Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
Baron Seymour of Trowbridge was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
The territorial dedication of the title refers to the town of Trowbridge in Wiltshire .
Award
The title was created on February 19, 1641 by Letters patent from King Charles I for Francis Seymour . He came from the noble Seymour family and was a younger son of Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp and great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Somerset .
The 3rd Baron inherited on April 29, 1675 from his second uncle the title of 5th Duke of Somerset , as well as the subordinate titles of 5th Earl of Hertford , 5th Baron Seymour and 5th Baron Beauchamp .
On February 7, 1750, with the death of his nephew, the 7th Duke , the baronies of Seymour of Trowbridge and Beauchamp, as well as the Earldom of Hertford, became extinct.
List of Barons Seymour of Trowbridge (1641)
- Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (around 1590–1664)
- Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (around 1621–1665)
- Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset , 3rd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (1658–1678)
- Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , 4th Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (1662–1748)
- Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset , 5th Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (1684–1750)
See also
- Baron Seymour (1547)
- Baron Seymour of Sudeley (1547)
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page