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portrait an original by sir anthony van dyck -lrb- c. 1640 by -rrb- -lrb- oil on canvas -rrb- alexander craig -lrb- 1856 -rrb- , after henry somerset , 1st marquess of worcester 3 april 1667 anne russell 200px 9 march 1602 or 9 march 1603 elizabeth dormer margaret o'brien henry elizabeth somerset mary somerset somerset , 3rd marquess of worcester anne somerset edward somerset , 2nd marquess of worcester.jpg edward somerset , 2nd marquess of worcester

edward somerset , 2nd marquess of worcester

edward somerset , 2nd marquess of worcester -lrb- 9 march 1602 or 9 march 1603 -- 3 april 1667 -rrb- , styled lord herbert of raglan from 1628 -- 1644 , was an english nobleman involved in royalist politics , and an inventor .
while earl of glamorgan , he was sent by charles i to negotiate a peace treaty and alliance with the leadership of the catholic irish confederacy .
he enjoyed some success , but the agreement quickly broke down .
he then joined the confederates , and was appointed the commander of their munster army .
in 1655 he published `` the century of inventions '' , detailing more than 100 inventions , including a device that would have been one of the earliest steam engines .
