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Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester ( c. 1496 – 26 November 1549) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On his father's death on 15 April 1526, he succeeded as the second Earl of Worcester. From his mother, he inherited the title of Baron Herbert.
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Dec 22, 2023 · Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (c.1496-26 Nov 1549) was the son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert. He m. (1) Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine Plantagenet, c.15 June 1514, with a Papal dispensation (2) Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Sir ...
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Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (c.1496-26 Nov 1549) was the son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert. He married twice: 1. Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Catherine Plantagenet, by papal dispensation issued 15 June 1514. Margaret died before 15 April 1526....
When he was born the Welsh counties had not been dictated by the English, so he was born in an area controlled by one of the Marcher Lordships, the ancient Kingdom of Gwent, in the cantref of Is Coed. When he died this same area was in the new county of Monmouthshire.
Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 83.
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1. Henry Somerset appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Mary Johanna Somerset to Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy (vol. IV, pages 38-55 SOMERSET). This trail, along with a trail to surety barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod, needs further development by the Magna Carta Project. These trails are set out in the Magna Carta Trailssection of the Gateway's profile. 1. Needs Development: This profile was just put under management of the M...
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She was the second wife of Henry Somerset, 2nd earl of Worcester, the son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, and Elizabeth Somerset, Baroness Herbert. [4] Henry's first wife, Lady Margaret, had died without issue. [5] Elizabeth married Henry before 1527 and was officially deemed the Countess of Worcester on 15 April 1526.
Brief Life History of Henry. When Henry Somerset was born in 1496, in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, his father, Charles Henry Somerset, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Herbert, was 20. He married Margaret Courtenay on 15 June 1520. He died on 26 November 1549, in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, at the age of 53, and was buried in Chepstow ...
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Mary (of Worcester, Baroness Grey de Wilton) SOMERSET 1492-WithWilliam De (SIR - Baron) GREY 1502-Mary (of Worcester, Baroness Grey de Wilton) SOMERSET 1492-Married February 4, 1520 toRobert (Carre) CAREY ca 1490-1568; Henry (Beaufort) (2nd Earl of Worchester) SOMERSET 1496-1549 Married June 15, 1514, London, London, England, toMargaret ...
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3rd Duke of Somerset, 1st Marquess of Hertford, 2nd Earl of Hertford: Francis Seymour c. 1590 –1664 1st Lord Seymour of Trowbridge: Robert Carr c. 1587 –1645 Earl of Somerset: Henry Somerset 1577–1646 1st Marquess of Worcester, 5th Earl of Worcester, 7th Baron Herbert: Thomas Somerset 1579–1651 Viscount Somerset: Robert Sidney 1595–1677
