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Hace 3 días · Originally, Somerset House was built as a grand palace by Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, in 1547. However, his reign was short-lived, as he was overthrown and later executed. The house, known as Somerset Place, passed into the possession of the crown, and Queen Elizabeth I resided there during her half-sister Mary’s reign.
Hace 3 días · The holding descended, with West Bower in Bridgwater, to Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, on whose attainder in 1552 it reverted to the Crown. (fn. 128) It was granted in 1553 to Thomas Sydney and Nicholas Halswell and descended with Halswell in Goathurst (fn. 129) until 1746 when most of the land was sold to Edmund Jeane (d. 1754).
Hace 5 días · By 1547 the manor had passed into the possession of Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset, who had a release from the Earl of Bath in 1549. (fn. 351) It was among his lands at his forfeiture in 1551–2, (fn. 352) and was granted to George Owen and William Marten, who in 1553 had licence to alienate it, half to John Clarke of Ardington and half to John Coxhead.
Hace 3 días · DIE Martis, 1 o Septembris 1778. Dux Montagu. Comes Mansfield. Ds. Osborne. Ds. Amherst. The Earl of Mansfield sat Speaker by virtue of a fomer Commission. The Earl of Mansfield acquainted the House, "That His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission under the Great Seal, for the further Prorogation of the Parliament."
Hace 4 días · Below the lion was the inscription "ALG—D.S.—1749—C.N.—REST" recording the work carried out by Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset. Lower down on each side of the pierced parapet to the oriel was carving depicting on the one side a phœnix below a ducal coronet with the initials A.S. above, and on the other side an earl's coronet and a crescent with P.N. above.
Hace 4 días · Between 1673 and 1679 the Board was composed of between twelve and sixteen Privy Counsellors who served without salaries. In 1673 provision was made for the holders of the offices of Lord Chancellor (or Lord Keeper), Lord Treasurer and Lord Privy Seal to be ex officio members. (fn. 3) This arrangement was extended to include the Secretaries of ...
Hace 4 días · In 1547 the manor was granted to Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset (d. 1552), but, having been presumably resumed by the Crown, was acquired by Richard Duke (d. 1572) and descended like Abbas and Temple Combe manors. The priory buildings had been demolished by 1450.
