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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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[[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] stayed at Badminton House for much of [[World War II]]. Her staff occupied most of the building, to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort's inconvenience. Afterward, when the [[Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (sportswoman)|Duchess of Beaufort]], who was Queen Mary's niece, was asked in which part of the great house the Queen had resided, she responded "She lived in all of it."<ref>Montgomery-Mass and Sykes 1994:228.</ref>
In the later 20th century, Badminton House became best known for the annual [[Badminton Horse Trials]] held there since 1949.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Vickers|first=Hugo|date=2018-11-15|title=A Life in Focus: Caroline, the Duchess of Beaufort|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/lifeinfocus/caroline-beaufort-dead-duchess-of-beaufort-badminton-queen-elizabeth-a8615216.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-02|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182000/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/lifeinfocus/caroline-beaufort-dead-duchess-of-beaufort-badminton-queen-elizabeth-a8615216.html |archive-date=9 July 2021 }}</ref> Badminton House has also been strongly associated with [[fox hunting]].<ref name=":0" /> Successive Dukes of Beaufort have been masters of the [[Duke of Beaufort's Hunt|Beaufort Hunt]], one of the two most famous hunts in the [[United Kingdom]] alongside the [[Quorn Hunt]].
Weddings and parties can be booked at Badminton House. Occasionally, houses and cottage on the estate can be rented. The estate was the location for some scenes of the films ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]'', ''[[28 Days Later]]'' and ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'', and of the Netflix series ''[[Bridgerton]]'', ''[[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story]]'' and ''[[The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)|The Gentlemen]]''.<ref>[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a60100345/the-gentleman-duke-of-halstead-true-story-explained/ Is There Really a Duke of Halstead?] - website of the lifestyle magazine [[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]</ref>
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