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- Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour (born c. 1508—died March 20, 1549, London, England) was the lord high admiral of England from 1547 to 1549.
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Apr 8, 2024 · Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour was the lord high admiral of England from 1547 to 1549. His political intrigues led to his execution for treason and thereby contributed to the downfall in 1549 of his elder brother, Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, who was lord protector (regent) for the young king.
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Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, KG, PC (c. 1508 – 20 March 1549) was a brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII. With his brother, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England, he vied for control of their nephew, the young King Edward VI (r. 1547–1553).
Thomas Seymour was created Baron Seymour of Sudeley on 16th February 1547, Lord High Amdiral on 17th February and was also elected to the Order of the Garter that year. He also secretly married Catherine Parr, who was now the dowager queen around May 1547 and the couple lived together at Chelsea with Seymour's ward, Lady Jane Grey, and ...
The eldest of his ten children was Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, the famous Protector in the reign of Edward VI; his third son was Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley; and his eldest daughter Jane was third wife of King Henry VIII, and mother of Edward VI.
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May 23, 2018 · views updated May 23 2018. Seymour, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron (1508–49). Seymour played for high stakes and lost. He was the brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, and the younger brother of Somerset, protector to the young Edward VI. His spectacular rise began with his sister's marriage in May 1536.
Mar 20, 2010 · On this day in history, 20th March 1549, Thomas Seymour the 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, was beheaded after being found guilty of treason. Thomas Seymour was a very dissatisfied man.
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, KG (c. 1508- 20 March 1549) was the brother of the English Queen Jane Seymour (the third wife of King Henry VIII) and uncle to King Edward VI. He was also the fourth husband of Catherine Parr who was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII.
