Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset

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Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician who held high-ranking titles and estates, notably influencing the aristocratic landscape of his time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman
human
politician
aristocraticFamily House of Percy
House of Seymour
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
child Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Northumberland
linked to: Elizabeth Seymour

George Seymour
linked to: Lord Robert Seymour
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1684-11-11
dateOfDeath 1750-02-07
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
familyName Seymour
father Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
givenName Algernon
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
militaryRank Major-General
monarchDuringReign George I
George II
mother Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset
linked to: Elizabeth Percy
nobleTitle 7th Duke of Somerset
Baron Percy
Duke of Somerset
Earl of Hertford
Earl of Northumberland
notableEstate Alnwick Castle
Northumberland House
Petworth House
Syon House
notableFor influence on redistribution of Percy and Seymour estates in the 18th century
parliamentaryTermEnd 1722
parliamentaryTermStart 1705
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Petworth House
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
Lord Lieutenant of Sussex
Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland
Lord of the Bedchamber
Member of Parliament for Marlborough
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
Privy Counsellor
spouse Frances Seymour, Countess of Hertford
Frances Thynne
succeededBy Charles Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (title extinct branch)
titleCreation Earl of Northumberland created for him in 1749
titleExtinctionOrChange Dukedom of Somerset passed to a distant cousin on his death

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Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland fatherInLaw Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont inheritedFrom Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset notableBearer Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Seymour family notableMember Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Dukes of Somerset titleHolder Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Dukes of Somerset notableHolder Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset