William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (* 1588 - 24 October 1660 in Covent Garden ) was an English nobleman.
Life
William was a son of Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp , and his consort Honora Rogers. From his grandfather Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford , he inherited the title of 2nd Baron Beauchamp prematurely in February 1621 through Writ of Acceleration , before he inherited the title of 2nd Earl of Hertford when his grandfather died on April 6, 1621 .
On June 22, 1610 he secretly married the English heir to the throne Arbella Stuart . Since Arbella's wedding took place without the king's approval , they were both incarcerated in the Tower but were able to escape. Arbella failed to escape, while William made it safely to Ostend . Arbella died in the Tower of London in 1615 .
During the Civil War he was a loyal royalist on the side of King Charles I , who made him Marquess of Hertford on June 3, 1640 . Even during the imprisonment of Charles I, he was loyal to the king, who temporarily entrusted him with the Prince of Wales .
In the year of his death in 1660, as part of the Stuart Restoration, the title Duke of Somerset was restored for him, which had been revoked from his great-grandfather Edward Seymour in 1552 . Since his first three sons died before him, his grandson William , son of his third son Henry, who died in 1654 , inherited his title of nobility as 3rd Duke.
progeny
William Seymour married in 1616 Frances († 1679), daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex , with whom he had the following children:
- William Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1621-1642)
- Robert Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1622-1646)
- Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1626–1654), ⚭ Mary, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham ; Parents of William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1654–1671)
- Mary Seymour († 1673), ⚭ before 1649 Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
- Jane Seymour (1637–1679), ⚭ 1661 Charles Boyle, 2nd Baron Clifford , Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon is descended from this line
- Frances Seymour, ⚭ (1) 1652 Richard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount Molyneux, ⚭ (2) 1659 Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton , ⚭ (3) 1676 Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness
- John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset (1646–1675)
Individual evidence
- ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London 1961, p. 432
- ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 450
Web links
- William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset on thepeerage.com , accessed September 10, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Seymour |
Baron Beauchamp (by writ of acceleration) 1621-1660 |
William Seymour |
| Edward Seymour |
Earl of Hertford 1621-1660 |
William Seymour |
| New title created |
Marquess of Hertford 1640-1660 |
William Seymour |
|
Title restored (until 1552: Edward Seymour ) |
Duke of Somerset 1660 |
William Seymour |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seymour, William, 2nd Duke of Somerset |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seymour, William; Seymour, William, 3rd Earl of Hertford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1588 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1660 |
| Place of death | Covent Garden |