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 S 0 M EDWARD, who was created a Baronet 29 June, 1611; and dying in two years afterwards, was o. by his SOD, Ssa EDWARD, 2nd baronet, who was o. by his son, SIR EDWARD, 3rd haranet, to whom o. his sen SIR EDWARD. 4th baronet; who as. Otargarei, den. and ca-heir of Alderman Sir William Wale, af Lendan, by whem he had two suns; and 2ndiy, Lrtlice, dais, of Francis Popham, Esq., and had, Frsssris, created T.ord Conway, from whom the heuse of 1-fRavrean derives. Sir Edward Seymour, who filled the speaker’s chair in 1672, st 1707, and svas e. by his eldest son, Ssa EDWAaD, 5th baronet. This gentleman ci. Letitia, enly dau. ol Sir Francis Pophans, of Little- cute, and dying in 1740, left issue, Sse EDwARD, 6th baronet, of srhom Iseroafter, as Sib Duke of Somerset. Franris, of Sherhomo, SIP., us. Elizabeth, widow of Edseard, Viscount ]-linrhinbreeke, and dau and heir of Alexander Pssphani, Esq. of Liltierule, and din 1761, leaving a son and heir, hEaRT SEYMOUR, Esq. of Rodland Coon, cc. Gloureslor, and Northbrook, Devon; wise ,,,. 1st, in 1753, Caroline, only dais. of William, Earl Cowpcr, and by her bad twa duos., Caroline, wife of Williasn Danby, Esq. sf Swinton Park, Yorkshire. Georgiana, m. to Lewis, Cousst de Dssrfart, The validity of the nsarriage (between the Earl and Lady anshsassadar ar Venice. lie sss, 2ndly, 5 Oct. 1775, Louise, Countess de Pontlsoss, of an ancient and noble fansily in namely, FraiLces, slau. of William, Lord Howard of Effingham Nornsandy, by whens hr left, at his decease, ussd Frances, fuss, of Thomas, Visronnt Howard of Bbssdon, and ens son, Henry Seynssur, Esq. of Enssyle House, and widow of henry Parnctl, Esq. of London ; but had no other Nortbbraok, Devon, 8. 10 Nor. 1776; who issue. lie lived to an advanced ago, and dying in 1621, was a. os. in June, 1817, Jane, dass. ef Benjamin by isis gs’andson, Hepkinson, Esg. of Barb, and 5. 27 Nov. Ssa Wss.tsass SEYMOUR, as Earl of ltertford and Baron Beanchansp; 1049, having bad issue, Henry-Danlsy, of Ennyle, Wilts, and North- During tise reign of JAMEs I, tlsis nobleman attempted, without brook, Cloven, 31-P., secrrLary of the board having gained the consent of that monarch, to nsarry Lady of control, 8. 1 July, 1820. Alfred, t. II Nov. 1824; iii. 10 Aug. 1866, Arabella Stuart, first cousin to the king, and was in consequeues, Isabella, widow of tteriah Botfeld, Esq., was essnnsittcd prisoner to the Ton-or, where she closed her SIP., and 2ud dau. of Sir Baldwin Leighton, unhappy life, 27 Sept. 1615. Ills lordship subsequently returning, Burt. Jane, iii. 21 Aug. 1047, to Philip Bouves’te, Esg. Ellen, m. 14 Slay, 1057, William-A. Sanfsrd, &ysssour of Hssche assd tiuxonoas or SoasoasEr, by the mversal Esq. Lossisa-Carslins-Iharraurt, so. 2 Sept. 1862, of the attainder of his eminent ancestor, 13 Sept. lttfi He os. to Otaj.-Gen. Sir Henry Rawlinson, ItCH. 2ndly (if his conucxiass with Lady Arahella he deemed a nsarnags), The Protector Somerset no. 2ndly, Anne, dais, of Sir Edward assd ill-fated Earl of Essex, by n-hem he had (with three daus.), Stanhope, Not, of Hampton, Notts. and sister of Sir Stiebasl I. HENRY, Los’st Beauchasep, n’he prederoasod the dolse, Stanha1e, Ent. of Sudhourn, ro, Suffolk, and heir of isor nsother, Elizabeth, ssster of John Bossrrlsior, Earl of Bath, by whens he had three sons and six daus. The ultimate fate of this nobleman was such as too genorolly awaited the aspirants to power is. Joute, whoa. as 4th duke. at the period in which