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Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 1599–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1599

Birth Location: Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England

Death Date: 24 April 1674

Death Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Father: Robert Devereux

Mother: Frances Walsingham

Spouse(s): William Duke

Children(s): Lady Seymour, Judith Seymour, John Seymour, Maria Seymour, Henry\Hendrik Seymour, Mary, Seymour, William Seymour, Arabella Seymour, Lady Seymour, Edward Seymour, Robert Seymour

Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset was born in 1599 in Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England, the child of Robert Devereux And Frances Walsingham. Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset married William 2Nd Duke Of Sommerset Seymour Duke, and had children including Arabella Seymour, Edward Seymour, Henry Hendrik Duke Of Somerset Seymour, John 4Th Duke Of Somerset Seymour, Judith Ann Seymour, Lady Frances Darcy Seymour, Lady Jane Seymour, Maria Seymour, Mary Countess Of Winchilsea Seymour, Robert Seymour, William Seymour. Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset passed away in 1674 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset was born in 1599 in Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England, the child of Robert Devereux And Frances Walsingham.
  • Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset married William 2Nd Duke Of Sommerset Seymour Duke, and had children including Arabella Seymour, Edward Seymour, Henry Hendrik Duke Of Somerset Seymour, John 4Th Duke Of Somerset Seymour, Judith Ann Seymour, Lady Frances Darcy Seymour, Lady Jane Seymour, Maria Seymour, Mary Countess Of Winchilsea Seymour, Robert Seymour, William Seymour.
  • Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset passed away in 1674 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Devereux
1566–1601
Birth Location: Netherwood, Herefordshire, England
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Frances Walsingham
1569–1632
Birth Location: Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

William Duke
1587–1660
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Seymour
1637–1679
Birth Location: Tottenham House, Great Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
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Judith Seymour
1624–1662
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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John Seymour
1633–1675
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Maria Seymour
1625–1672
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Henry\Hendrik Seymour
1625–1654
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Mary, Seymour
1630–1672
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wilthshire, England
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William Seymour
1621–1642
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Arabella Seymour
1618–
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Lady Seymour
1625–1680
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Edward Seymour
1620–1642
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Robert Seymour
1622–1646
Birth Location: Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Frances Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Frances Somerset
1599–1674
Birth Place: Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England
Parents
Robert Devereux
1566–1601
Netherwood, Herefordshire, England
Frances Walsingham
1569–1632
Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Somerset's Descendants

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Frances (Devereux Duchess of) Somerset (30 Sep 1599–24 April 1674) m. William ("2nd Duke of Sommerset" Seymour) Duke (1 Sep 1587–24 Oct 1660)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane) Seymour 1637–1679 m. Charles (Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan\2nd Baron Clifford of) Lanesborough 1639–1694
    1. 1. Lady (Mary) Boyle 1665–1709 m. James Douglas 1662–1712
      1. 1. Agnes Douglas 1684–1741 m. William Moffitt 1682–1759
        1. 1. William Moffat 1712–1796 m. JEAN Porteous 1707– m. Mary Carruthers 1720–1790
        2. 2. James Moffatt 1720–1789
      2. 2. Lady (Isabel) Douglas 1688–1694
      3. 3. Lord (Charles) Douglas, 1698–1778
      4. 4. Lord (George) Douglas 1700–1725
      5. 5. Lord (James) Douglas, 1697–1714
      6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1691–1695
      7. 7. Lady (Jean) Douglas 1696–1729
      8. 8. Lady (Anne) Douglas 1685–1741
      9. 9. Lord (William Dramlanrig) Douglas 1696–1696
      10. 10. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1698–1703
      11. 11. Lady (Jane) Douglas 1701–1729
      12. 12. Anne Douglas 1705–1741
    2. 2. Countess (Elizabeth Boyle of) Barrymore 1662–1703
    3. 3. Sir (Henry The Honorable 1st Baron Carleton) Boyle 1669–1725
    4. 4. Samuel Boyle 1675–1704
    5. 5. Lady (Mary) Boyle 1670–1709 m. James (Duke of Queensberry) Douglas 1662–1712
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Douglas 1702–1771
      2. 2. Karel (Douglas Hertog van) Queensberry 1698–1778
      3. 3. Johanna (Lady) Douglas 1695–1729
      4. 4. Agnes Douglas 1684–1750
      5. 5. Lady (Isabel) Douglas 1688–1694
      6. 6. Lord (William Dramlanrig) Douglas 1696–1696
      7. 7. Charles (Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 4th Marquess of) Queensberry 1698–1778
      8. 8. Lord (George) Douglas 1700–1725
      9. 9. Lady (Jane) Douglas 1701–1729 m. Francis Scott 1680–1740 m. Francis (William) Scott 1694–1751
        1. 1. Francis (Scott, Earl Of) Dalkeith 1721–1750
        2. 2. Anne Scott 1724–1737
        3. 3. Charles Scott 1727–1747
        4. 4. David Scott –1825
        5. 5. Jane Scott 1723–1779
        6. 6. Mary Scott 1725–1743
        7. 7. William Scott 1729–
      10. 10. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1691–1695
      11. 11. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1698–1703
      12. 12. Lady (Anne) Douglas 1705–1741
      13. 13. Lady (Jean) Douglas 1696–1729
      14. 14. James ("Canabilistic Idiot" Douglas) Lord 1697–1714
      15. 15. Lady (Anne) Douglas 1685–1741
      16. 16. Marquess (of) Queensbury 1697–1714
      17. 17. Jane Douglas 1698–1753
    6. 6. Lady (Arabella) Boyle 1671–1740
    7. 7. Charles (Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork\2nd Earl of) Burlington 1674–1704 m. Juliana Noel 1672–1750
      1. 1. Elizabeth Boyle –1751
      2. 2. Juliana Boyle 1697–1739
      3. 3. Richard (Boyle 4th Earl of Cork, 3rd Earl of) Burlington 1694–1753
      4. 4. Elizabeth Boyle 1690–1751
      5. 5. Jane Boyle 1699–1780
      6. 6. Lady (Henrietta) Boyle 1700–1746
    8. 8. John Boyle 1660– m. Mary Jolly 1671–1709
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Page) BOYLE 1688–1736
  2. 2. Judith (Ann) Seymour 1624–1662
  3. 3. John (4th Duke of Somerset) Seymour 1633–1675
  4. 4. Maria Seymour 1625–1672
  5. 5. Henry\Hendrik (Duke of Somerset) Seymour 1625–1654
  6. 6. Mary, (Countess of Winchilsea) Seymour 1630–1672
    1. 1. Lady (Frances Finch of) Winchelsea 1662–1712
  7. 7. William Seymour 1621–1642
  8. 8. Arabella Seymour 1618–
  9. 9. Lady (Frances Darcy) Seymour 1625–1680
  10. 10. Edward Seymour 1620–1642
  11. 11. Robert Seymour 1622–1646

Frances Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1599
30 Sep 1599
Birth of Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset in Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England
Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England
1674
24 April 1674
Age 75
Death of Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1599
    Event Place: Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1674
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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