Lord Arthur Somerset
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Lord Arthur Somerset was a British aristocrat and army officer best known for his central and scandalous role in the 1889 Cleveland Street male brothel affair, which implicated members of the Victorian elite.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
ⓘ
army officer ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cleveland Street, London
NERFINISHED
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Victorian elite ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Albert Edward, Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1851-11-28 ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety | involvement in homosexual scandal during Victorian era ⓘ |
| contemporaryMonarch | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1926-05-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlaceDetail | near Aix-les-Bains, France ⓘ |
| employer | Household of the Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Lady Blanche Somerset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Henry Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | Lord Arthur Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue | implicated in offences relating to a male brothel ⓘ |
| livedInExile | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | House of Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Georgiana Curzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | central role in the Cleveland Street scandal ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cleveland Street male brothel affair
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland Street scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Badminton House, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Equerry to the Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| reasonForFlight | to avoid prosecution in the Cleveland Street case ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| scandalImpact | contributed to public exposure of homosexual subculture in late Victorian London ⓘ |
| servedInUnit | 1st Life Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | homosexual ⓘ |
| sibling | Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British upper class ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1889 ⓘ |
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