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Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 1506–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1552

Death Location: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: John Seymour

Mother: Lady Wentworth

Spouse(s): Anne Stanhope

Children(s): ♚ Seymore, Edward Hertford, Catherine Seymour, Mary Peyton, Elizabeth Knightley, Anne Unton, John Seymour, Edward Seymour

In 1506, Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset entered the world in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England, born to John Seymour And Lady Margery Wentworth. Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset married Anne Stanhope, and had children including Anne Unton, Catherine Seymour, Edward Seymour, Edward Seymour Earl Hertford, Elizabeth Knightley, John Seymour, Lady Mary Catherine Seymore, Mary Peyton. Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1552 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1506, Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset entered the world in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England, born to John Seymour And Lady Margery Wentworth.
  • Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset married Anne Stanhope, and had children including Anne Unton, Catherine Seymour, Edward Seymour, Edward Seymour Earl Hertford, Elizabeth Knightley, John Seymour, Lady Mary Catherine Seymore, Mary Peyton.
  • Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1552 in Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Sir Somerset's Ancestors

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Sir Somerset
1506–1552
Birth Place: Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England
Parents
John Seymour
1474–1536
Wulfhall, outside Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margery) Wentworth
1476–1550
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Somerset's Descendants

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Sir (Edward Seymour 1st Duke of) Somerset (1506–22 Jan 1552) m. Anne Stanhope (1510–16 Apr 1587)
  1. 1. ♚ (Lady Mary Catherine) Seymore 1548–1625 m. Matthew (Michael) Locke 1550–1628
    1. 1. Christopher (Matthew) Locke 1568–1635 m. Ann Sackville 1570–1625
      1. 1. Thomas (Thomas Locke) Looke 1595–1650 m. Lucy Howe 1600–1670
        1. 1. John (Thomas Look(e)\Locke) 📌 1622–1683 m. Sarah (Mary) Miller 1624–1658
        2. 2. John (Thomas Look(e)\Locke) 📌 1622–1683
    2. 2. Edward Locke 1575–1578
    3. 3. John (Christopher) Locke 1570–1640
    4. 4. John Locke 1606–1659
    5. 5. Nicholas Locke 1574–1648
  2. 2. Edward (Seymour Earl) Hertford 1539–1621
  3. 3. Catherine Seymour 1548–1586
  4. 4. Mary Peyton –1620
  5. 5. Elizabeth Knightley 1547–1602
  6. 6. Anne Unton 1538–1588
  7. 7. John Seymour 1518–1552
  8. 8. Edward Seymour 1528–1593

Sir Somerset's Timeline

8 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England
Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England
1516
1516
Age 10
Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was married in , Somerset, , England
, Somerset, , England
1524
09 Mar 1524
Age 18
Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was married in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1527
1527
Age 21
Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was married in Savernake, Wiltshire, , England
Savernake, Wiltshire, , England
1532
9 Mar 1532
Age 26
Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was married in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1552
1552
Age 46
Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was married in Somerset, England, UK
Somerset, England, UK
1552
22 January 1552
Age 46
Death of Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset in beheaded Tower of London, Middlesex, England
beheaded Tower of London, Middlesex, England
1552
22 Jan 1552
Age 46
Death of Sir Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset in death: 22 january 1552 beheaded tower of london, Middlesex, England
death: 22 january 1552 beheaded tower of london, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: , Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1524
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Savernake, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1532
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Somerset, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1552
    Event Place: beheaded Tower of London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1552
    Event Place: death: 22 january 1552 beheaded tower of london, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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