7. Hon. Daphne Vivian                             30. William Fanning               15. Barbara Fanning                       31. Winifred de Bathe

Notes

1. Tatler http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/w/bunter-worcester
2. Google Groups — Peerage News
3. Kay, Richard "Bunter the rocker gives Blair a hard time", Daily Mail, 3 April 2008. Accessed 25 April 2008.
4. http://www.thelisteningdevice.com/ The Listening Device Official Website. Accessed 25 April 2008.
5. Countryside Alliance: Ferry joins Clapton and Waters for rock benefit, politics.co.uk, 13 April 2006. Accessed 25 April 2008.

External links

• The Listening Device Official Website