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Sir Thomas 1st Viscount Somerset 1578–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Ragland Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, England

Death Date: 1649

Death Location: Cashel, Swift, Ireland

Father: Sir Somerset

Mother: Lady Hastings

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The story of Sir Thomas 1st Viscount Somerset began in 1578 in Ragland Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, England. Sir Thomas 1st Viscount Somerset passed away in 1649 in Cashel, Swift, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas 1st Viscount Somerset began in 1578 in Ragland Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, England.
  • Sir Thomas 1st Viscount Somerset passed away in 1649 in Cashel, Swift, Ireland.

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Sir Somerset's Ancestors

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Sir Somerset
1578–1649
Birth Place: Ragland Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward, 4th Earl of Worcester Somerset
1553–1628
Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth "Countess of Worcester") Hastings
1556–1621
Strand, London, England
Grandparents
Francis (Hastings 2nd Earl of) Huntingdon
1514–1561
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Catherine Pole
1511–1576
Great-Grandparents
George Huntingdon
1488–1544
Lady Huntingdon
1483–1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Stafford
1454–1483
Catherine Woodville
1458–1525

Sir Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Sir Thomas 1st Viscount Somerset in Ragland Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, England
Ragland Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, England
1649
1649
Age 71
Death of Sir Thomas 1st Viscount Somerset in Cashel, Swift, Ireland
Cashel, Swift, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Ragland Castle, Raglan, Monmouthshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Cashel, Swift, Ireland

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