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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp KG, PC (1500 [ 1] – 22 January 1552), also known as Edward Semel, [ 2] was an English nobleman and politician who served as Lord Protector of England from 1547 to 1549 during the minority of his nephew King Edward VI.
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In his will Henry VIII had nominated a council of 16 executors, including Somerset, to govern jointly during Edward's minority. However, without the prevailing influence of a strong king, the concept of a leaderless Privy Council assuming full responsibility for government was alien to these men and it was an easy matter for Somerset to win their s...
After a brief spell in the Tower, Somerset returned to the court and council but it was to be only a short reprieve. His place as head of the council, although without the title of Lord Protector, had been taken by Dudley, later to become Duke of Northumberland. But the two men were unable to work together. Somerset was ambitious to reclaim his for...
On 19 January 1552, the council decided that Somerset should be executed three days later, but even then Northumberland had one more action to take to ensure the execution would take place. Only the Lord Chancellor was authorised to use the Great Seal on an execution warrant. But at that time, there was no appointed Lord Chancellor and the seal was...
- Elinor Evans
Jan 22, 2015 · On 22 January 1552, between 8 and 9am, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and former Lord Protector, was executed on Tower Hill.
Died: Jan. 22, 1552, London. Notable Family Members: brother Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley. sister Jane Seymour. Edward Seymour, 1st duke of Somerset (born c. 1500/06—died Jan. 22, 1552, London) was the Protector of England during part of the minority of King Edward VI (reigned 1547–53). While admiring Somerset’s personal ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On 26th December, the king drew up his will, appointing sixteen men to be the executors of his will and councillors to his son, the future Edward VI; one of these men was Edward Seymour. Henry VIII died on 28th January 1547; his son Edward was just nine years of age.
Lady Katherine died in 1568, and Seymour was finally allowed out of the Tower and allowed to re-appear at court. Officially his sons remained bastards. In 1576 he carried the sword of state at Elizabeth's procession of the knights of the garter. [ 5] Children by Katherine Grey. Lady Katherine Grey with her elder son Edward, Lord Beauchamp.
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May 12, 2020 · Edward Seymour was executed by beheading on Tower Hill. His remains were buried at St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London.
