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9 de abr. de 2024 · sister Jane Seymour. Edward Seymour, 1st duke of Somerset (born c. 1500/06—died Jan. 22, 1552, London) was the Protector of England during part of the minority of King Edward VI (reigned 1547–53). While admiring Somerset’s personal qualities and motives, scholars have generally blamed his lack of political acumen for the failure of his ...
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2 de abr. de 2024 · April 6, 1621. Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford (born c. 1539—died April 6, 1621) was an English lord whose secret marriage to an heir to the throne angered Queen Elizabeth I and probably influenced her choice of James VI of Scotland as her successor. Seymour was the eldest son of the Protector (Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset) by his second ...
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8 de abr. de 2024 · Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour was the lord high admiral of England from 1547 to 1549. His political intrigues led to his execution for treason and thereby contributed to the downfall in 1549 of his elder brother, Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, who was lord protector (regent) for the young king
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10 de abr. de 2024 · Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, KG, PC, Earl Marshal, Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Admiral, Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549 (1552) – executed at Tower Hill during the reign of Edward VI of England for plotting murder of John Dudley
Hace 4 días · Seymour may have groomed and sexually abused her, but their relationship was seen instead as an affair and caused scandal. During the interrogations, she answered truthfully and boldly and all charges were dropped. Seymour, however, was executed on 20 March 1549.
Hace 2 días · When Edward became terminally ill in 1553, he attempted to remove Mary from the line of succession because he supposed, correctly, that she would reverse the Protestant reforms that had taken place during his reign. Upon his death, leading politicians proclaimed Mary's and Edward's Protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey, as queen instead
12 de abr. de 2024 · Elizabeth was never able to fully trust Essex, and their relationship should be seen more as a power struggle, in which he often worked against her councillors. Since he did not work within the established system, Elizabeth did not hesitate to have him executed.
