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Henry Somerset 1496–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1549

Death Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Father: Charles Sommerset

Mother: Elizabeth Herbert

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Browne

Children(s): Elizabeth Somerset, Willem Worcester, Lucy Somerset, Jane Beauchamp, Anne Somerset

Henry Somerset was born in 1496 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Charles Sommerset And Elizabeth Herbert. Henry Somerset married Elisabeth Browne, and had children including Anne Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Jane Beauchamp, Lucy Beaufort Somerset, Willem William Plantaganete De Beaufort Somerset Sir 3Rd Earl Of Worcester. Henry Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Henry Somerset was born in 1496 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Charles Sommerset And Elizabeth Herbert.
  • Henry Somerset married Elisabeth Browne, and had children including Anne Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Jane Beauchamp, Lucy Beaufort Somerset, Willem William Plantaganete De Beaufort Somerset Sir 3Rd Earl Of Worcester.
  • Henry Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Somerset's Ancestors

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Henry Somerset
1496–1549
Birth Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Charles Sommerset
1460–1526
Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Herbert
1476–1507
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Beaufort
1436–1464
London, Middlesex, England
Joan Hill
1438–1493
London, Middlesex, England
William Herbert
1451–1491
Raglan Castle, Ragland, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary Wydeville
1456–1481
Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Herbert
1423–1469
Anne Devereux
1423–1486
Richard Wydeville
1405–1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1415–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Herbert
1401–1446
Gwladus Gam
1392–1454
Sir Devereux
1387–1435
Elisabeth Bromwitch
1390–1423
Richard Woodville
1383–1441
Joan Bedlisgate
1385–1448
Pierre Luxembourg
1390–1433
Margherita Balzo
1394–1469

Henry Somerset's Descendants

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Henry Somerset (1496–1549) m. Elisabeth Browne (1500–23 OCT 1565)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Somerset 1520– m. Thomas Millett 1515–
    1. 1. Ellinor Millett 1557– m. Lawrence Washington 1602–1652
      1. 1. Henry Dennis 1580–1648 m. Margaret Speke 1583–1628
      2. 2. John Dennis 1587–1678 m. Jane Whitmore 1585–
      3. 3. William Dennis 1596–
      4. 4. Catherine Dennis 1599–
      5. 5. Ann (Lewyn) Washington 1621–1662
  2. 2. Willem (William Plantaganete de Beaufort-Somerset Sir 3rd Earl of) Worcester 1526–1589 m. Christian North 1528–1563
  3. 3. Lucy (Beaufort) Somerset 1524–1582 m. John Neville 1520–1577
  4. 4. Jane Beauchamp 1525–1591 m. Edward Mansel 1520–1595 m. Edward Mansel 1525–1595
  5. 5. Anne Somerset 1538–1596 m. Thomas Percy 1528–1572

Henry Somerset's Timeline

3 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Henry Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1549
26 NOV 1549
Age 53
Death of Henry Somerset in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1549
1549
Age 53
Burial of Henry Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1549
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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