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Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset

English noble (1662–1748)

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About Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, KG, PC,, known by the epithet "The Proud Duke", was an English aristocrat and courtier. He rebuilt Petworth House in Sussex, the ancient Percy seat inherited from his wife, in the palatial form which survives today. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, he was a remarkably handsome man, and inordinately fond of taking a conspicuous part in court ceremonial. His vanity, which earned him the sobriquet of "the proud duke", was a byword among his contemporaries and was the subject of numerous anecdotes; Macaulay described him as "a man in whom the pride of birth and rank amounted almost to a disease".

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Occupation: politician, courtier, patron of the arts, art collector
Position held: Lord President of the Council, Geheimrat, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of England
Born: August 13, 1662
Died: December 2, 1748

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