Duchess of Somerset
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The title Duchess of Somerset, held by the wives of the Dukes of Somerset
, may refer to:
Duke of Somerset
Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. Derived from Somerset, it is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is...
, may refer to:
- Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, second wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
- Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1599-1674)Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1599-1674)Frances Seymour , Duchess of Somerset , was an English noblewoman who lived in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and Kings James I, Charles I and Charles II. Her father was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth's favourite who was executed for treason in 1601...
, second wife of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of SomersetWilliam Seymour, 2nd Duke of SomersetSir William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, KG was an English nobleman and Royalist commander in the English Civil War.... - Sarah Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, wife of John Seymour, 4th Duke of SomersetJohn Seymour, 4th Duke of SomersetJohn Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset was an English peer and MP.He was the only surviving son of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Frances Devereux and entered Grays Inn in 1666. He succeeded his nephew as the 4th Duke of Somerset in 1671. He married in 1656 Sarah, daughter and...
- Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of SomersetElizabeth Seymour, Duchess of SomersetElizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset , major heiress, was born Lady Elizabeth Percy, the only surviving child of the 11th Earl of Northumberland and deemed Baroness Percy in her own right. She carried the earldom of Northumberland to her son Algernon...
, first wife of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke". The son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington , he succeeded his brother Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, to the dukedom when the latter was shot in 1678... - Charlotte Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (d. 1773), second wife of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke". The son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington , he succeeded his brother Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, to the dukedom when the latter was shot in 1678...
- Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1699-1754), wife of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of SomersetAlgernon Seymour, 7th Duke of SomersetGeneral Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset was the son of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset and his wife, Elizabeth...
- Mary Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, wife of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 8th Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset was a British nobleman....
- Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, wife of Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of SomersetWebb Seymour, 10th Duke of SomersetWebb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset was the son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb. He was also a baronet....
- Charlotte Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1772-1827), first wife of Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of SomersetEdward St Maur, 11th Duke of SomersetEdward Adolphus St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset KG FRS was the son of Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset and Mary Bonnell. He was also a baronet....
- Margaret Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, second wife of Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of SomersetEdward St Maur, 11th Duke of SomersetEdward Adolphus St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset KG FRS was the son of Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset and Mary Bonnell. He was also a baronet....
- Jane Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1809-1884), wife of Edward St Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset
- Horatia Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, wife of Algernon St Maur, 14th Duke of SomersetAlgernon St Maur, 14th Duke of SomersetAlgernon Percy Banks St. Maur, formerly Seymour, 14th Duke of Somerset, etc. was the son of Edward St. Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset and Lady Charlotte Hamilton...
- Susan Seymour, Duchess of SomersetSusan Seymour, Duchess of SomersetSusan Margaret Richards Mackinnon was the ninth of ten daughters of Charles Mackinnon of Corriechatachan and Henrietta Studd. She married Algernon Seymour, who later became 15th Duke of Somerset, on 5 September 1877, at Forres...
, wife of Algernon St Maur, 15th Duke of SomersetAlgernon Seymour, 15th Duke of SomersetAlgernon St. Maur, later Seymour, 15th Duke of Somerset, etc. was the son of Algernon St. Maur, 14th Duke of Somerset and Horatia Morler. He was also a baronet.... - Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, wife of Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 16th Duke of SomersetBrigadier-General Edward Hamilton Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset KBE, CB, CMG was the son of Reverend Francis Payne Seymour and wife Jane Margaret Dallas . He was also a baronet....
- Edith Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, wife of Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of SomersetEvelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of SomersetEvelyn Francis Edward Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset, etc. KStJ DSO OBE was a British Army officer, landowner, peer, and for eight years Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. He was also a baronet.-Early life:...
- Jane Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (d. 2005), wife of Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of SomersetPercy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somersetthumb|right|200px|Portrait by [[Allan Warren]]Sir Percy Hamilton Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset, etc. was the son of Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset and Edith Parker....
- Rose Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, wife of John Seymour, 19th Duke of SomersetJohn Seymour, 19th Duke of Somersetthumb|right|200px|Portrait by [[Allan Warren]]John Michael Edward Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset, DL is the present holder of the Dukedom of Somerset and a major landowner in Wiltshire and Devon. He is the son of Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset and Jane Thomas, and was styled Lord Seymour...