William Seymour
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William Seymour (1587 - 1660)

William "Duke of Somerset, Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford" Seymour
Born in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 22 Jun 1610 in Greenwich, Kent, Englandmap
Husband of — married 3 Mar 1616 in Bassett, Hampshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 73 in Essex House, London, Englandmap
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Biography

European Aristocracy
William Seymour was a member of the aristocracy in England.
Predecessor
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
Earl of Hertford
1621-1660
Successor
William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Predecessor, forfeit in 1552
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset
1660
Successor
William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset

William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset was born in 1588.2 He was also reported to have been born on 1 September 1587. He was the son of Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp and Honora Rogers. He married, firstly, Lady Arabella Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish, on 22 June 1610 in a secret marriage.3 He married, secondly, Lady Frances Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Frances Walsingham, on 3 March 1616/17 at Drayton Bassett.4 He died on 24 October 1660 at Essex House, the Strand, Covent Garden, London, England. He was buried on 1 November 1660 at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Hertford on 6 April 1621. He was created 1st Marquis of Hertford on 3 June 1641. He gained the title of 2nd Duke of Somerset in 1660.

Children of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Frances Devereux

  1. Frances Seymour
  2. Lady Mary Seymour+5 d. b 10 Apr 1673
  3. John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset d. 29 Apr 1675
  4. William Seymour b. 1621, d. 16 Jun 1642
  5. Robert Seymour, Lord Beauchamp b. 1622, d. 1645/46
  6. Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp+6 b. 1626, d. 30 Mar 1654
  7. Lady Jane Seymour+7 b. 6 Jul 1637, d. 23 Nov 1679

Duke of Somerset

When the Restoration of the Monarchy came in 1660, Hertford was restored to all his former positions, and his services in the Royalist cause were further recognised by King Charles II, who in 1660 restored Hertford to his great-grandfather's Dukedom of Somerset, which had been forfeited in 1552. He thus became the 2nd Duke of Somerset.[1]

Name

William Seymour

Title

1st Marquess of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset

Birth

01 SEP 1587 Great Bedwyn, WIL, England

Marriage

BEF 01 JUL 1582 England

Death

24 OCT 1660 Essex House, London, England

Burial

01 NOV 1660 Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia:William_Seymour,_2nd_Duke_of_Somerset




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Seymour made a secret marriage at Greenwich on 22 June 1610 to Arbella Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish. Arbella was thirteen years his senior, and King James I of England disapproved of the marriage - the union of two potential Tudor pretenders to the throne, who were fourth and sixth in line, respectively, could only be seen as a threat to the ruling dynasty. As a result, William was condemned to life imprisonment in the Tower of London (thus becoming the fourth of five generations of Seymours to spend time in the Tower). In June 1611, Seymour escaped from the Tower, Arbella remained there until her death in 1615, without ever being reunited with her husband. Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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