Tolleson family » Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (1506-1552)

Personal data Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 

  • He was born April 1506 in Wolf Hall, Wiltshire, England.
  • Title: 1st Duke of Somerset
  • (Military+Service ) in the year 1544 in Boulogne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  • (Military+Service ) in the year 1522 in France.
  • (Bestowed+Title ) in the year 1537.
  • (Bestowed+Title ) in the year 1536.
  • (Bestowed+Title ) in the year 1529.
  • (Event-Misc ) Bet. 16 Feb 1545-1546 in Duke of Somerset until 1549.
  • (Title+Bestowed ) in the year 1543.
  • (Bestowed+title ) in the year 1547.
  • (Treason ) October 1549.
  • (Record+Change ) on May 20, 2004.
  • (Title of Nobility ) in England: Lord High Admiral.
  • (Title of Nobility ) in England: Viscount Beauchamp.
  • (Title of Nobility ) in England: 1st Duke of Somerset. Earl Hertford. Lord High Treasurer.
  • (Title of Nobility ) in England: Great Chamberlain of England.
  • He died on January 22, 1552 in London, Middlesex, England, he was 45 years old.
  • He is buried January 1552 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England.
  • A child of John Seymour and Margaret Wentworth
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset

(1) He is married to Anne Stanhope.

They got married on March 9, 1534 at Somerset, England, he was 27 years old.


(2) He has/had a relationship with Catherine Fillol.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Edward Seymour

John Seymour
1450-1491
Elizabeth Darrell
1452-1480
Henry Wentworth
1428-1501
Anne de Saye
1453-< 1494
John Seymour
1474-1536

Edward Seymour
1506-1552

(1) 1534

Anne Stanhope
1512-1587

(2) 

Catherine Fillol
± 1507-± 1535


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Day of marriage March 9, 1534

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1534: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 11 » Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
    • April 20 » Jacques Cartier begins his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • May 10 » Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
    • October 17 » Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
    • November 3 » English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
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Day of death January 22, 1552

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1552: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 26 » Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
    • October 2 » Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.


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