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William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, KG, KB (1588 – 24 October 1660) was an English nobleman and Royalist commander in the English Civil War.
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1588–1660), great-grandson of the 1st Duke through the 1st Duke's third son, Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, and a Cavalier, was rewarded with restoration to the dukedom soon after the Stuart Restoration
On 3 March 1616, Frances married at Drayton Bassett William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1588–1660), the son of Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp of Hache, and the grandson of Lady Catherine Grey. During the Civil War, he was a Royalist commander.
The Dukedom of Somerset remained under attainder until 1660, when the title was restored to the 1st Duke's great-grandson, William Seymour, 2nd Earl of Hertford later 1st Marquess of Hertford later 2nd Duke of Somerset.
When William Seymour -2nd Duke of Somerset was born on 1 September 1587, in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England, his father, Edward Seymour Viscount Beauchamp, was 25 and his mother, Honora Rogers, was 25. He married Lady Arabella Stuart or Stewart in 1610, in Essex, England, United Kingdom.
When William Seymour 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl of Hertford, 2nd Duke of Somerset was born on 1 September 1588, in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England, his father, Edward Seymour Lord Beauchamp of Hache, was 26 and his mother, Honora Rogers, was 26. He married Lady Arabella Stuart on 22 June 1610, in Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom.
William Seymour was one of the more complex characters of the period, and his moderate counsel proved largely inaudible during this century of political upheaval. Preferring constitutional restraint to divine rule, he opposed the King on numerous issues before the War.
