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 is family's home on

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, the second son of

Edward St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset Edward Adolphus St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset (né Seymour; 24 February 1775 – 15 August 1855), styled Lord Seymour until 1793, of Maiden Bradley in Wiltshire and Stover House, Teigngrace, Devon, was a British peer, landowner, astrologe ...

and Lady Charlotte Douglas-Hamilton. He was also a

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. His motto, ' "Faith for Duty", has been adopted by HMS ''Somerset'' (IV) by permission. He was baptized on 17 June 1811 at St. George's, Hanover Square, London, and in 1885 succeeded his elder brother

Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset Edward Adolphus St. Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset, (20 December 180428 November 1885), styled Lord Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century, including that ...

, whose sons predeceased him. In his younger years, he had served as a captain in the

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. He spent much of his life at Burton Hall, in

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, managing the estate. He served as

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for 1844. Archibald died at his London home at 28

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, unmarried and childless. He was buried in the churchyard at

Maiden Bradley Maiden Bradley is a village in south-west Wiltshire, England, about south-west of Warminster and bordering the county of Somerset. The B3092 road between Frome and Mere, Wiltshire, Mere forms the village street. Bradley House (Wiltshire), Brad ...

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on 16 January 1891. A memorial in the style of a grave was erected in the churchyard at

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. His titles passed to his brother, Algernon St. Maur.

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