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  Duke of Somerset   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Derived from Somerset, it is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is still held.
The 2nd Duke was killed at the First Battle of St Albans on 22 May 1455 and his titles passed to his son Henry Beaufort (1436-1464) who had been known as the Earl of Dorset since his father's creation as Duke of Somerset.
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c.1506-1552), brother of Henry VIII's wife Jane Seymour, became Lord Protector of England during Minority between 1547 and 1549.
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 Order of the Garter
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, Admiral of the Fleet and Steward of England (1300-1361)
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, afterwards Duke of Somerset, uncle of the Prince of Wales (1541)
Duke Frederick III of Saxe-Gotha, brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales (1750)
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 thePeerage.com - Sir Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and others
     Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset was born on 2 January 1717/18.
She married Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset, son of Sir Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb, on 15 December 1769.
Maur, 14th Duke of Somerset was born on 22 December 1813.
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 Tower of London: Britain's Heritage and History
Clarence brother of Richard Duke of Gloucester 'Finalie the duke was cast into the Tower, and therewith adjudged for a traitor, and privile drowned in a butt of malmesie.' He was the father of Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, and Margaret, Countess of Salisbury.
Edward IV died on 9th April 1483 and soon after Edward V was escorted to the Tower by Gloucester, who had assumed the role of Protector.
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and protector lost his office to John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, and was beheaded on Tower Hill, along with his wife with her gentlewomen and men servants.
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 SEYMOUR - Online Information article about SEYMOUR
SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e.
Edward Seymour (1695–1757), who thus became 8th duke of Somerset, was See also:
Adolphus, 11th duke (1775–1855), was a mathematician and scientist of some distinction.
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
Edward Seymour (c.1500-1552), brother of Henry VIII's wife Jane Seymour, became Lord Protector of England during Minority between 1547 and 1549.
At the Restoration his estates were restored, and he claimed the dukedom of Somerset as promised to him by Charles I. The claim was rejected by the House of Lords and neither was the title of Earl of Glamorgan.
The remainder for the earldom was to pass to Sir Hugh Smithson, husband of Algernon's daughter Elizabeth Seymour (bef.1730-1776) whilst the titles Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, were remaindered to the children of his sister, Lady Catherine Seymour (1693-1731).
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset (1695 – December 15 1757) was a British nobleman.
The son of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet, a descendant of Protector Somerset by his first marriage, he succeeded his distant cousin, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as Duke of Somerset in 1750.
Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset (2 January 1717 – 2 January 1792)
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 Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset (January 2, 1717 – January 2, 1792) was the son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb.
He died aged 74, unmarried and childless, and his titles passed to his brother Webb Seymour.
This biography of a duke in the peerage of England is a stub.
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 Duke of Northumberland Summary
But by 1549 Somerset had shown himself unable to deal effectively with the problems of government, especially the uprisings in Cornwall and Norfolk; only Dudley was able to suppress Ket's rebellion, freeing the city of Norwich from the peasants and hanging their leaders.
The seat of the Dukes of Northumberland is Alnwick Castle, in Alnwick, Northumberland; their London residence is Syon House in Brentford.
The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Northumberland are: Earl of Northumberland (created 1749), Earl Percy (1766), Earl of Beverley (1790), Baron Warkworth (1749) and Baron Lovaine of Alnwick (1784).
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 Stall-Plates of the Knights of the Garter
1399 (96) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
Daughter of Philip (the Bold), Duke of Burgundy, K.G. Married William of Bavaria, Duke of Holland and Count of Ostrevant, K.G. 1408 Blanch, Duchess of Bavaria.
Daughter of John (Beaufort), Duke of Somerset, K.G. Married Edmund (Tudor), Earl of Richmond, and was mother of Henry VII.
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 Religious Changes Under Henry VIII and Edward VI
The Duke, fully conscious of the inferiority of his forces and well aware that he could not count on the loyalty of his own soldiers, many of whom favored the demands of the rebels, determined to gain time by opening negotiations for a peaceful settlement (27th Oct.).
The Duke of Cleves was brother-in-law to the Elector of Saxony and one of the guiding spirits of the Schmalkaldic League, and as he had given mortal offence to the Emperor by his acceptance of the Duchy of Guelders, Cromwell decided that a marriage between the Duke's sister, Anne, and Henry VIII.
The Earl of Hertford, uncle of the young Prince Edward and Cranmer secured the upper hand in the council, and the Duke of Norfolk, together with his son the Earl of Surrey, was imprisoned in the Tower (Dec. 1546).
