4 ▁until ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 6 6 7 . ▁The ▁D uk edom ▁of ▁Beau fort ▁was ▁best owed ▁upon ▁him ▁by ▁King ▁Charles ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Henry ▁Som erset ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁R ag lan ▁Castle ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 9 , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁was ▁sty led ▁Lord ▁Herbert ▁of ▁R ag lan . ▁As ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁Edward , ▁he ▁was ▁promised , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 6 4 6 , ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁Princess ▁Elizabeth , ▁the ▁young est ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁I . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁English ▁Civil ▁War , ▁but ▁returned ▁by ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Herbert ▁His ▁father ' s ▁est ates ▁had ▁been ▁for fe ited , ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁Mon mouth shire ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁but ▁Herbert ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁allow ance . ▁Having ▁ren ounced ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁faith , ▁to ▁which ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁held , ▁he ▁became ▁acceptable ▁to ▁C rom well , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁plain ▁Mr . ▁Herbert . ▁He ▁adopted ▁the ▁" rep ublic an " ▁form ▁of ▁marriage ▁before ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 7 . ▁He ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Prote ctor ate ▁Parliament ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Bre con shire ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 4 – 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁C