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Sir William Seymour Marquis of Somerset and Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset 1581–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1581

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1660

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Edward Seymour

Mother: Lady Bryanstone

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The story of Sir William Seymour Marquis of Somerset and Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset began in 1581 in England. Sir William Seymour Marquis of Somerset and Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Seymour Marquis of Somerset and Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset began in 1581 in England.
  • Sir William Seymour Marquis of Somerset and Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Somerset's Ancestors

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Sir Somerset
1581–1660
Birth Place: England
Parents
Edward Beauchamp Seymour
1561–1612
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Lady (Honora Rogers of) Bryanstone
1545–1608
Bryanston, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Edward ((1st Earl Hertford)) Seymour
1539–1621
Place, Cheshire, England
Lady (Catherine Grey Countess of) Hertford
1540–1567
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Realm
1506–1551
Anne Somerset
1497–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Queen
1474–1536
Margery Bedford
1478–1550

Sir Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1581
1581
Birth of Sir William Seymour Marquis of Somerset and Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset in England
England
1660
24 Oct 1660
Age 79
Death of Sir William Seymour Marquis of Somerset and Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1660
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

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