Archibald St Maur, 13th Duke of Somerset (original) (raw)

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Archibald Algernon Henry St. Maur, 13th Duke of Somerset (né Seymour; 30 December 1810 – 10 January 1891) was an English aristocrat.

He was born at his family's home on Park Lane, Mayfair, the second son of Edward St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset and Lady Charlotte Douglas-Hamilton. He was baptized on 17 June 1811 at St. George's, Hanover Square, London,[1]

In 1885 succeeded his elder brother Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, whose sons predeceased him. He was also a baronet. In his younger years, he had served as a captain in the Royal Horse Guards.[2]

Lord Somerset spent much of his life at Burton Hall, in The Wolds, managing the estate.[3] He served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1844.[_citation needed_]

Archibald died at his London home at 28 Berkeley Square, London.[4] He was buried in the churchyard at Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire on 16 January 1891.[5] A memorial in the style of a grave was erected in the churchyard at Berry Pomeroy, Devon. As he died unmarried and childless, his titles passed to his brother, Algernon St. Maur.[6]

His motto, _Foy Pour Devoir "Faith for Duty", has been adopted by HMS Somerset (IV) by permission.[_citation needed_]

1. ^ The Complete Peerage vol. XIIpI, p.87.
2. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 198, p. 425 (Obituary of 11th Duke)
3. ^ http://www.hoap.co.uk/who/burton05.htm Wolds Historical Organisation site, page on Seymours at Burton Hall
4. ^ "Deaths". Blandford Weekly News. 22 January 1891. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
5. ^ "Miscellaneous Items". Southern Reporter. 22 January 1891. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
6. ^ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1880. p. 1138. Retrieved 17 September 2025.