Algernon St Maur, 14th Duke of Somerset explained

Algernon Percy Banks St. Maur, formerly Seymour, 14th Duke of Somerset, etc. (22 December 1813 – 2 October 1894) was the son of Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset and Lady Charlotte Hamilton. He succeeded to the ducal title upon his brother's death in 1891.^[1]

On 17 May 1845, he married Horatia Isabella Harriet Morier, daughter of John Philip Morier.^{[2] [3]} They had four children:

• Algernon St Maur, 15th Duke of Somerset (22 July 1846 – 29 October 1923)
• Major Lord Percy St. Maur (11 November 1847 – 16 July 1907), m. the Hon. Violet White, daughter of Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly and had issue.^[4]
• Lord Ernest St. Maur (11 November 1847 – 21 May 1922)
• Lord Edward St. Maur (7 February 1849 – 15 September 1920)

Notes and References

1. Book: Joseph Banks. The Letters of Sir Joseph Banks: A Selection, 1768-1820. 1 January 2000. World Scientific. 978-1-86094-204-4. 389.
2. Book: Charles Roger Dod. Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. 1855. S. Low, Marston & Company. 663.
3. Book: Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. 1914. 1035.
4. Book: Richard Mead. The Last Great Cavalryman: The Life of General Sir Richard McCreery, Commander Eighth Army. 1 January 2013. Casemate Publishers. 978-1-84884-465-0. 39.