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Duke of Somerset, starb ohne männliche Nachkommen zu hinterlassen, erbte Edward als dessen nächster Verwandter in männlicher Linie dessen Adelstitel als 8. Duke of Somerset und 8. Baron Seymour. Durch diese Titel wurde er Mitglied des britischen House of Lords.
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset (December 1694 or early 1695 – December 1757) was an English peer and landowner. Family. The son of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet, of Berry Pomeroy, a descendant of Lord Protector Somerset by his first marriage, to Catherine Fillol, Edward Seymour was baptised at Easton Royal, Wiltshire, on 17 January 1694.
- Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet (father)
Edward Seymour, 1. Duke of Somerset KG war ein englischer Staatsmann und Bruder der Königin Jane Seymour, der dritten Ehefrau König Heinrichs VIII. Nach der Heirat seiner Schwester mit dem König machte er Karriere bei Hofe, erhielt in rascher Folge die Titel des Viscount Beauchamp und des Earl of Hertford und die Ämter des ...
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset is one of the most well-known of Henry VIII's courtiers. Although the duke was most influential under the reign of his nephew, King Edward VI, it was during the reign of Henry VIII that Seymour started his ascent at the Tudor court.
19. Jan. 2017 · On 22 January 1552 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was beheaded at Tower Hill watched by a large crowd. Despite orders from the government for the citizens of London to remain in their homes that morning, a great multitude had gathered to watch the final moments of the ‘Good Duke’.
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp KG, PC (1500 – 22 January 1552), also known as Edward Semel, was an English nobleman and politician who served as Lord Protector of England from 1547 to 1549 during the minority of his nephew King Edward VI.
17. März 2015 · In recognition of this position, Seymour was made Duke of Somerset. He was given confiscated monastic property to support his new title. Historians have a mixed view on Somerset. Some believe him to have been a man who sympathised with the plight of the poor – a classic social reformer.
