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Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert 1495–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 26 Nov 1549

Death Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Charles VIII

Mother: Lady Herbert

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Browne

Children(s): William Worcester, Lady Beaufort, Eleanor Somerset, Charles Somerset, Thomas Somerset, Frances Somerset

The story of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert began in 1495 in England. Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert married Elizabeth Browne, and had children including Charles Somerset, Eleanor Somerset, Frances Plantagenet De Beaufort Somerset, Lady Lucy De Beaufort, Thomas Somerset, William Somerset Kg 3Rd Earl Of Worcester. Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert began in 1495 in England.
  • Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert married Elizabeth Browne, and had children including Charles Somerset, Eleanor Somerset, Frances Plantagenet De Beaufort Somerset, Lady Lucy De Beaufort, Thomas Somerset, William Somerset Kg 3Rd Earl Of Worcester.
  • Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles VIII
1460–1526
Birth Location: Ragland, Somerset, England
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Lady Herbert
1476–1507
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Browne
1501–1565
Birth Location: Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

William Worcester
1526–1589
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
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Lady Beaufort
1523–1582
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Eleanor Somerset
1522–1591
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
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Charles Somerset
1530–1598
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Thomas Somerset
1530–1587
Birth Location: –
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Frances Somerset
1533–1547
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Henry Herbert's Ancestors

Self
Henry Herbert
1495–1549
Birth Place: England
Parents
Charles Somerset, KG, (illegitimate), 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert, Lord Chamberlain of the Household of Henry VIII
1460–1526
Ragland, Somerset, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Herbert
1476–1507
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Beaufort of Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of Somerset, 5th Earl of Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, 2nd Earl of Dorset, wounded at Battle of St) Albans
1436–1464
London, Middlesex, England
Joan Hill
1436–1493
England
Sir (William Herbert, 1st Earl of Huntington, 2nd Earl of) Pembroke
1451–1491
Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary (Woodville\ Wydeville, Countess of) Pembroke
1443–1481
Raglan, Monmouth, Gwent, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Sir Albans
1406–1455
Lady Ros
1407–1467
Sir creation)
1423–1469
Lady Pembroke
1430–1486
Sir Yorkist
1405–1469
Jacquetta of
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John fleet
1371–1410
Margaret Somerset
1385–1440
Sir Warwick
1382–1439
Elizabeth Lisle
1386–1422
Sir V
1401–1445
Maud Cocabin
1405–1454
Sir Hereford
1415–1459
Lady Ancestry
1412–1459
Sir Kent
1385–1441
Joan Bedlisgate
1383–1448
Pierre Luxembourg
1390–1433
Margherita Saint-Pol
1394–1469

Henry Herbert's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron) Herbert (1495–26 Nov 1549) m. Elizabeth Browne (1501–23 Oct 1565)
  1. 1. William (Somerset, KG, 3rd Earl of) Worcester 1526–1589 m. Christian (Christine) North 1528–1564
    1. 1. Edward (Somerset, 4th Earl of) Worchester 1550–1628 m. Elizabeth (Hastings (Somerset), Countess of) Worcester 1546–1621
      1. 1. Henry (Adelbert Somerset ( Plantagenet de Beaufort), Duke of Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester, 1st Marquess of) Worcester 1577–1646 m. Anne (Russell, Countess of) Worcester 1578–1639
        1. 1. Sir (John) Somerset 1610–1630 m. Mary (Arundel-Howard, "Namesake of Somerset County,) Maryland" 1608–1638
        2. 2. Edward (Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester; 6th Earl of Worcester; 1st Earl of Glamorgan; 8th Baron Herbert; 1st Baron Beaufort of) Caldecote. 1602–1667 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Dormer 1614–1635
        3. 3. Henry Somerset 1608–1628
        4. 4. Elizabeth Somerset 1584–1684 m. Lord (Francis Browne, 3rd Viscount of Montague, English Civil War: Royalist &) Catholic 1615–1682
      2. 2. William (Morgan Somerset (Plantagenet De Beaufort) Lord) Herbert 1576–1597
      3. 3. Charles Somerset 1580–1597
      4. 4. Lady (Blanche Somerset, Baroness Arundell; defender of Wardour Castle against) Parliamentarians 1583–1649 m. Thomas (Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundel of Wardour; 1st English Civil War: devoted) Royalist 1586–1643
        1. 1. Henry (Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour, Roman Catholic fought for King Charles I) Stewart 1607–1694 m. Cicely (Compton, Lady Arundell of) Wardour 1610–1676
        2. 2. Frances Arundell 1614–1682
      5. 5. Frances Somerset 1575–1592
      6. 6. Christopher Somerset 1586–
    2. 2. Lucy Somerset 1554–
  2. 2. Lady (Lucy De) Beaufort 1523–1582 m. John (Alexander de Neville, 4th Baron Latimer, Snape, Yorkshire; stepson of Catherine) Parr 1520–1577
    1. 1. William Neville 1540–1616 m. Jonne (Elizabeth) Hounte 1587–1630
      1. 1. William Nevell 1595–1660 m. Marie Gill 1595–1648
        1. 1. William (Neville) III 1626–1689 m. Elizabeth Hartley 1629–1704
        2. 2. Joane Nevelle 1637–1653
        3. 3. Usle Nevell 1629–
        4. 4. Marie Nevell 1626–
        5. 5. Thomas Nevell 1632–
      2. 2. Eliz. Nevell –1635
    2. 2. Lucy (Neville, 1st) wife 1549–1608 m. Sir (William Cornwallis, knighted, English courtier, Member of Parliament for) Lostwithiel 1545–1611
      1. 1. Margaret Cornwall 1573–1633
      2. 2. Anne Cornwallis 1570–1612
      3. 3. Thomas Cornwallis 1572–1572
    3. 3. Katherine (Catherine) Neville 1546–1596 m. Henry (Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron) Percy 1532–1585
      1. 1. Henry Percy 1564–1632 m. Lady (Dorothy "Dot" Devereux, Lady of Chartley) (Percy) 1564–1619
        1. 1. Algernon Percy 1602–1668
      2. 2. Thomas (de Percy, Lord) Neville 1566–1587
      3. 3. William Percy 1574–1648
      4. 4. Eleanor (Percy) Herbert –1650
      5. 5. Charles Percy –1628
      6. 6. George Percy 1580–1632
    4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth Neville, Countess of) Exeter 1546–1630 m. Sir (Edmund Carey, Esquire of Body to Queen Elizabeth, Gentleman of Privy Chamber to James I & Charles I, Captain of Ostend,) Knight 1557–1637 m. Sir (John) Danvers 1540–1593
      1. 1. Katherine Danvers 1583–1660
      2. 2. Sir (Henry) Danvers 1573–1643
      3. 3. Sir (John) Danvers 1585–1655
      4. 4. Sir (Charles) Danvers 1568–1601
  3. 3. Eleanor Somerset 1522–1591
  4. 4. Charles Somerset 1530–1598
  5. 5. Thomas Somerset 1530–1587
  6. 6. Frances (Plantagenet de Beaufort) Somerset 1533–1547

Henry Herbert's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert in England
England
1549
26 Nov 1549
Age 54
Death of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worcester
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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