'Seymour03'
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Families covered: Seymour Lords Beauchamp, Seymour of Hertford, Seymour of Somerset, Seymour of Trowbridge
| Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (b 12.10.1537, d 06.04.1621) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (25.12.1560) Catherine Grey (d 26.01.1567, dau of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (b 21.09.1561, dvp bur 21.07.1612) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1585) Honora Rogers (dau of Sir Richard Rogers of Brianstone) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (bpt 12.06.1586, dsps bur 15.09.1618) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.06.1609) Anne Sackville (dau of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir William Seymour, Marquess of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset (b 1588, d 24.10.1660) | ||||||||||||||
| Sir William managed to reverse the attainder imposed on his great-grandfather, the 1st Duke of Somerset, in his favour and became the 2nd Duke just a few weeks before his death. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (22.06.1610) Arabella Stuart (b c1577, d 25.09.1615, dau of Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox) | |||||||||||||||
| Because of Arabella's closeness to the crown, he was forced into exile when William married Arabella without King James's permission. She languished in prison in the Tower of London. | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (03.03.1616) Frances Devereux (d 24.04.1674, dau of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Seymour, Lord Beauchamp | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (b 1626, dvp 30.03.1654) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.06.1648) Mary Capel (d 07.01.1714-5, dau of Arthur, Lord Capel of Hadham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset (d unm 12.12.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Seymour (d 12.01.1697) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.08/10.1676) Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (b 1656, d 16.12.1741) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Edward Seymour (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset (dsp 29.04.1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1656) Sarah Alston (dsp 02.11.1692, dau of Sir Edward Alston) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Frances Seymour (bur 05.01.1680-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (28.10.1652) Richard, 2nd Viscount Molyneux (dsp bur 02.07.1654) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (d 16.05.1667) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (1676, sp) Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness (d 13.12.1692) | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Mary Seymour (d before 10.04.1673) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1653) Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea (d 09.1689) | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Jane Seymour (23.11.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.05.1661) Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, younger of Cork (dvp 12.10.1694) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Sir Francis Seymour, 1st Lord Seymour of Trowbridge (b c1590, d 12.07.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1620) Frances Prinne (dau of Sir Gilbert Prinne or Pryne of Allington by Mary, sister of Sir Henry Davys) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Charles Seymour, 2nd Lord of Trowbridge (b 1621, d 07.08.1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Smith (dau of Thomas Smith of Soley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Frances Seymour | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir George Hungerford of Cadenham (d 1714) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Edward (d infant), Catherine (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1654) Elizabeth Alington (bur 30.10.1691, dau of William Alington, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Francis Seymour, 3rd Lord of Trowbridge, 5th Duke of Somerset (b 17.01.1657-8, d unm 29.04.1675, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (b 13.08.1662, d 02.12.1748, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (30.05.1682) Elizabeth Percy (d 23.11.1722, dau of Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, Earl of Northumberland, 1st Earl of Egremont (b 11.11.1684, d 07.02.1750) | ||||||||||||||
| The dukedom passed to his kinsman Sir Edward Seymour, 6th Bart of Berry Pomeroy. The Earldom of Egremont passed to his nephew Sir Charles Wyndham. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1713) Frances Thynne (d 07.07.1754, dau of Lord Henry Thynne) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp (b 11.09.1725, dvp 11.09.1744) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Seymour, Baroness Percy (b 26.11.1716, d 05.12.1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.07.1740) Sir Hugh Smithson, 4th Bart, later Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (b 1714, d 06.06.1786) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Seymour (dsp 02.04.1734) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.06.1707) Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond, Viscount Tadcaster (b 14.08.1688, dsp 20.04.1741) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Catherine Seymour (d 09.04.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.07.1708) Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Bart of Orchard Wyndham (d 17.06.1740) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Anne Seymour (dsps 27.11.1722) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.09.1719) Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds (b 11.11.1691, d 09.05.1731) | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue (d unm) - Percy (b 03.06.1686, d 04.07.1721), Charles (b 1688, d 1710), Frances (d 10.03.1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.02.1725-6) Charlotte Finch (d 21.01.1773, dau of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 7th Earl of Winchilsea) | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Frances Seymour (d 25.01.1761) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.09.1750) John Manners, Marquess of Granby (b 02.01.1721, dvp 18.10.1770, CIC) | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Charlotte Seymour (d 15.02.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.10.1750) Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford (b 06.11.1715, d 09.05.1777) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Honora Seymour (bur 11.05.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.02.1675-6) Sir Charles Gerard, 3rd Bart (d 1701) | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - Francis (b 29.05.1655, bur 298.01.1656-7), William (b 26.01.1656-7, bur 29.01.1656-7), William (d 23.06.1669), Elizabeth (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Frances Seymour (bpt 27.04.1623, bur 20.09.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.06.1662) Sir William Ducie, 3rd Bart, Viscount Downe (dsp 09.09.1679) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1635) Catherine Lee (bur 05.03.1700-1, dau of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley by Anne, dau of Sir Thomas Lowe) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Honora Seymour | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.07.1610) Sir Ferdinando Sutton, younger of Dudley (b c1588, dvp 12.11.1621) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Thomas Seymour (dsp 20.08.1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Onley (dau of Edward Onley of Catesby) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Catherine Seymour (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Frances Howard (dsp 14.05.1598, dau of William Howard, 1st Lord of Effingham) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (c05.1601) Frances Howard (dsp 08.10.1639, dau of Thomas Howard, Viscount Bindon) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Somerset)
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