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Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset 1496–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 26 Nov 1549

Death Location: Chepstow,Monmouth,Mid Glamorgan,Wales

Father: Charles Beaufort

Mother: Elizabeth Herbert

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Worcester, Lady Courtenay,

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

Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset was born in 1496 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, the child of Charles Worcester Beaufort And Elizabeth Baroness Herbert. Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset married Elizabeth Browne Countess Of Worcester, Lady Margaret Courtenay, and had children including Anne Somerset, Charles Somerset, Eleanor Somerset, Frances Somerset, Francis Somerset, Lady Eleanor Beaufort Somerset, Lady Jane Somerset, Lady Lucy Somerset, Thomas Somerset, William Plantagenet Somerset Beaufort. Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow,Monmouth,Mid Glamorgan,Wales.

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Biography

  • Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset was born in 1496 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, the child of Charles Worcester Beaufort And Elizabeth Baroness Herbert.
  • Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset married Elizabeth Browne Countess Of Worcester, Lady Margaret Courtenay, and had children including Anne Somerset, Charles Somerset, Eleanor Somerset, Frances Somerset, Francis Somerset, Lady Eleanor Beaufort Somerset, Lady Jane Somerset, Lady Lucy Somerset, Thomas Somerset, William Plantagenet Somerset Beaufort.
  • Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow,Monmouth,Mid Glamorgan,Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Beaufort
1460–1526
Birth Location: Ragland, Somerset, England
CB
Elizabeth Herbert
1476–1507
Birth Location: Rhaglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, England
EH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Worcester
1506–1565
Birth Location: Bechworth, Surrey, England
EW
Lady Courtenay,
1499–1524
Birth Location: Castle, Devon, England
LC

Children(s)

Lady Somerset
1526–1582
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
LS
Lady Somerset
1535–1547
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
LS
Frances Somerset
1542–1592
Birth Location: Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales
FS
Thomas Somerset
1529–1587
Birth Location: Of, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
TS
Anne Somerset
1526–1591
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales
AS
Charles Somerset
1531–1598
Birth Location: Of, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
CS
William Beaufort
1527–1589
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
WB
Lady Somerset
1535–1591
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
LS
Eleanor Somerset
1522–
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
ES
Francis Somerset
1518–1547
Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouth, England, England
FS

Henry Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Henry Somerset
1496–1549
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Charles Worcester Beaufort
1460–1526
Ragland, Somerset, England
Elizabeth (Baroness) Herbert
1476–1507
Rhaglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Somerset, Duke) Beaufort
1436–1464
London, London, England
Joan Hill
1444–1493
London, Middlesex, England
William (Pembroke) Herbert
1451–1491
Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary (Countess Pembroke) Woodville
1456–1481
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Beaufort
1406–1455
Eleanor Beauchamp
1407–1467
Sir herbert
1424–1469
Anne Devereux
1410–1486
Richard Woodville\Wydevill
1405–1469
Jacquetta
1415–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir BEAUFORT
1373–1409
Margaret Holland
1385–1439
Richard Beauchamp
1381–1439
ELIZABETH BERKELEY
1375–1422
Gwyllam Hebert
1401–1446
Gwladys Gam
1392–1454
Sir Devereux
1411–1459
Lady (Devereux)
1413–1459
Richard xx\m\oo..
1385–1441

