Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 1662-1748

On 4th August 1632 Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge [aged 11] and Mary Smith [aged 11] were married. They had one son and two daughters

In 1654 Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge [aged 33] and [his mother] Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Seymour of Trowbridge. They had five sons and two daughters. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 12th August 1662 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset was born to Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge [aged 41] and Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge [aged 26].

On 12th July 1664 Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge [aged 74] died. He was buried in the Chanel of St Mary's Church, Great Bedwyn [Map]. His son Charles [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge.

On 31st May 1670 Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland [aged 25] died in Turin without male issue. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Poynings extinct. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 3] was his sole heiress.

Around 1672 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 9] educated at Harrow School.

On 29th April 1675 John Seymour 4th Duke of Somerset [aged 30] died. He was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. Marquess Hertford extinct. His first cousin once removed Francis [aged 17] succeeded 5th Duke Somerset, 5th Earl Hertford, 5th Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset.

Around 1677 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 14] educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 20th April 1678 [his brother] Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset [aged 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 [aged 15] succeeded 6th Duke Somerset, 6th Earl Hertford, 6th Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, 4th Baron Seymour of Trowbridge.

On 27th March 1679 Henry Cavendish [aged 20] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 12] were married. She being the sole heiress of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought an enormous fortune to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland [aged 33]. He the son of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 48] and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 48].

On 15th November 1681 Thomas "Tom of Ten Thousand" Thynne [aged 33] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland [aged 35].

On 30th May 1682 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 19] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 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 [aged 36]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 22nd March 1683 [his son] Charles Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 20] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 16]. He died aged less than one years old.

Before 26th August 1683 [his son] Charles Seymour died.

In 1684 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 21] was appointed 488th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 53].

On 11th November 1684 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 22] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 17]. He married 5th July 1715 his third cousin once removed Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset and had issue.

In 1685 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 22] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 17]. She married 1707 her half fifth cousin Henry O'Brien 8th Earl Thomond, son of Henry Horatio O'Brien and Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk.

Around 1691 John Closterman [aged 31]. Portrait of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 28] wearing his Leg Garter.

In 1691 [his mother] Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge [aged 55] died.

After March 1691 John Closterman [aged 31] completed a number of unfinished works of John Riley [deceased] bringing him to the attention of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 28] who then commissioned him to complete a number of paintings.

In 1693 [his daughter] Catherine Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 30] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 25]. She married before 19th August 1710 her half fifth cousin William Wyndham 3rd Baronet, son of Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet and Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham, and had issue.

On 3rd June 1696 [his son] Percy Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 33] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 29].

In 1705 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu [aged 15] and Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 54] and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 44]. He the son of Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu [aged 66] and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland. They were third cousins.

John Evelyn's Diary. 11th March 1705. An exceedingly dry season. Great loss by fire, burning the outhouses and famous stable of the Earl of Nottingham [aged 57], at Burleigh [Rutlandshire], full of rich goods and furniture, by the carelessness of a servant. A little before, the same happened at Lord Pembroke's [aged 49], at Wilton. The old Countess of Northumberland [aged 82], Dowager of Algernon Percy, Admiral of the fleet to King Charles I., died in the 83d year of her age. She was sister to the Earl of Suffolk, and left a great estate, her jointure to descend to the Duke of Somerset [aged 42].

In 1707 [his son-in-law] Henry O'Brien 8th Earl Thomond [aged 18] and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Thomond. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 44] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 39]. He the son of Henry Horatio O'Brien and Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk [aged 38]. They were half fifth cousins.

In 1709 [his daughter] Anne Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 46] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 41]. She married 17th September 1719 her fifth cousin Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds, son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds.

On 9th March 1709 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu [aged 70] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu [aged 19] by marriage Duchess Montagu.

Before 19th August 1710 [his son-in-law] William Wyndham 3rd Baronet [aged 22] and Catherine Seymour [aged 17] were married. She brought Cockermouth Castle [Map] to the marriage. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 48] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 43]. They were half fifth cousins.

On 5th July 1715 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 30] and Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset [aged 16] were married. He the son of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 52] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 48]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 17th September 1719 Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds [aged 27] and Anne Seymour [aged 10] were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 57] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 52]. He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds [aged 60] and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds [aged 57]. They were fifth cousins.

On 4th July 1721 [his son] Percy Seymour [aged 25] died of smallpox.

On 24th November 1722 Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 55] died.

On 27th November 1722 [his daughter] Anne Seymour [aged 13] died in childbirth (probably) at the age of thirteen.

On 4th February 1725 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 62] and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset [aged 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 [aged 77] and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

On 18th July 1728 [his daughter] Frances Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 65] and [his wife] Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset [aged 35]. She married 3rd September 1750 her fifth cousin John Manners Marquess of Granby, son of John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland and Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland, and had issue.

On 1st January 1730 Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea [aged 82] died. His son Daniel [aged 40] succeeded 8th Earl Winchilsea, 8th Viscount Maidstone, 3rd Earl Nottingham, 3rd Baron Finch Daventry, 9th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

On 21st September 1730 [his daughter] Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 68] and [his wife] Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset [aged 37]. She married 1750 her second cousin Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford, son of Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford, and had issue.

In 1731 William Fitzroy 3rd Duke Cleveland 2nd Duke Southampton [aged 32] and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Finch Duchess of Cleveland Duchess Southampton [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cleveland, Duchess Southampton. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland and Anne Pulteney Duchess Southampton Duchess of Cleveland [aged 67]. They were fifth cousins. He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 9th April 1731 [his daughter] Catherine Seymour [aged 38] died.

On 2nd April 1734 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond [aged 49] died.

Before September 1734 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham [aged 45] and Frances Feilding Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea, Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Basil Feilding 3rd Earl Desmond 4th Earl Denbigh and Hester Firebrace Countess Desmond and Denbigh. He the son of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

After September 1734 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham [aged 45] and Mary Palmer Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea, Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

On 20th September 1738 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield [aged 33] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Countess Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

On 14th April 1742 [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Finch Duchess of Cleveland Duchess Southampton [aged 40] died.

On 2nd December 1748 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 86] died at Petworth. His son Algernon [aged 64] succeeded 7th Duke Somerset, 7th Earl Hertford, 7th Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, 5th Baron Seymour of Trowbridge. Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset [aged 49] by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 21st January 1773 [his former wife] Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset [aged 80] died.

Before 15th October 1811. Nathaniel Dance-Holland [aged 76]. Portrait of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset.

[his daughter] Frances Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset.