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William Beaufort Somerset 1526–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England

Death Date: 22 Feb 1588-1589

Death Location: Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Father: Hendrik\ ofWorcester

Mother: Lady Worcester

Spouse(s): Theophilia Worcester, Christiana Worcester

Children(s): Edward Worchester

William Beaufort Somerset was born in 1526 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England, the child of Hendrik Henry Beaufort Somerset 2Nd Earl Ofworcester And Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon Countess Of Worcester. William Beaufort Somerset married Christiana North Marchioness Of Worcester, Theophilia Grace Newton Countess Of Worcester, and had children including Edward Somerset 4Th Earl Of Worchester. William Beaufort Somerset passed away in 1588 in Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • William Beaufort Somerset was born in 1526 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England, the child of Hendrik Henry Beaufort Somerset 2Nd Earl Ofworcester And Lady Margaret Van Courtenay Devon Countess Of Worcester.
  • William Beaufort Somerset married Christiana North Marchioness Of Worcester, Theophilia Grace Newton Countess Of Worcester, and had children including Edward Somerset 4Th Earl Of Worchester.
  • William Beaufort Somerset passed away in 1588 in Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Somerset's Ancestors

Self
William Somerset
1526–1588
Birth Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Parents
Hendrik\ Henry Beaufort-Somerset 2nd Earl ofWorcester
1495–1549
Worcestershire, England
Lady (Margaret Van Courtenay Devon, Countess of) Worcester
1499–1526
Powderham Castle, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (Charles de Beaufort Somerset, 1st Earl of) Worcester
1460–1526
Raglan Castle, Somerset, England
Elisabeth Herbert
1476–1513
Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
William Courtenay
1475–1511
Powderham, Devon, England
Katherine Courtenay
1479–1527
Eltham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Courtenay
1500–1509
Elizabeth Courtenay
1460–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Somerset's Descendants

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William (Beaufort) Somerset (1526–22 Feb 1588-1589) m. Theophilia (Grace Newton, Countess of) Worcester (1526–1568) m. Christiana (North, Marchioness of) Worcester (Sep 1528–20 March 1564)
  1. 1. Edward (Somerset\ 4th Earl of) Worchester 1550–1628 m. Lady (Elizabeth Hastings, Countess of) Worcester 1546–1621
    1. 1. Frances Somerset 1542–1592
      1. 1. Sir (William Ebenezer Morgan, Baron of) Tredegar 1560–1652 m. Elizabeth (Wynter Morgan aka Lady de Winter 1564 likely inspiration for the Three Musketeers folklore about fictional character Milady de Winter circa) 1625 1564–1638
        1. 1. Samuel (P) Morgan 1605–1699 m. Hariot Morgan\Lean 1605–1640
    2. 2. Henry (Plantagenêt De Beaufort, 1st Marques\5th Earl Worcestor) Somerset 1577–1646
    3. 3. Katherine Petre 1575–1624
    4. 4. SIR (WILLIAM Morgan Baronet) Llantarnum 1575–1628
    5. 5. Blanche Arundell 1583–1649

William Somerset's Timeline

4 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William Beaufort Somerset
None
1527
1527
Age 1
Birth of William Beaufort Somerset in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
1588
22 Feb 1588-1589
Age 62
Death of William Beaufort Somerset
None
1589
21 Feb 1589
Age 63
Death of William Beaufort Somerset in Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1589
    Event Place: Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1588-1589
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

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