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Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (21 February 1499 – 19 June 1500) was an English prince, and the sixth child of King Henry VII of England and his wife, Elizabeth of York. He was styled from birth Duke of Somerset, but never formally created a peer. [1]
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (c. 1430 – 3 November 1456, also known as Edmund of Hadham), was the father of King Henry VII of England and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd. Born to Sir Owen Tudor and the dowager queen Catherine of Valois, Edmund was the half-brother of Henry VI of England.
In 1452, Edmund and Jasper were formally brought into the royal family and were made earls: Edmund the Earl of Richmond and Jasper the Earl of Pembroke. In March 1453, Edmund and Jasper were given joint custody of Margaret Beaufort , heiress of the Duke of Somerset.
Mar 15, 2016 · We all know of King Henry VIII and his six wives and how Elizabeth I had no children causing the Tudor monarchs to die with her. But it’s also true of Henry’s parents. Elizabeth of York was a very fertile queen but many of her children died young. Such was the case of young Edmund, Duke of Somerset.
Nov 1, 2015 · Edmund Tudor was born around 1430 at Hadham, Hertfordshire. It has been suggested that Edmund was the son of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, as there are no Edmunds in either Owen Tudor or Katherine Valois' families.
Sep 10, 2023 · Edmund married Lady Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, in November 1455. It was through Margaret’s great-grandfather, John of Gaunt, that Henry VII was...
Oct 13, 2017 · The Duke of Somerset took over control of the country but his rule was not popular and the nobility, including Edmund and Jasper Tudor, voted Richard Duke of York as Protector. Support for the King Henry VI regained his mental faculty the following year and reappointed Somerset.
