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William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset 1587–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1587

Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1660

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

Father: Edward Seymour

Mother: Honora Rogers

Spouse(s): Lady Stuart

Children(s): Mary STEWART

The story of William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset began in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset married Lady Arabella Stuart, and had children including Mary Barrett Stewart. William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset began in 1587 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset married Lady Arabella Stuart, and had children including Mary Barrett Stewart.
  • William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset passed away in 1660 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Somerset's Ancestors

Self
William Somerset
1587–1660
Birth Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Edward Beauchamp Seymour
1561–1612
London, England, UK
Honora Rogers
1545–1608
Brianston,,Dorset,England
Grandparents
Edward (Lord Protector, Earl of Hertford) Seymour
1529–1593
Berry Pomeroy, Devon, , England
Catherine (Grey Seymour Countess of) Hertford
1540–1568
Dorset House, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Richard (Sir of Bryanston, Dorset) Rogers
1527–1605
Bryanston, Dorset, , England
Cecilia Luttrel
1523–1566
Dunster, Somerset, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Seymour
1506–1552
Anne Stanhope
1497–1587
Henry, Grey
1517–1554
Frances Brandon
1517–1559
Sir Rogers
1510–1565
Katherine Weston
1514–1570
Andrew Luttrell
1504–1560
Margaret Wyndham
1501–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Somerset
1474–1536
Margaret Wentworth
1495–1550
Sir Stanhope
1472–1512
Lady BOURCHIER
1474–1499
Thomas GREY
1477–1530
Lady Grey
1486–1535
Charles Brandon
1484–1545
Mary Tudor
1496–1533
Sir :
1468–1547
Elizabeth Courtenay
1470–1518
Sir Weston
1488–1542
Anne Sandys
1490–1501
Hugh Luttrell
1456–1521
Margaret Hill
1467–1508
Thomas Wyndham
1875–1917
Eleanor Scrope
1470–1505

William Somerset's Descendants

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William (Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset (1 Sep 1587–24 Oct 1660) m. Lady (Arabella) Stuart (1577–25 Sep 1615)
  1. 1. Mary (Barrett) STEWART 1612–1660 m. William Dyer 1609–1672
    1. 1. William Dyer 1629–1667
      1. 1. James Dare 1645–1699 m. Mary Taylor 1652–1682
        1. 1. Nathaniel Dare 1678–1732

William Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1 Sep 1587
Birth of William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
1660
24 Oct 1660
Age 73
Death of William Seymour Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of Somerset in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1587
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1660
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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