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He therefore died at the end of October as 2 nd duke of Somerset, and William Seymour succeeded as 3 rd duke. At the death of the old duke, the new duke’s mother appealed to the king in an attempt to know why his grandmother retained custody of her son, or ‘permit her to recover his guardianship by law’.
William Seymour heiratete in zweiter Ehe 1616 Frances († 1679), Tochter des Robert Devereux, 2. Earl of Essex, mit der er folgende Kinder hatte: Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1626–1654), ⚭ Mary, Tochter des Arthur Capell, 1. Baron Capell of Hadham; Eltern des William Seymour, 3. Duke of Somerset (1654–1671)
Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1561-1612), who married Honora Rogers and had six children, including William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset. Among his descendants are Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), and the present Dukes of Northumberland. The Hon. Thomas Seymour (1562/3, Tower of London - 8 August 1600).
After a dinner with Edward VI on 16th October 1551, Seymour was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. On 1st December 1551, Seymour was tried by his peers. He pleaded “not guilty”. He defended himself skilfully and was acquitted of treason but found guilty of bringing men together to riot against the king.
KB 3 Nov. 1616; mq. of Hertford 3 June 1641; KG 27 May 1660;8 styled Lord Beauchamp Aug. 1618; summ. to Lords in fa.’s barony 29 Jan. 1621; suc. grandfa. 6 Apr. 1621 as 2nd earl of Hertford; restored 13 Sept. 1660 as Bar. Seymour and 2nd duke of Somerset. d. 24 Oct. 1660.9. Offices Held
Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, known as the Protector, was the first of the line of dukes to which the holder of the title at the present day belongs, having been created Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, Co. Somerset, in 1536; earl of Hertford in 1537; and in 1547 Baron Seymour and duke of Somerset. His honours, which were entailed on the issue ...
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, Marquess of Hertford, was born 1 September 1587 to Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1561-1612) and Honora Rogers (-1608) and died November 1660 of unspecified causes.
