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Biography of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 1662-1748

Paternal Family Tree: Seymour

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Macwilliams Baroness Stanhope

On 04 Aug 1632 [his father] Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (age 11) and Mary Smith (age 11) were married. They had one son and two daughters He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1654 [his father] Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (age 33) and [his mother] Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Seymour of Trowbridge. They had five sons and two daughters. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 12 Aug 1662 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset was born to Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (age 41) and Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge (age 26).

Great Plague of London

On 25 Aug 1665 [his father] Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (age 44) died, possibly of plague. His son [his brother] Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset (age 7) succeeded 3rd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge.

Around 1672 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 9) educated at Harrow School.

Around 1677 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 14) educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 20 Apr 1678 [his brother] Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset (age 20) was killed. He was unmarried and childless. He was shot dead by Genoese Horatio Botti whose wife Seymour was said to have insulted at Lerici. His brother Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 15) succeeded 6th Duke Somerset, 6th Earl Hertford, 6th Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, 4th Baron Seymour of Trowbridge.

On 27 Mar 1679 Henry Cavendish (age 20) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 12) were married. She being the sole heiress of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought an enormous fortune to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 33). He the son of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 48) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 48).

On 15 Nov 1681 Thomas "Tom of Ten Thousand" Thynne (age 33) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 35).

On 30 May 1682 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 19) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 15) were married. His first marriage, her third having been widowed twice by the age of seventeen. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. Being the sole heiress of her father Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought considerable wealth to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 36). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 22 Mar 1683 [his son] Charles Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 20) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 16).

In 1684 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 21) was appointed 488th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 53).

On 11 Nov 1684 [his son] Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 17).

In 1685 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 17).

In 1691 [his mother] Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge (age 55) died.

Around 1691 John Closterman (age 31). Portrait of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 28) wearing his Leg Garter.

After Mar 1691 John Closterman (age 31) completed a number of unfinished works of John Riley (deceased) bringing him to the attention of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 28) who then commissioned him to complete a number of paintings.

In 1693 [his daughter] Catherine Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 25).

On 03 Jun 1696 [his son] Percy Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 29).

In 1705 [his brother-in-law] John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 15) and Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 54) and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 44). He the son of Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 66) and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland. They were third cousins.

John Evelyn's Diary. 11 Mar 1705. An exceedingly dry season. Great loss by fire, burning the outhouses and famous stable of the [his future father-in-law] Earl of Nottingham (age 57), at Burleigh [Rutlandshire], full of rich goods and furniture, by the carelessness of a servant. A little before, the same happened at Lord Pembroke's (age 49), at Wilton. The old Countess of Northumberland (age 82), Dowager of Algernon Percy, Admiral of the fleet to King Charles I., died in the 83d year of her age. She was sister to the Earl of Suffolk, and left a great estate, her jointure to descend to the Duke of Somerset (age 42).

In 1707 [his son-in-law] Henry O'Brien 8th Earl Thomond (age 18) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Thomond. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 44) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 39). He the son of Henry Horatio O'Brien and Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk (age 38).

In 1709 [his daughter] Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 46) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 41).

On 09 Mar 1709 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 70) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu (age 19) by marriage Duchess Montagu.

Before 19 Aug 1710 [his son-in-law] William Wyndham 3rd Baronet (age 22) and [his daughter] Catherine Seymour (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 48) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 43).

On 05 Jul 1715 [his son] Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset (age 16) were married. He the son of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 52) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 48). They were third cousin once removed.

On 17 Sep 1719 [his son-in-law] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 27) and [his daughter] Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 57) and [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 52). He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 60) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 57).

On 24 Nov 1722 [his wife] Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 55) died.

On 04 Feb 1725 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 62) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 32) were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea (age 77) and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 18 Jul 1728 [his daughter] Frances Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 65) and [his wife] Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 35).

On 21 Sep 1730 [his daughter] Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 68) and [his wife] Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 37).

In 1731 William Fitzroy 3rd Duke Cleveland 2nd Duke Southampton (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Finch Duchess of Cleveland Duchess Southampton (age 29) were married. She by marriage Duchess Cleveland, Duchess Southampton. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland and Anne Pulteney Duchess Southampton Duchess of Cleveland (age 67). He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before Sep 1734 [his brother-in-law] Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham (age 45) and Frances Feilding Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea, Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Basil Feilding 3rd Earl Desmond 4th Earl Denbigh and Hester Firebrace Countess Desmond and Denbigh. He the son of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

After Sep 1734 [his brother-in-law] Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham (age 45) and Mary Palmer Countess Winchelsea and Nottingham (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea, Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

On 20 Sep 1738 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield (age 33) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield (age 34) were married. She by marriage Countess Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and [his mother-in-law] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

On 14 Apr 1742 [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Finch Duchess of Cleveland Duchess Southampton (age 40) died.

On 02 Dec 1748 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 86) died at Petworth. His son [his son] Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset (age 64) succeeded 7th Duke Somerset, 7th Earl Hertford, 7th Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, 5th Baron Seymour of Trowbridge. [his daughter-in-law] Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset (age 49) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 21 Jan 1773 [his former wife] Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 80) died.

Before 15 Oct 1811. Nathaniel Dance-Holland (age 76). Portrait of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset.

[his daughter] Frances Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 1662-1748

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 1662-1748

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Ancestors of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 1662-1748

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Grey Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandFather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Honora Rogers

Father: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Prynne of Allington

GrandMother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wymond Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Denny

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Troutbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Davys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Alington

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Alington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Drury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Giles Alington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Giles Alington 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Mother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ambrose Jermyn

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Jermyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Heveningham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gregory Cromwell 1st Baron Cromwell Oakham 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cromwell 2nd Baron Cromwell Oakham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Baroness Cromwell Oakham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Cromwell 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Paulett Baroness Cromwell Oakham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Willoughby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope

Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stanhope 1st Baron Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rawson

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Lady Talmash 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Macwilliams

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Macwilliams Baroness Stanhope