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 List of the Knights of the Garter
96 (inv 1399) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
306 (inv 1541) Edward (Seymour), Earl of Hertford.
Afterwards Duke of Edinburgh, reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1893.
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 Wikinfo | Earl Marshal
The title was "Marshal" until William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, whose titles of "Earl" and "Marshal" were separate (although he is often referred to now as "Earl Marshal") made it stand for something.
After it came into the family of the Dukes of Norfolk, it evolved into "Earl Marshal".
Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey 2000-2002
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 Wikinfo | Admiralty
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond 1525 - 1536
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford 1542 - 1543
Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset 1859 - 1866
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 Lamson Library » Blog Archive » Edward VI: The Young King; The Protectorship Of The Duke Of Somerset, By W. ...
Lamson Library » Blog Archive » Edward VI: The Young King; The Protectorship Of The Duke Of Somerset, By W. Jordan
Edward VI: The Young King; The Protectorship Of The Duke Of Somerset, By W. Jordan
Edward VI: The Threshold Of Power; The Dominance Of The Duke Of Northumberland
www.plymouth.edu /library/opac/record/1101838   (325 words)

  
 The Religious Changes Under Henry VIII and Edward VI @ ELCore.Net
The Duke, fully conscious of the inferiority of his forces and well aware that he could not count on the loyalty of his own soldiers, many of whom favoured the demands of the rebels, determined to gain time by opening negotiations for a peaceful settlement (27th Oct.).
On the very day of her execution he issued a license for the king to marry Jane Seymour, one of Anne’s maids of honour, and before the end of the month the marriage was celebrated.
The king appeared at one time to favour one side, at another the other side, unwilling to commit himself definitely to either, especially as Cromwell was still reaping a rich harvest from the suppression of the Knights of St. John and from the taxes imposed on the clergy.
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 thePeerage.com - Lady Sophia Rose Seymour and others
She is the daughter of John Michael Edward Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset and Judith Rose Hull.
He was the son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest.
She married Sir Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest, on 25 June 1912.
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 1st Earl of Angus
The Earls of Angus are ancestors of the Dukes of Hamilton, of whom:
Charlotte Douglas-Hamilton, mar Edward Seymour, 11th Duke of Somerset and had issue.
The Duke of Hamilton is the premier peer of Scotland.
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 History of Edward Seymour Hertford, 2nd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Birth of Edward Seymour, eldest brother of Jane Seymour
Knighted by the Duke of Suffolk during the latter's invasion of France
Appointed Master of the Horse to the Duke of Richmond
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 Somerset
Barony of Seymour and Dukedom of Somerset 16 February 1547
Baronetcy of Seymour of Berry Pomeroy 29 June 1611.
Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 4th Baronet, a descendant of the 1st Duke of Somerset (1633-17 February 1708); married.1st Margaret Wale; married.2d 1674 Laetitia Popham (died.16 March 1714)
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He served with his kinsman, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in the 1523 campaign, and he was used to suppress the Lincolnshire rebellion of 1536.
He served as the Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard for King Henry VIII and King Edward VI, and he served on the Privy Council of both kings.
He also played a part in the fall of Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, in 1549, when he arrested the “Good Duke” on the orders of King Edward VI, and lodged him in the Tower.
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 Category:Dukes in the Peerage of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Articles in category "Dukes in the Peerage of England"
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
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 Clinton, Edward Fiennes, 9th Viscount to Clinton, Sir Henry - Message Board - ezboard.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Clinton, Edward Fiennes, 9th Viscount to Clinton, Sir Henry
Clinton, Edward Fiennes, 9th Viscount, and 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512-1585).
A remarkably adaptable individual, he served four monarchs of vastly different temperaments and policies loyally and well, successfully weathering the religious changes of the times.
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 Somerset
Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 4th Bt., a descendant of the 1st Duke of
3d) EDWARD ADOLPHUS, 11th Duke of Somerset, etc, changed surname to St.Maur (Monkton Farleigh 24 Feb 1775-Somerset House 15 Aug 1855); m.1st 24 Jun 1800 Lady Charlotte Hamilton (6 Apr 1772-Somerset House 10 Jun 1827); m.2d London 28 Jul 1836 Margaret Shaw-Stewart (d.Somerset House 18 Jul 1880)
1e) EDWARD ADOLPHUS, 12th Duke of Somerset, etc, cr 1863 Earl St.Maur (London 20 Dec 1804-Stover Lodge, nr Torquay 28 Nov 1885); m.London
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