Stephenson Family Tree » Sir Edward Seymour (1539-1621)

Personal data Sir Edward Seymour 


Household of Sir Edward Seymour

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Frances Howard) is 39 years younger.

(1) He is married to Katherine Grey.

They got married December 1560 at Hereford House, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England, he was 21 years old.


(2) He is married to Frances Howard.

They got married on May 27, 1601, he was 62 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Edward Seymour

John Seymour
1474-1536
Margery Wentworth
1478-1550
Sir Edward Stanhope
1470-1512
Elizabeth Bourchier
1475-1557
Anne Stanhope
± 1510-1587

Edward Seymour
1539-1621

(1) 1560

Katherine Grey
1540-1568

(2) 1601

Frances Howard
1578-1639


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Birthday May 22, 1539

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1539: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » Spain annexes Cuba.
    • April 19 » The Treaty of Frankfurt between Protestants and the Holy Roman Emperor is signed.
    • May 30 » In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
    • June 3 » Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
    • June 10 » Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
    • October 6 » Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.

Day of marriage May 27, 1601

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1601: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 8 » Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed.
    • August 3 » Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
    • November 18 » Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, an Ottoman provincial governor, routs the Habsburg forces commanded by Ferdinand the Archduke of Austria during the Siege of Nagykanizsa.

Day of death April 6, 1621

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1621: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 9 » Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
    • February 17 » Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
    • March 16 » Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
    • March 22 » The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
    • April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
    • June 3 » The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.


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