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Hace 3 días · The estate passed, with Moorland manor in North Petherton, to Sir John Seymour, and from him to his son Edward, duke of Somerset. On the duke's attainder and execution in 1552 his son John claimed the manor as the inheritance of his mother, the duke's first wife.
Hace 5 días · The library was restocked by Frances, duchess of Somerset (d. 1674), who left it nearly 1,000 books belonging to her late husband William Seymour, duke of Somerset, the recorder of Lichfield.
Hace 3 días · From Edward Seymour it descended to his grandson William Seymour (cr. duke of Somerset and d. 1660). William was succeeded by his grandson, also William, who died unmarried in 1671. The heirs to the duke's estates were his three aunts, Frances, Mary, and Jane, and his sister Elizabeth.
Hace 1 día · Maria was a good friend of Catherine of Aragon, and she and William were the parents of Katherine Willoughby, who went on to marry Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. See video below. 1536 – Edward Seymour was created Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, Somerset, following the wedding of his sister, Jane Seymour, and Henry VIII.
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 5 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 3 días · Somerset House takes its name from its association with Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England. At the height of his power, Seymour decided to construct a lavish mansion on the Thames to solidify his position as the guardian of the young King Edward VI.
