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Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1539-05-22 (probably born on this date)
Death Date: 1621-04-06

Notes

Corrupted in blood by father's attainder 12 April 1552; restored in blood ca. 1553--4. Imprisoned in the Tower for marriage to Katherine Grey 5 Sept. 1561; committed into the custody of mother at Hanworth, Middlesex 21 Aug. 1563 and into the custody of Sir John Mason 26 May 1564; released after 27 Jan. 1567/8 but confined in various country houses until 1571. Imprisoned in the Tower for attempt to legitimate his son by Katherine ca. Nov. 1595--3 Jan. 1595/6. On embassy to Brussels April--May 1605

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Grey, Katherine (1540 - 1567/8)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1560-12
    Union ended: 1562-5-12
    Note: The marriage was secret and occurred either in Nov. or Dec. of this year; an ecclesiastical high commission declared the marriage invalid and the son Edward illegitimate on 12 May 1562; union legitimized 1606
  2. Howard, Frances (1554 - 1598)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1595-11
    Union ended: n.d.
  3. Howard, Frances (1576 - 1639)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1601-5-27
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage licence date

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 9th Earl of Hertford

Titles

  • Earl of Hertford
    Assumed: 1546/7-02-16
    Vacated: 1552-04-12
  • 9th Earl of Hertford
    Assumed: 1558/9-01-13
    Vacated: 1621-04-06
  • 1st Baron Beauchamp
    Assumed: 1558/9-01-13
    Vacated: 1621-04-06
  • Lord Beauchamp
    Assumed: 1539-05-25
    Vacated: 1546/7-02-16

General Lands Note

Granted the lands his father had inherited 2 months after Elizabeth I's accession (17 Nov. 1558)

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Somerset 1578
JP, Wiltshire 1578
Commissioner of Musters, Wiltshire 1579 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Somerset 1601 -4 -24 1621 -04 -6
Lord Lieut, Wiltshire 1601 -4 -24 1621 -04 -6
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Wiltshire 1603
JP, Hampshire 1610/11
JP, Lincolnshire 1610/11
JP, Middlesex 1610/11
JP, Somerset 1610/11
JP, Wiltshire 1610/11
High Steward of the Revenues to Queen Anne, England 1612 -6 1619 -03

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Somerset House,
    Owned by Elizabeth I; a portion returned to Seymou
  • Hertford House, Cannon Row, (city) in Middlesex
  • Elvetham, Hampshire
  • Wolf Hall, Wiltshire
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire: Maiden Bradley Manor

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance Regulations - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Oxford, Oxfordshire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance? - Common Hall, Chester, Cheshire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance? - Lathom House, near Ormskirk, Lancashire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Hertford's Trumpeter
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Earl of Hertford's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Trumpeter Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Musicians 1
Earl of Hertford's Trumpeters Seymour, Edward (1539 - 1621) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • The Dictionary of National Biography. 1882–1901 (66 vols); 1908–9 (28 vols). 2 vols. London: Oxford UP, 1975
  • Doyle, James E. The Official Baronage of England Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. 3 vols. London: Longmans, 1886
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. London: Athlone P, 1970