Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset

Parents

• John SeymourEnglish courtier1474–1536
• Margery WentworthEnglish royal1478–1550

Siblings

• Henry SeymourEnglish politician1503–1578
• Jane SeymourThird wife of Henry VIII of England1508–1537
• Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of SudeleyBrother of English queen Jane Seymour1508–1549
• Elizabeth Seymour, Lady CromwellEnglish noblewomanc. 1518–1568

Questions about the House of Tudor

• Why did Henry VII of England succeed Richard III of England?
  Conquest, then confirmation by Parliament and marriage
• Why did Henry VIII of England succeed Henry VII of England?
  Inheritance
• How were Elizabeth I of England and James VI and I related?
  First cousins twice removed

About

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp 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. He was the eldest surviving brother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and mother of King Edward VI.

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