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Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset 1658–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1658

Birth Location: Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1678

Death Location: Lerici, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

Father: Right Seymour

Mother: Hon. Alington

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The story of Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset began in 1658 in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England. Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset passed away in 1678 in Lerici, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset began in 1658 in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England.
  • Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset passed away in 1678 in Lerici, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy.

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Francis Somerset's Ancestors

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Francis Somerset
1658–1678
Birth Place: Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Right Honourable Lord Charles Seymour
1621–1665
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Hon. (Elizabeth) Alington
1635–1691
Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Frances Prinne
1602–1626
Allington Chippenham (Wiltshire) England
Sir (William) Alington
1610–1648
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Tollemache
1615–1671
Helmingham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Helmingham
1591–1640
Elizabeth Stanhope
1593–1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Helmingham
1562–1616
Lady Cromwell
1562–1621
Sir Stanhope
1545–1621
Margarita MacWilliams
1556–1640

Francis Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1658
17 Jan 1658
Birth of Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England
Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England
1678
20 Apr 1678
Age 20
Death of Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset in Lerici, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Lerici, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1658
    Event Place: Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1678
    Event Place: Lerici, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

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