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Chapter 6 : Establishing the Protectorship. Henry VIII’s will, drawn up towards the end of 1546 was very clear. No individual was to hold power as a regent or protector during the minority of his son, now Edward VI. Instead, a regency council of sixteen was to be formed, supported by assistant councillors.
Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford as played by Max Brown. later 1st Duke of Somerset & Lord Protector. born c. 1506 - executed January 22, 1552. by order of Edward VI's privy council. Character's backstory: Studied at Cambridge University & became a Protege of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. With some genuine military talent, he was ...
William Seymour Hertford, 1st marquess and 2d earl of (här´fərd, härt´–), 1588–1660, English nobleman; great-grandson of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and grandson of Lady Catherine Grey, through whom he had a claim to the throne. His secret marriage (1610) to Arabella Stuart, cousin of James I, enraged the king, and he was imprisoned.
He was the great-grandson of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1500–1552), the uncle of King Edward VI and Lord Protector of England. Life. Seymour made a secret marriage at Greenwich on 22 June 1610 to Arbella Stuart (died 1615), daughter of Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish.
Chapter 1: Early Life. The date of Edward’s birth is unknown, but he was either the eldest or second son of Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall, and Margaret, or Margery, Wentworth. The Seymour family had been solid country gentry for centuries, whilst Margery was a descendant of Edward III, and niece of the Countess of Surrey.
13 Jan 1558/9 Baron Beauchamp and Earl of Hertford. suc. by. grandson. note. Lord Lieutenant of Somerset and Wiltshire 1602 and 1608 . William [Seymour], 2nd Earl of Hertford later 1st Marquess of Hertford later 2nd Duke of Somerset. created. 3 Jun 1640 Marquess of Hertford. note. restored 13 Sep 1660 as 2nd Baron Seymour and 2nd Duke of Somerset
In anticipation of a guilty verdict, Somerset was stripped of the Order of the Garter. Before dawn on 1st December, Somerset was taken by barge to Westminster Hall. The trial began at 8am and lasted until 3pm. A whole litany of charges were brought, including the aforementioned intention to take possession of the Tower, and the Great Seal.
