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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 ...
Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet (10 September 1610 – 4 December 1688) of Berry Pomeroy Castle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1688. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War . Seymour was the eldest son of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet, of Berry Pomeroy Castle, and ...
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.
Quick Reference. ( c. 1500–52). The foundation of Somerset's career was that he was elder brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, and therefore uncle to Edward VI. His progress was by no means spectacular until his sister's marriage in May 1536. A week later he was made Viscount Beauchamp and the following year earl of Hertford.
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. No additional members were to be appointed, even if a seat was vacated by death.
Shortly preceding Henry VIII's death there was a brief power struggle over the Regency that would follow the king's death and the accession of his son, Edward VI, still a minor. Seymour would emerge triumphant in this struggle for power and was proclaimed Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King's Person (February 10, 1547-October ...
Edward was "enfant d'honneur" to Mary Tudor at her marriage with Louis XII in 1514, served in the Duke of Suffolk 's campaign in France in 1523, being knighted by the duke at Roze on the 1st of November, and accompanied Cardinal Wolsey on his embassy to France in 1527. Appointed esquire of the body to Henry VIII in 1529, he grew in favour with ...
