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Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1551/2)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1500
Death Date: 1552-01-22

Notes

Deprived of all offices and imprisoned in the Tower 14 Oct. 1549--6 Feb. 1549/50; pardoned 8 Feb. 1549/50 (but under virtual house arrest for 6 weeks). Arrested and imprisoned for treason in the Tower 16 Oct. 1551; tried 1 Dec. 1551; beheaded. Attainted and all honours forfeited 12 April 1552

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Fillol, Katherine ( - 1535)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1519
    Union ended: 1535
    Note: Marriage repudiated by husband before 1535, on suspicion of infidelity and the doubtful paternity of her son; children disinherited by act of parliament 1540/1; restored 1551/2--1552/3
  2. Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1535-3-9
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

  1. From Fillol, Katherine ( - 1535)
  2. From Fillol, Katherine ( - 1535)
  3. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
  4. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
    Female offspring: Seymour, Anne (1538 - )
  5. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
  6. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
    Female offspring: Seymour, Margaret (1540 - )
  7. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
    Male offspring: Seymour, Henry (1540 - )
  8. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
    Female offspring: Seymour, Jane (1541 - )
  9. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
    Female offspring: Seymour, Mary (1541 - )
  10. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
  11. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)
  12. From Stanhope, Anne (1510 - 1587)

Primary Title

  • 8th Earl of Hertford
  • 5th Duke of Somerset

Titles

  • 1st Viscount Beauchamp
    Assumed: 1536-06-05
    Vacated: 1551/2-01-22
  • 8th Earl of Hertford
    Assumed: 1537-10-18
    Vacated: 1551/2-01-22
  • Baron Seymour
    Assumed: 1546/7-02-15
    Vacated: 1551/2-01-22
  • 5th Duke of Somerset
    Assumed: 1546/7-02-16
    Vacated: 1551/2-01-22

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Constable, Bristol 1517 -7 -15 Held jointly
JP, Wiltshire 1524/5 1526
JP, Wiltshire 1528/9
Steward, Somerset 1528/9 -3 -5
JP, Wiltshire 1531/2
Capt, Jersey 1536 -7 -7
Capt, Jersey 1536 -7 -7
Chancellor, North Wales 1536 -8 -16 Held jointly
Privy Councillor, England 1537 1549 -10 -13
JP, Somerset 1537/8 1541
JP, Wiltshire 1537/8 1539
Lord High Admiral, England 1542 -12 -28 1542/3 -01
Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1542 -10 1542 -12
Great Chamberlain of England, England 1542/3 -2 -16 1546/7 -02 -17
JP, Somerset 1542/3 1544
JP, Wiltshire 1542/3
Capt-gen & Lieut in the North, England 1543/4 -2 -12 1544 -06
Councillor of Regency, England 1544 -7 -9
Lieut of the Realm, England 1544 -7 -9
JP, Yorkshire 1544/5
Capt-gen & Lieut in the North, England 1545 -5 -2
Earl Marshal of England, England 1546/7 -2 -17
Protector of the Realm, England 1546/7 -2 -1 (date designated as Protector by the King) 1549 -10 -13 date protectorate dissolved Patent of protectorate issued 12 March 1546/7; dissolution of protectorate confirmed by Parliament on 14 Jan. 1449/50
Treasurer of the Exchequer, England 1546/7 -2 -10
Chancellor, Cambridgeshire 1547 -11 -14 1551/2 -01 -22
High Steward, Cambridgeshire 1547
JP, Worcestershire 1547
JP, Yorkshire 1547
JP, Westmorland 1547
JP, Warwickshire 1547
JP, Sussex 1547
JP, Cheshire 1547
JP, Suffolk 1547
JP, Wiltshire 1547
JP, Cambridgeshire 1547
JP, Buckinghamshire 1547
JP, Berkshire 1547
JP, Bedfordshire 1547
JP, Surrey 1547
JP, Somerset 1547
JP, Huntingdonshire 1547
JP, Cornwall 1547
JP, Cumberland 1547
JP, Derbyshire 1547
JP, Devon 1547
JP, Dorset 1547
JP, Essex 1547
JP, Gloucestershire 1547
JP, Hampshire 1547
JP, Herefordshire 1547
JP, Hertfordshire 1547
JP, Staffordshire 1547
JP, Kent 1547
JP, Leicestershire 1547
JP, Lincolnshire 1547
JP, Middlesex 1547
JP, Norfolk 1547
JP, Northamptonshire 1547
JP, Northumberland 1547
JP, Nottinghamshire 1547
JP, Oxfordshire 1547
JP, Rutland 1547
JP, Shropshire 1547
Keeper, various manors, Sussex 1550 -8 -8
Privy Councillor, England 1550 -4 -10 1550 -10 -16 date of arrest
Lord Lieut, Berkshire 1551 -5 -10
Lord Lieut, Buckinghamshire 1551 -5 -10

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Somerset House, Middlesex
  • Wolf Hall, Wiltshire

Lands

  • Berkshire
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Essex
  • Gloucestershire
  • Hampshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Lincolnshire
  • Middlesex
  • Norfolk
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Surrey
  • Wiltshire
  • Yorkshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent Duke of Somerset's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Duke of Somerset's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Duke of Somerset's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Duke of Somerset's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Earl of Hertford's Bearward
Performance - Mr Baker's, Folkestone, Kent Earl of Hertford's Minstrels
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Hertford's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Earl of Hertford's Waits
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Lord Protector's Minstrels
Performance - King's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lord Protector's Player
Performance - Guildhall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Court Hall, Canterbury, Kent Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Protector's Players
Performance - New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Court Hall, Canterbury, Kent Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis, Dorset Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent Lord Protector's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Lord Protector's Servants

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Somerset's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Duke of Somerset's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Duke of Somerset's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Duke of Somerset's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Player Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Earl of Hertford's Players Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Players 1
Lord Protector's Servants Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Unknown 1
Earl of Hertford's Minstrels Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Protector's Minstrels Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Hertford's Bearward Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Performing Animals 1
Earl of Hertford's Waits Seymour, Edward (1500 - 1552) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

  • 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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.