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William Somerset 1526–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 21 February 1589

Death Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Henry Somerset

Mother: Elizabeth Somerset

Spouse(s): Theophilia Worcester, Christian North

Children(s): Sir Plantagenet-Somerset, Edward Somerset

In 1526, William Somerset entered the world in England, born to Henry Somerset And Elizabeth Somerset. William Somerset married Christian North, Theophilia Grace Newton Countess Of Worcester, and had children including Edward Somerset, Joan De Beaufort Holland, Sir John Edward Arthur Henry Plantagenet Somerset. William Somerset passed away in 1589 in Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1526, William Somerset entered the world in England, born to Henry Somerset And Elizabeth Somerset.
  • William Somerset married Christian North, Theophilia Grace Newton Countess Of Worcester, and had children including Edward Somerset, Joan De Beaufort Holland, Sir John Edward Arthur Henry Plantagenet Somerset.
  • William Somerset passed away in 1589 in Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Somerset's Ancestors

Self
William Somerset
1526–1589
Birth Place: England
Parents
Henry Somerset
1495–1549
England
Elizabeth Somerset
1500–1565
England
Grandparents
Charles Somerset
1460–1526
England
Elizabeth Somerset
1476–1507
England
Anthony (Browne) I
1443–1506
Betchworth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lucy (Anne) Neville
1456–1534
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Beaufort
1440–1447
William Herbert
1455–1491
Mary Herbert
–1481
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Beaufort
1406–1455

William Somerset's Descendants

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William Somerset (1526–21 February 1589) m. Theophilia (Grace Newton, Countess of) Worcester (1526–1568) m. Christian North (1528–20 March 1564)
  1. 1. Sir (John Edward Arthur Henry) Plantagenet-Somerset 1539–1611
  2. 2. Edward Somerset 1551–1628

William Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William Somerset in England
England
1589
21 February 1589
Age 63
Death of William 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: 1526
    Event Place: 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: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1589
    Event Place: Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, 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 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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