Archibald Algernon Henry St. Maur, formerly Seymour, 13th Duke of Somerset, etc. (30 December 1810 – 28 Berkeley Square, London, Oct 1891) was the son of Edward St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset and Lady Charlotte Douglas-Hamilton. He was also a baronet. His motto, Foy Pour Devoir, "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 succeeded his brother Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset, in 1885. In his younger years he had served as a captain in the Royal Horse Guards. He spent much of his life at Burton Hall, in The Wolds, managing the estate. He served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1844.
Archibald died at the age of 80, unmarried and childless, was interred at Maiden Bradley, Warminster, Wiltshire, and his titles passed to his brother, Algernon St. Maur.
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Ancestors of Archibald Seymour, 13th Duke of Somerset |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet | | | | | | | | | Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset | | | | | | | | | | | | | Laetitia Popham | | | | | | | | | Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Daniel Webb | | | | | | | | | Mary Webb | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth Somner | | | | | | | | | Edward Adolphus St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Andrew Bonnell | | | | | | | | | John Bonnell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anna Maria/Mary Anne Bonnell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Archibald Seymour, 13th Duke of Somerset | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton | | | | | | | | | James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth Gerard | | | | | | | | | Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anne Spencer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lady Charlotte Douglas-Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway | | | | | | | | | Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway | | | | | | | | | | | | | Catherine Montgomerie | | | | | | | | | Harriet Stewart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald | | | | | | | | | Lady Catherine Cochrane | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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