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Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 1495–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 26 Nov 1549

Death Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Sir Worcester

Mother: Elizabeth Herbert

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Worcester, Lady Herbert

Children(s): Lady Somerset, Francis Somerset, Thomas Somerset, Lady Northumberland, Lady Latimer, William KG, Mary Somerset

In 1495, Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester entered the world in England, born to Sir Charles Somerset 1St Earl Of Worcester And Elizabeth Herbert 3Rd Baroness Herbert. Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester married Elizabeth Browne Countess Of Worcester, Lady Margaret Courtenay Baroness Herbert, and had children including Charles Somerset, Francis Somerset, Lady Anne Somerset Countess Of Northumberland, Lady Eleanor Somerset, Lady Jane Somerset, Lady Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer, Mary Somerset, Thomas Somerset, William Somerset 3Rd Earl Of Worcester Kg. Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester entered the world in England, born to Sir Charles Somerset 1St Earl Of Worcester And Elizabeth Herbert 3Rd Baroness Herbert.
  • Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester married Elizabeth Browne Countess Of Worcester, Lady Margaret Courtenay Baroness Herbert, and had children including Charles Somerset, Francis Somerset, Lady Anne Somerset Countess Of Northumberland, Lady Eleanor Somerset, Lady Jane Somerset, Lady Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer, Mary Somerset, Thomas Somerset, William Somerset 3Rd Earl Of Worcester Kg.
  • Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester passed away in 1549 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Worcester's Ancestors

Self
Henry Worcester
1495–1549
Birth Place: England
Parents
Sir Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester
1460–1526
England
Elizabeth (Herbert 3rd Baroness) Herbert
1476–1507
England
Grandparents
Henry (Beaufort 3rd Duke of) Somerset
1436–1464
St Albans, Herefordshire, England
Joan Hill
1438–1493
William (Herbert 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Earl of) Huntingdon
1460–1491
Ragland, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Somerset
1406–1455
William Pembroke
1423–1469
Lady Pembroke
1423–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John KG
1371–1410

Henry Worcester's Descendants

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Henry (Somerset 2nd Earl of) Worcester (1495–26 Nov 1549) m. Elizabeth (Browne Countess of) Worcester (1502–1565) m. Lady (Margaret Courtenay Baroness) Herbert (1499–)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane) Somerset 1530–1597 m. Edward (Mansell) MP 1531–1585
    1. 1. Edward Mansell 1550–
      1. 1. Edward Mansell 1575–
        1. 1. David Mansell 1595–1672 m. Lucy Webster 1595–1672
  2. 2. Francis Somerset –1547
  3. 3. Thomas Somerset –1586
  4. 4. Lady (Anne Somerset Countess of) Northumberland 1536–1596 m. Thomas (Percy 7th Earl of) Northumberland 1528–1572
    1. 1. Mary Percy 1570–1571
    2. 2. Thomas Percy 1560–1560
    3. 3. Elizabeth Percy 1559–1643
  5. 5. Lady (Lucy Somerset Baroness) Latimer 1524–1583 m. John (Neville 4th Baron) Latimer 1520–1577
    1. 1. Lady (Katherine) Neville 1546–1596 m. Henry (Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland, 2nd Baron) Percy 1532–1585
      1. 1. Henry (Percy 9th Earl of) Northumberland 1564–1632 m. Dorothy (Devereux Countess of) Northumberland 1564–1619
        1. 1. Henry (Percy Lord of) Alnwick 1604–1659
        2. 2. Algernon (Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy,) KG 1602–1668
        3. 3. Lucy Percy 1599–1660
        4. 4. Dorothy Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert (Sidney 2nd Earl of) Leicester 1595–1677
  6. 6. William (Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester,) KG 1526–1589
    1. 1. Edward (Somerset 4th Earl of) Worcester 1550–1628 m. Lady (Elizabeth Hastings Countess of) Worcester –1621
      1. 1. Mary Somerset 1598–
      2. 2. Frances Somerset 1596–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Somerset 1590–
      4. 4. Edward Somerset 1588–
      5. 5. George Somerset 1586–
      6. 6. Margaret Somerset 1585–
      7. 7. Sir (Charles) Somerset 1584–
      8. 8. Lady (Blanche) Somerset 1583–1649 m. Thomas (Arundell 2nd Baron Arundell of) Wardour 1586–1643
        1. 1. Katherine Arundell 1614–
        2. 2. Henry (Arundell 3rd Baron Arundell of) Wardour 1607–1694 m. Cicely (Compton Lady Arundell of) Wardour 1610–1676
      9. 9. Francis Somerset 1582–1582
      10. 10. Robert Somerset 1580–
      11. 11. Sir (Thomas Somerset 1st Viscount) Somerset 1578–1650
      12. 12. Henry (Somerset 1st Marquess of) Worcester 1576–1646
        1. 1. Friar (Thomas) Somerset –1678
      13. 13. William Somerset 1576–
      14. 14. Katherine Somerset 1575–1624
  7. 7. Mary Somerset –1578

Henry Worcester's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

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