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Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset 1587–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1587

Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire

Death Date: 24 October 1660

Death Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Edward Hertford

Mother: Lady Seymour)

Spouse(s): Frances Somerset,, Arabelle Stewart

Children(s): Frances Holdern, Henry Seymour, Jane Lady, John Seymour, Mary Finch, Arabella Seymour, Robert Seymour

The story of Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset began in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire. Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset married Arabelle Stewart, Frances Catherine Devereux Seymour 1599 Lady Beauchamp Marchioness Of Hereford Dutchess Of Somerset, and had children including Arabella Seymour, Frances Seymour Gravin Holdern, Henry Seymour, Jane Seymour Lady, John Seymour, Mary Finch, Robert Seymour. Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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  • The story of Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset began in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.
  • Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset married Arabelle Stewart, Frances Catherine Devereux Seymour 1599 Lady Beauchamp Marchioness Of Hereford Dutchess Of Somerset, and had children including Arabella Seymour, Frances Seymour Gravin Holdern, Henry Seymour, Jane Seymour Lady, John Seymour, Mary Finch, Robert Seymour.
  • Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Willem Somerset's Ancestors

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Willem Somerset
1587–1660
Birth Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
Parents
Edward Seymour Earl Hertford
1561–1612
Tower, Londen
Lady (Honora "Baroness Beauchamp" Rogers (m. Seymour) of Bryanstone(First cousin to husband, Edward) Seymour)
1545–1608
Bryanston, Dorset, England
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Willem Somerset's Descendants

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Willem (Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of) Somerset (1 September 1587–24 October 1660) m. Frances (Catherine Devereux Seymour 1599 Lady Beauchamp, Marchioness of Hereford, Dutchess of) Somerset, (30 Sep 1599–24 April 1674) m. Arabelle Stewart (1575–25 September 1615)
  1. 1. Frances (Seymour Gravin) Holdern 1625–1681
  2. 2. Henry Seymour 1625–1654
  3. 3. Jane (Seymour) Lady 1637–1679 m. Rt (Honorable Charles, Lord Clifford Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan\ 2nd Baron of Lanesborough 3rd viscount) dungarvan 1639–1694
    1. 1. Henry (Boyle 1st Baron) Carleton 1669–1725
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Boyle Countess of) Barrymore 1662–1703
    3. 3. Arabella Boyle 1671–1740
    4. 4. Charles (Boyle 3rd Earl of Cork, 2nd Earl of) Burlington 1651–1704 m. Julianna Noel 1672–1750
      1. 1. Richard (Lord) Boyle 1694–1753 m. Dorothy savile 1699–1758
        1. 1. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Boyle 1731–1754 m. William (4th Duke) Cavendish 1720–1764
        2. 2. Dorothy FitzRoy 1724–1742
        3. 3. Juliana Boyle 1726–1731
      2. 2. Henrietta Boyle 1700–1746
      3. 3. Richard (Boyle 3rd Earl of) Burlington 1694–1753
      4. 4. Lady (Juliana) Boyle 1697–1739
      5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Boyle 1690–1755
      6. 6. Lady (Jane) Boyle 1699–1780
    5. 5. Mary Boyle 1670–1709
    6. 6. John Boyle 1660–
  4. 4. John Seymour 1633–1675
  5. 5. Mary Finch 1628–1672
  6. 6. Arabella Seymour –1637
  7. 7. Robert Seymour –1646

Willem Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1 September 1587
Birth of Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
1660
24 October 1660
Age 73
Death of Willem Seymour Hertog van Somerset Duke of Somerset in Essex House, Londen
Essex House, Londen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1587
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1660
    Event Place: Essex House, Londen
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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