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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 Worcester

Mother: Elizabeth Browne

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In 1526, William Somerset entered the world in England, born to Henry Somerset 2Nd Earl Of Worcester And Elizabeth Browne. 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 2Nd Earl Of Worcester And Elizabeth Browne.
  • William Somerset passed away in 1589 in Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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William Somerset's Ancestors

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William Somerset
1526–1589
Birth Place: England
Parents
Henry Somerset 2nd Earl Of Worcester
1495–1549
England
Elizabeth Browne
1500–1565
Bechworth Castle, Bechworth, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Charles (Somerset 1st Earl Of) Worcester
1460–1526
England
Elizabeth (Herbert 3rd Baroness) Herbert
1476–1507
England
Sir (Anthony) Browne
1445–1505
Bechworth Castle, Bechworth, Surrey
Lucy Neville
1468–1530
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Great-Grandparents
Henry Beaufort
1436–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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

    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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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