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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.
- Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
Early life. Seymour was the eldest son of Edward Seymour,...
- Anne Stanhope
Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (née Stanhope; before 1512...
- Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour (1538–1621) was son and heir of Edward...
- Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
Apr 9, 2024 · Edward Seymour, 1st duke of Somerset 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.
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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.
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.
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset. Edward was the eldest surviving son of Sir John Seymour of Wulfhall and Margery Wentworth. His career began solidly with posts in the households of Mary, the French Queen, the Emperor Charles, and the Duke of Richmond, but his real break came in 1536 when his sister, Jane, married Henry VIII.
Aug 3, 2021 · On 7 July 1549, Sir William Paget, secretary to the royal council, wrote a letter to Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset. “I see at hand the king’s destruction and your ruin,” Paget declared. “The people are out of discipline because of your softness…
