Seymour family

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The Seymour family is an influential English noble lineage best known for producing Jane Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII, and for holding prominent titles such as the Dukes of Somerset.

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Seymour family canonical 53

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family
associatedPlace Berry Pomeroy Castle
linked to: Berry Pomeroy

Maiden Bradley
Wolf Hall
Wulfhall
coatOfArms Gules, two wings conjoined in lure or
connectedTo English Reformation
House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty

Regency government of Edward VI
country Kingdom of England
ethnicGroup English
hasCadetBranch Seymour of Berry Pomeroy
Seymour-Conway family
hasMatrilinealConnection English royal family
hasSurname Seymour
historicalStatus extant noble family
involvedIn Tudor succession politics
power struggle during minority of Edward VI
knownFor holding the dukedom of Somerset
influence during the reign of Edward VI
producing Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII
language English
nobleTitleHeld Baron Seymour of Sudeley
Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
linked to: Baron Seymour

Duke of Somerset
Earl of Hertford
Marquess of Hertford
Viscount Beauchamp
notableMember Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset
Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
Isabella Seymour-Conway, Countess of Hertford
Jane Seymour
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
originatesFrom Wiltshire
periodOfProminence 16th century
17th century
Tudor period
linked to: Tudor England
politicalAlignment Tudor court faction
religion Church of England
socialClass nobility

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Berry Pomeroy associatedWithFamily Seymour family
Maiden Bradley historicalAffiliation Seymour family
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet of Berry Pomeroy memberOf Seymour family
Maiden Bradley House associatedWith Seymour family
Sir John Seymour nobleFamily Seymour family
Mary Seymour nobleFamily Seymour family
Earl of Hertford associatedWith Seymour family
Viscount Beauchamp associatedWith Seymour family
Viscount Beauchamp nobleFamily Seymour family
Catherine Fillol associatedWith Seymour family
Baron Seymour associatedWith Seymour family
Baron Seymour nobleFamily Seymour family
Anne Stanhope marriedIntoFamily Seymour family
Duke of Somerset associatedWithFamily Seymour family
Ragley Hall ownedBy Seymour family
Gregory Cromwell associatedWith Seymour family
Elizabeth Seymour nobleFamily Seymour family
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset notableFamily Seymour family
Dukes of Somerset associatedFamily Seymour family
Baronet of Berry Pomeroy nobleFamily Seymour family
Popham Seymour-Conway notableFamily Seymour family
Wulfhall associatedFamily Seymour family
Wulfhall notableResident Seymour family
Margery Seymour memberOf Seymour family
Margery Seymour nobleFamily Seymour family
Wentworth family connectedByMarriageTo Seymour family
Elizabeth Seymour memberOf Seymour family
Elizabeth Seymour nobleFamily Seymour family
Dorothy Seymour memberOf Seymour family
Henry Seymour memberOf Seymour family
Henry Seymour nobleFamily Seymour family
Lady Anne Seymour memberOf Seymour family
Lord Hugh Seymour memberOf Seymour family
Lady Georgiana Seymour dynasty Seymour family
Lady Margaret Seymour notableFamily Seymour family