Henry Somerset's Descendants

1.
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Henry (2nd Earl of Worcester) Somerset (1496–26 Nov 1549) m. Elizabeth (Browne Countess of) Worcester (1506–23 Oct 1565) m. Lady (Margaret) Courtenay, (1499–1524)
  1. 1. Lady (Lucy) Somerset 1526–1582 m. John Neville 1520–1577
    1. 1. Catherine Neville 1546–1596 m. Henry (8th Earl of Northumberland) Percy 1530–1585
      1. 1. Sir (Alan) Percy 1577–1613
      2. 2. Henry Percy 1564–1632
      3. 3. Sir (Joscelyne) Percy 1567–
      4. 4. Anne Percy 1568–
      5. 5. Lucy Percy 1570–
      6. 6. William Percy 1572–
      7. 7. Ralph Percy 1575–
      8. 8. Richard Percy 1576–
      9. 9. Sir (George Percy Colonial) Governor 1580–1632 m. LADY (ANNE) FLOYD 1585–1618
        1. 1. Alice Percy 1614–
        2. 2. Anthony Percy 1617–
        3. 3. Anne Claiborne 1600–1667
        4. 4. Lady (ANNE CLAIBORNE) PERCY 1600–1667
      10. 10. Eleanor Percy 1583–1650
      11. 11. Thomas Percy 1566–1587
    2. 2. Dorothy Neville 1548–1608
    3. 3. Katherine Percy 1546–1596
    4. 4. Elizabeth Carey –1630
    5. 5. Henry Neville 1543–
    6. 6. Margaret Neville 1545–
    7. 7. Lucy Neville 1549–1608
    8. 8. Elizabeth Neville 1550–1630
    9. 9. John DeNeville 1551–
  2. 2. Lady (Eleanor Beaufort) Somerset 1535–1547
  3. 3. Frances Somerset 1542–1592 m. WILLIAM Morgan 1530–1592
    1. 1. Sir (Edward Baronet) Morgan 1562–1592 m. Lady (Mary) Englefield 1612–1678 m. Helen Dunsford 1598–1623 m. Frances Morgan 1620– m. Elizabeth Windham 1590–1666
      1. 1. George Morgan 1645–
      2. 2. William Morgan –1634
      3. 3. Frances Morgan 1630–1688
      4. 4. Dorothy Morgan 1632–
      5. 5. Sir (William) Morgan 1635–1688
      6. 6. Lucy Morgan 1636–
      7. 7. Henry (Morgan Caerleon) Esq 1639–1714
      8. 8. James Morgan 1620–
      9. 9. John Morgan 1654–1718
      10. 10. James ((Sir)) Morgan 1588–1679 m. Lady (Sarah Alice) Hopton 1651–1734 m. Jone Langford 1620–1651
      11. 11. George Morgan 1590–
      12. 12. William Morgan 1592–1634
      13. 13. Margaret Morgan 1596–
      14. 14. Mary Morgan 1600–
      15. 15. Blanche Morgan 1614–1691
      16. 16. Anne Morgan 1616–1694
      17. 17. Elizabeth Morgan 1618–1664
      18. 18. Thomas Morgan 1627–
      19. 19. John Morgan 1631–1715
      20. 20. Edward Morgan 1633–
      21. 21. Trevor Morgan 1635–1687
      22. 22. Lewis Morgan 1637–1706
      23. 23. William Morgan 1647–1680
      24. 24. Rachel Morgan 1650–1673
      25. 25. Katherine Morgan 1651–1724
      26. 26. Sir (James) Morgan 1643–1718 m. Lady (Sarah Alice) Hopton 1651–1734
        1. 1. Sarah Morgan 1672–1723 m. Stephen Beasley 1672–1749
      27. 27. Sir (James) Morgan 1594–1679
    2. 2. Thomas Morgan 1562–1595
    3. 3. Florens Morgan 1562–1588
    4. 4. William Morgan 1560–1653 m. Elizabeth Winter 1564–1650
      1. 1. William Morgan 1582–1629 m. Elizabeth Morgan 1583–1638 m. Elizabeth Morgan 1589– m. Jane Morgan 1610– m. Joshua Perisho 1614–1678
        1. 1. Thomas Morgan 1601–1661 m. Lady (Mary) Englefield 1612–1678 m. Elizabeth Windham 1590–1666 m. Elizabeth Windham 1635–1666
        2. 2. Evan MORGAN 1600–
        3. 3. James MORGAN 1607–1704
        4. 4. Watkin MORGAN 1608–
        5. 5. John MORGAN 1609–1699
        6. 6. Samuel MORGAN 1613–1653
        7. 7. Miles MORGAN 1616–1699
        8. 8. Thomas Morgan 1623–1697
      2. 2. John Morgan 1596–1651
    5. 5. John MORGAN 1560–1653
  4. 4. Thomas Somerset 1529–1587
  5. 5. Anne Somerset 1526–1591
  6. 6. Charles Somerset 1531–1598
  7. 7. William (Plantagenet Somerset) Beaufort 1527–1589 m. Christian North 1528–1564 m. Theophilia Newton 1523–
    1. 1. Edward (Worcester) Somerset 1553–1628 m. Elizabeth Hastings 1546–1621
      1. 1. Henry (Plantagenêt De Beaufort, 1st Marques\5th Earl Worcestor) Somerset 1577–1646
      2. 2. Thomas Somerset 1578–1649
      3. 3. Catherine Somerset 1585–1624
      4. 4. Blanche (Somerset) Lady 1580–1649
      5. 5. Charles Somerset 1584–
      6. 6. Christopher Somerset 1586–
      7. 7. Mary Somerset 1598–
      8. 8. Lady (Christian) Somerset 1581–1614
      9. 9. Edward Somerset 1588–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Somerset 1590–1627
      11. 11. Anne (Plantagenet DeBeaufort) Somerset 1594–
      12. 12. John Buford 1591–1648
      13. 13. William Somerset 1576–1598
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Plantagenet De) Beaufort 1552–
    3. 3. Lucy (Plantagenet deBeaufort) Somerset 1552–1603
    4. 4. Edward Worchester 1553–1628
    5. 5. Edmund (de Beauford) Somerset 1560–1600
  8. 8. Lady (Jane) Somerset 1535–1591
  9. 9. Eleanor Somerset 1522–
  10. 10. Francis Somerset 1518–1547

Henry Somerset's Timeline

6 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
1496
1496
Birth of Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1499
1499
Age 3
Birth of Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
1549
26 November 1549
Age 53
Death of Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
1549
26 Nov 1549
Age 53
Death of Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset in Monmouth, Glamorgan, Wales
Monmouth, Glamorgan, Wales
1549
26 Nov 1549
Age 53
Death of Henry 2nd Earl of Worcester Somerset in Chepstow,Monmouth,Mid Glamorgan,Wales
Chepstow,Monmouth,Mid Glamorgan,Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worcester
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Monmouth, Glamorgan, Wales

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow,Monmouth,Mid Glamorgan,Wales
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