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15 de nov. de 2018 · David Somerset married Lady Caroline Thynne at St Peter’s, Eaton Square, in July 1950, in the presence of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Queen Mary, the Duchess of ...
1 de jun. de 1997 · Mary Capel Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, began seriously to collect plants in the 1690s. Assembled by such well-known gardeners and botanists as George London and Leonard Plukenet, her collection included seeds and plants from the West Indies, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, China and Japan.
George Francis Hugh Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, GCVO (11 October 1895 – 16 April 1981), known as Prince George of Teck until 1917 and as Earl of Eltham from 1917 to 1927, was a relative of the British royal family, a great-great-grandson of King George III and nephew of Queen Mary and King George V. He was also nephew to the 1st ...
Mary Somerset (née Sackville), Duchess of Beaufort (1688-1705), First wife of 2nd Duke of Beaufort; daughter of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset. Sitter in 3 portraits. Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688-1765), Courtier.
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (previously Lady Mary Cambridge and Princess Mary of Teck) was the daughter of Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge and Margaret Cambridge, Marchioness of Cambridge. She was also a niece of Queen Mary and King George V.
The first Duchess of Beaufort, Mary Somerset, actively collected, identified, and classified thousands of plants from around the world and created one of the most beautiful gardens in England during the 17th Century. Over the centuries the garden layout has evolved but the balance of clever design and creative gardening, is still apparent.
The Duchess of Botany. Under the supervision of Professor Simon Hiscock and Dr Richard Coulton (QMUL), India Cole is undertaking an AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) project examining Mary Somerset, the first Duchess of Beaufort (1630-1715). Somerset pursued botany at her gardens at Beaufort House in London, and at Badminton ...
