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Henry Somerset 1501–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 26 November 1549

Death Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Charles Somerset

Mother: Elisabeth Herbert

Spouse(s): Lady Browne, Lady Devon, Margaret Worcester

Children(s): Lucy Somerset, William Somerset, Jane Mansell, Anne Beaufort

In 1501, Henry Somerset entered the world in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, born to Charles Henry Somerset And Elisabeth Herbert. Henry Somerset married Lady Elizabeth Browne, Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Margaret Courtnay Countess Worcester, and had children including Anne Somerset Beaufort, Edward Plantagenet, Jane Mansell, Lucy Somerset, Mary Somerset, William Somerset. Henry Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Henry Somerset entered the world in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, born to Charles Henry Somerset And Elisabeth Herbert.
  • Henry Somerset married Lady Elizabeth Browne, Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Margaret Courtnay Countess Worcester, and had children including Anne Somerset Beaufort, Edward Plantagenet, Jane Mansell, Lucy Somerset, Mary Somerset, William Somerset.
  • Henry Somerset passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Henry Somerset
1501–1549
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Charles Henry Somerset
1460–1526
Raglan Castle, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Herbert
1476–1513
Raglan, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Somerset's Descendants

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Henry Somerset (1501–26 November 1549) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Browne (1501–23 October 1565) m. Lady (Margaret Van Courtenay) Devon (1499–15 April 1526) m. Margaret (Courtnay Countess) Worcester (1499–15 April 1526)
  1. 1. Lucy Somerset 1523–1582 m. John Neville 1520–1577
    1. 1. Dorothy Neville 1548–1608 m. Thomas (Cecil Earl of) Exeter 1542–1623 m. John Danvers 1540–1594
      1. 1. Willem (Cecil Earl van) Exeter 1566–1640 m. Elisabeth Drury 1579–1654
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stafford 1595–1672 m. Thomas (Howard 1st Earl of Howard, 1st Earl of) Berkshire 1587–1669
        2. 2. Anne Grey 1603–1675
        3. 3. Diana Bruce 1596–1654
      2. 2. Frances Cecil 1580–1653
      3. 3. Thomas Cecil 1578–
      4. 4. Edward Cecil 1571–1638
      5. 5. Henry Danvers 1573–1664
    2. 2. Katherine (de) NEVILLE 1547–
    3. 3. Elisabeth Neville 1548–1630 m. John Danvers 1530–1594
      1. 1. Elisabeth Danvers 1575–1640
    4. 4. John Deneville 1551–
    5. 5. Henry Neville 1543–
    6. 6. Lucy Neville 1549–1608
  2. 2. William Somerset 1527–1589
  3. 3. Jane Mansell 1530–1597
  4. 4. Anne (Somerset) Beaufort 1526–1596

Henry Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Henry Somerset in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1549
26 November 1549
Age 48
Death of Henry Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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