Duke Somerset

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1455 First Battle of St Albans

1464 Battle of Hexham

1471 Battle of Tewkesbury

1547 Coronation of Edward VI

1552 Trial and Execution of Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset and his Supporters

Duke Somerset (1st Creation)

On 28 Aug 1443 John Beaufort 1st Duke Somerset (age 40) was created 1st Duke Somerset, 1st Earl Kendal by King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 21). Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 33) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 30 May 1444 John Beaufort 1st Duke Somerset (age 41) committed suicide. Suicide not certain but likely. Duke Somerset, Earl Kendal extinct. His brother Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 38) succeeded 4th Earl Somerset. Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 35) by marriage Countess Somerset.

His only child Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond aged one was his heir. King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 22) granted her wardship to William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 47) who married her to his son John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk (age 1).

Duke Somerset (2nd Creation)

On 31 Mar 1448 Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 42) was created 1st Duke Somerset. He is frequently referred to as the 2nd Duke Somerset since his brother John Beaufort 1st Duke Somerset was the 1st Duke Somerset of the first creation. Edmund didn't inherit the Dukedom from his brother; it was a new creation. His did inherit the Earldom.

On 22 May 1455 the Wars of the Roses commenced with the First Battle of St Albans. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 43) commanded with Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 26), Richard Neville 5th Earl Salisbury (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 40) and Walter Strickland (age 44).

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Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) was killed. His son Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Somerset, 5th Earl Somerset. Note his father is frequently incorrectly referred to as the second Duke and Henry as the third Duke. His father's Dukedom, however, was a new creation.

Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 62) was killed. His son Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 6th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 14th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 33) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.

Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford (age 41) was killed. His son John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 20) succeeded 9th Baron de Clifford, 9th Lord Skipton. Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 21) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.

William Cotton (age 45) and Richard Fortescue (age 41) were killed.

Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 52) was wounded and captured.

King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 33), John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 54) and Edmund Dudley (age 30) were captured.

Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 19) was wounded. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 34) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 55) fought.

Richard Cotton of Hampstall Ridware (age 51) and his son William Cotton of Connington in Huntingdonshire (age 27) were killed.

On 04 Nov 1461 Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 25) was attainted. Duke Somerset, Marquess Dorset, Earl Dorset forfeit.

On 10 Mar 1463 Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 27) was subject to a general pardon so his titles Duke Somerset, Marquess Dorset, Earl Dorset were restored.

On 15 May 1464 a Yorkist army commanded by John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 33) defeated a Lancastrian army commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 28) at Hexham [Map] during the Battle of Hexham.

Those fighting for York included John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 36), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 26) and Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 36).

Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 28) was beheaded following the battle. The general pardon which he has previously received was annulled. Duke Somerset, Marquess Dorset, Earl Somerset and Earl Dorset forfeit for the second time. His son Edmund Beaufort 3rd Duke Somerset (age 25) was styled by supporters of the House of Lancaster as Duke of Somerset but had not right to do so.

Philip Wentworth (age 40) was executed at Middleham [Map].

On 06 May 1471 those captured at the Battle of Tewkesbury: Edmund Beaufort 3rd Duke Somerset (age 32), Hugh Courtenay (age 44), Gervase Clifton (age 66), Thomas Tresham (deceased) and Humphrey Tuchet (deceased) were executed. Duke Somerset extinct.

Duke Somerset (3rd Creation)

On 21 Feb 1499 Edmund Tudor 1st Duke Somerset was born to King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 42) and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England (age 33) at the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map] being their sixth child. On 24 Feb 1499 he was christened at the Church of the Observant Friars, Greenwich [Map]. His godparents were Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 55), Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 21) and Bishop Richard Foxe (age 51), then Bishop of Durham. He is believed to have been was created 1st Duke Somerset on the same day although there is no documentation.

On 19 Jun 1500 he died at the Royal Palace, Hatfield; possibly of plague of which an outbreak was occurring. He was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Somerset extinct.

Duke Somerset (4th Creation)

On 16 Feb 1547, three weeks's after the death of King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (deceased), the new Council promoted themselves ...

Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton (age 41) was created 1st Earl of Southampton in accordance with Henry VIII's (deceased) will for which he was nominated executor. Jane Cheney Countess Southampton (age 38) by marriage Countess of Southampton.

Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset (age 47), the King's uncle, was created 1st Duke Somerset. Since he was Protector and head of the Privy Council at the time he effectively created himself Duke. Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset (age 50) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

William Willoughby 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham (age 32) was created 1st Baron Willoughby Parham. Elizabeth Heneage Baroness Willoughby Parham (age 29) by marriage Baroness Willoughby Parham.

