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- Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp KG, PC (1500 – 22 January 1552), also known as Edward Semel, 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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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp KG, PC (1500 – 22 January 1552), also known as Edward Semel, 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.
Apr 9, 2024 · 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 qualities and motives, scholars have generally blamed his lack of political acumen for the failure of his policies.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On 22 January 1552 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was beheaded at Tower Hill watched by a large crowd. Despite orders from the government for the citizens of London to remain in their homes that morning, a great multitude had gathered to watch the final moments of the ‘Good Duke’.
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset is one of the most well-known of Henry VIII's courtiers. Although the duke was most influential under the reign of his nephew, King Edward VI, it was during the reign of Henry VIII that Seymour started his ascent at the Tudor court.
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c.1500–1552), was the eldest brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII, and was thus the uncle of King Edward VI. Henry had created him Viscount Beauchamp "of Hache " in 1536, at the time of the marriage, and Earl of Hertford in 1537.
Read the essential details about Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset that includes images, quotations and the main facts of his life. Biography of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset. England 1485 1558: the Early Tudors (A/S) England 1547 1603: the Later Tudors (A/2)
Jun 8, 2018 · Somerset, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of (1500–52) English ruler, regent for Edward VI. Henry VIII appointed him to a Council of Regents for the young Edward VI (r.1547–53), but he assumed supreme authority and the title of Protector on Henry's death.
