Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester

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Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester was born around 1460 to Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill. He married three times, 1st to Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 2nd Baron Herbert, 2nd to Elizabeth West, daughter of Thomas West, Knt., 5th Lord West, 8th Lord la Warre and 3rd to Eleanor Sutton, daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Lord Dudley.

In right of his wife he was created Lord Herbert. On February 1, 1513, he was created the 1st Earl of Worcester. He was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) around 1496. Lord Chamberlain of the Household of Henry VIII of England. As Lord Chamberlain, Somerset was largely responsible for the preparations of the Field of Cloth of Gold. Elizabeth died bef. March 1513. Somerset died on April 15, 1526 and was buried with his first wife at St. George's Chapel.

With Elizabeth Herbert, whom he married on June 2, 1492, he had one son, Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, his heir and successor and one daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Savage, Knt., and William Brereton.

With Elizabeth West, he had Charles, Knt., and George, Knt., and one daughter Mary, wife of William Grey, 13th Lord Grey of Wilton and Robert Carre.

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Oxford	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1488–1514	Succeeded by Sir Henry Guilford
Preceded by Sir William Stanley	Lord Chamberlain 1508–1526	Succeeded by The Earl of Arundel
Peerage of England
Preceded by New Creation	Earl of Worcester 1514–1526	Succeeded by Henry Somerset