On 22 Jan 1552 Edward Seymour 1st Duke Somerset (age 52) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map]. Duke Somerset, Earl Hertford, Viscount Beauchamp forfeit. His great-grandson William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset was restored to the titles in 1660.

Before 24 Oct 1660 William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 72) was restored 2nd Duke Somerset, 2nd Earl Hertford. Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 61) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 24 Oct 1660 William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 72) died. His grandson William Seymour 3rd Duke Somerset (age 6) succeeded 3rd Duke Somerset, 2nd Marquess Hertford, 3rd Earl Hertford.

On 12 Dec 1671 William Seymour 3rd Duke Somerset (age 17) died. His uncle John Seymour 4th Duke Somerset (age 26) succeeded 4th Duke Somerset, 3rd Marquess Hertford, 4th Earl Hertford. Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset (age 29) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 29 Apr 1675 John Seymour 4th Duke Somerset (age 30) died. He was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. His first cousin once removed Francis Seymour 5th Duke Somerset (age 17) succeeded 5th Duke Somerset, 5th Earl Hertford. Marquess Hertford extinct.

On 20 Apr 1678 Francis Seymour 5th Duke Somerset (age 20) was killed. He was unmarried and childless. He was shot dead by Genoese Horatio Botti whose wife Seymour was said to have insulted at Lerici. His brother Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 15) succeeded 6th Duke Somerset, 6th Earl Hertford.

On 30 May 1682 Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 19) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 15) were married. His first marriage, her third having been widowed twice by the age of seventeen. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. Being the sole heiress of her father Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought considerable wealth to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 36). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 04 Feb 1725 Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 62) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 32) were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 77) and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 02 Dec 1748 Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 86) died at Petworth. His son Algernon Seymour 7th Duke Somerset (age 64) succeeded 7th Duke Somerset, 7th Earl Hertford. Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset (age 49) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 07 Feb 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke Somerset (age 65) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward Seymour 8th Duke Somerset (age 55) succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Earl Hertford extinct. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset (age 53) by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.

On 15 Dec 1769 Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset (age 51) and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. He the son of Edward Seymour 8th Duke Somerset and Mary Webb Duchess Somerset.

On 02 Jan 1792 Edward Seymour 9th Duke Somerset (age 75) died. On 02 Jan 1792 His brother Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset (age 73) succeeded 10th Duke Somerset, 8th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.

On 15 Dec 1793 Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset (age 75) died. His son Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 18) succeeded 11th Duke Somerset, 9th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.

On 24 Jun 1800 Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 25) and Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. She the daughter of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 59) and Harriet Stewart Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon. He the son of Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.

On 28 Jul 1836 Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 61) and Margaret Shaw Stewart Duchess Somerset were married at Marylebone. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. He the son of Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.

On 15 Aug 1855 Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 80) died at Somerset House 40 Park Lane. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. His son Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 50) succeeded 12th Duke Somerset, 10th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 45) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 12 Jan 1891 Archibald Seymour 13th Duke Somerset (age 80) died. His brother Algernon St Maur 14th Duke Somerset (age 77) succeeded 14th Duke Somerset, 12th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Horatia Isabella Harriet Morier Duchess Somerset (age 71) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 02 Oct 1894 Algernon St Maur 14th Duke Somerset (age 80) died. His son Algernon St Maur 15th Duke Somerset (age 48) succeeded 15th Duke Somerset, 13th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Susan Margaret Richards Mackinnon Duchess Somerset (age 41) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 22 Oct 1923 Algernon St Maur 15th Duke Somerset (age 77) died at Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire. He was buried at Brimble Hill Clump, Bradley House. His third cousin once removed Edward Hamilton Seymour 16th Duke Somerset (age 63) succeeded 16th Duke Somerset, 14th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Rowena Wall Duchess Somerset (age 62) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 05 May 1931 Edward Hamilton Seymour 16th Duke Somerset (age 70) died. His son Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour 17th Duke Somerset (age 49) succeeded 17th Duke Somerset, 15th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Edith Mary Parker Duchess Somerset (age 50) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 26 Apr 1954 Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour 17th Duke Somerset (age 71) died. His son Percy Hamilton Seymour 18th Duke Somerset (age 43) succeeded 18th Duke Somerset, 16th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Gwendoline Collette Jane Thomas Duchess Somerset by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 15 Nov 1984 Percy Hamilton Seymour 18th Duke Somerset (age 74) died. His son John Michael Edward Seymour 19th Duke Somerset (age 31) succeeded 19th Duke Somerset, 17th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Judith Rose Hull Duchess Somerset by marriage Duchess Somerset.