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About Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort

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  • The Fifth Duke of Beaufort, father of the Cape Governor, Lord Charles Somerset, gave his name to the first municipality in SA in 1837. The Karoo’s largest town, it is also known as ‘the capital of the Karoo’ and became prosperous with the introduction of Merino sheep.

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