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The [[Duke of Beaufort|Dukes of Beaufort]] acquired the property in the late 17th century, when the family moved from [[Raglan Castle]], Monmouthshire, which had been ruined in the [[English Civil War|Civil War]]. The third duke adapted Sir Thomas Somerset's house by incorporating his several gabled ranges around the courtyard and extending the old house eastwards to provide a new set of domestic apartments. He had a grand [[Inigo Jones|Jonesian]] centrepiece raised on the north front. The two-bay flanking elevations were five storeys high, reduced to three storeys in 1713.{{sfn|Harris|loc=Badminton Guide Book}} Their domed crowning pavilions are by [[James Gibbs]].
For the fourth duke, who succeeded his brother in 1745, the architect [[William Kent]] renovated and extended the house in the [[Palladian]] style, but many earlier elements remain.<ref>[http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/92c02a8b-0fca-4877-a895-2bc14c5821d4 Great Badminton Conservation Area - South Gloucestershire Council<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025933/http://www.southglos.gov.uk/NR/exeres/92c02a8b-0fca-4877-a895-2bc14c5821d4 |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> The duke was instrumental in bringing the
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