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Hace 3 días · In 1547 Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, acquired the reversion of the two leases and in addition a lease of the abbey precinct.
Hace 5 días · Almost immediately the property was granted to Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford and later duke of Somerset. After his execution and attainder in 1552 his estates were forfeited, but were restored to his son Edward (cr. earl of Hertford 1559, d. 1621) in 1554.
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. It was granted in 1553 to Thomas Sydney and Nicholas Halswell and descended with Halswell in Goathurst until 1746 when most of the land was sold to Edmund Jeane (d. 1754).
Hace 3 días · El Duque de Somerset, el regente mientras la minoría de edad de Eduardo VI, apoyó la Reforma, aunque la llegada al trono de la reina María Tudor, esposa de Felipe II, desató una dura...
Hace 1 día · Although Henry had specified a group of men to act as regents during Edward's minority, Edward Seymour, the young king's uncle, quickly seized control and created himself Duke of Somerset on 15 February 1547.
Hace 2 días · In the early medieval period, the name Seymour began to be used as a surname among English nobility. One of the most notable historical figures to bear this name was Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Edward VI. The Seymour family rose to prominence during this time, becoming closely linked with the Tudor dynasty.
Hace 5 días · Gregory survived the dramatic fall from royal favour and subsequent execution of his father in 1540, as well as the ousting of his brother-in-law and patron, Edward Seymour, in 1549. He became a wealthy landowner, owning land and property in several counties in England, mainly in Rutland and Leicestershire.
