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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instanceOf British aristocrat
army officer
historical figure
associatedWith Cleveland Street, London NERFINISHED
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
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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1889 Cleveland Street scandal involves Lord Arthur Somerset