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Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 1500–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1552

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: John III

Mother: Margery Wentworth

Spouse(s): Catherine Filliol, Anne Stanhope

Children(s): Mary Seymour, Lord Seymour, Katherin Seymour, Edward SEYMOUR, John Seymour, Edward Seymour

Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was born in 1500 in Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Seymour Iii And Margery Wentworth. Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset married Anne Stanhope, Catherine Filliol, and had children including Edward Baron Beauchamp Seymour, Edward Seymour, John Seymour, Katherin Seymour, Lord Henry Seymour, Mary Seymour. Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1552 in London, Greater London, England.

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  • Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was born in 1500 in Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Seymour Iii And Margery Wentworth.
  • Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset married Anne Stanhope, Catherine Filliol, and had children including Edward Baron Beauchamp Seymour, Edward Seymour, John Seymour, Katherin Seymour, Lord Henry Seymour, Mary Seymour.
  • Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1552 in London, Greater London, England.

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Edward Somerset's Ancestors

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Edward Somerset
1500–1552
Birth Place: Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Seymour III
1474–1536
Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
Margery Wentworth
1474–1550
Snettisham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (Seymour) +
1450–1491
Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Darell
1454–1491
Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England
Henry Wentworth
1447–1499
Nettlested, Suffolk, England
Anne Say
1453–1478
Nettlestead, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Somerset's Descendants

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Edward (Seymour 1st Duke of) Somerset (1500–22 Jan 1552) m. Catherine Filliol (1510–1535) m. Anne Stanhope (1497–16 Apr 1587)
  1. 1. Mary Seymour 1547–1570 m. General (Francis) Cosby 1525–1580
    1. 1. Alexander (Cosby) Esquire 1552–1596 m. Dorcas Sydney 1550–1623 m. Elizabeth (L) Estrange 1640–1692
      1. 1. FRANCIS Cosby 1571–1596
      2. 2. Ann Cosby 1591–1685
      3. 3. MABEL Cosby 1578–1632
      4. 4. Edith Cosby 1588–1623
      5. 5. ELIZABETH Cosby 1584–1632
      6. 6. ROSE Cosby 1582–
      7. 7. Josiah Cosby 1582–
      8. 8. Arnold (Cosby of) Drumaragh 1591–1684
      9. 9. MARY Cosby 1580–1684
      10. 10. Humphrey Cosby 1581–1581
      11. 11. RICHARD Cosby 1576–1631
      12. 12. William Cosby 1573–1596
      13. 13. Charles Cosby 1585–1632 m. Mary Loftus 1590–1623
        1. 1. John Cosby 1623–1696 m. Sarah (Higanisar) Higgason 1626–1740
        2. 2. Francis Cosby 1569–
        3. 3. Edith Cosby 1588–
        4. 4. Anne Cosby 1591–
        5. 5. Mary Cosby 1590–
        6. 6. William Cosby 1574–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Cosby 1584–
        8. 8. Richard Cosby 1576–
        9. 9. Arnold Cosby 1594–
        10. 10. Mabel Cosby 1578–
    2. 2. Arnold Cosby 1549–
    3. 3. Henry Cosby 1545–1548
  2. 2. Lord (Henry) Seymour 1532–1588
  3. 3. Katherin Seymour 1540–1593
  4. 4. Edward ("Baron Beauchamp") SEYMOUR 1537–1539
  5. 5. John Seymour 1527–1552
  6. 6. Edward Seymour 1528–1593 m. Margaret Walsh 1525–1580
    1. 1. Edward Seymour 1563–1613

Edward Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset in Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
1552
22 Jan 1552
Age 52
Death of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset in Tower Hill, London, England
Tower Hill, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1552
    Event Place: Tower Hill, London, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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