he lived. After reaching the summit of The duke d. a ithin liotle more than a month after his restoration his ambition, and grasping the sceptre of ssnlimited authority. which he swayed during the first twa years of his nephew’s was o. by his grandson, minority with all the attributes of royalty, and srith all its exterior Wso.LsAas, 3rd duke; at whose decease, ssssw., in 1671, the symbols, he was removed from his invidious pro-eminence estates of Tot teaham Park and Savernake Forest, cc. Wilts, by the machinations of one of his ascot confidential cennsellors, with other eoasiderahle landost property, devolved upou Isis Dudley (Earl of Warwick), Duke of Northumberland, and brought sislor the Countess of Aylesbury; while this peerage reverted to the black, 22 Jan. 1552, generally lamented by the people. to his uncle, (For a mere detailed account af this eminent person, refer to Loan Joan SEYMOUR, as 4th duke, who so. Sarah, dan. and BURKE’s ExHort and .Des-saasst Peerage). his grace being heir of Sir Edward Atston, Ent., M.D., president of the College attainted, his honossrs of oossme became forfeited, hut isis eldest of l’hyshetasss, and widow of John Grimsteor, Esq., but sf. son by his 2nd marriage, EnWARD SEYMOUR, was created by Qneen EL;ZARRTO, in rise withsaut issue in 1675, when the SiAaqorssATr or HEaTroan first year of her reign, .flursw Brusrku,sp unit E,srl of Bertfersf. expired, but the other honoors devolved upon Isis cousin, He as. Lady Catherine Grey, dan. and heir of henry, FaAarss SEYMOUR, 3rd Baron Seymour of Treobnidgo, as 5th Duke of Suffolk (and granddass., maternally, of Charles Branden, duke (refer to EnwAan, Ass,d lleuaehsssop, son of Edward, 1st Duke of Suffolk, by StART, Queen-Dowager of Prance, and Earl of hlertford). This nobleman, during his travola in Italy, sister of Kissg Heaax VIII). Tisis lady, who was sister of rise having, in conspany with sense Pressoh gentlemen, visited the amiable and unfortunate Lady Jane Grey, was lierstif not less ehumls of the Augostinians, at Lerice, and there offered rudeness nnbappy. Upon her pregnancy being discovorrd, in 1563, she death by Horatio Detti, the husband of one of those ladies, at n-as committed prisoner to the Tower, as well as the earl her the door of his inn, in April, 1678. Otis grace dying aswos., the husband, where he was detained nine years, and fined by the dukedom, Br., devolved opoa his brother, Star chamber £10,100 for having vitiated a sssaid of time royal CMARL05, 6th duke, tOG., conssnanly called The Prsud Duke blood. The unhappy countess d. in confinement in 1007, after a,f Sosssercef. His gmce as. 1st, Lady Elizabeth Percy, only duo. giving birth In two sons, viz., 5. EDWARD, who d. young, is. Edward. Lord Beauchamp, who, in the 6th of JAMEs I., Percys (her ladyship had been us. twice previously; tst, to Lord (notwithstanding the Poke of Somerset’s descendants by his Ogle; and 2ndly, to Themas Thynue, Esq., but had no issue); 1st wife kad lodged a petition against the clainsa of those of by whsosss he had, the 2nsl to the faintly houours), obtained letters-patent thnt 5. Aonoawosa, his successor. himsol and the heim male of his body, immerbately after us. Percy, hIP. for Cockorunouth; d. ssosa. in 1721. the death of his father, should he barons of parliansont, and Its. Clsanles, 5. a,sso. in 1711. have place and voice therein; as also other letters-patent, the a. Elizabeth, as. to Hessry, 8th Earl of Tlsemund, and Viscossut same year, for the enjoyment of the title of Earl of blertford. 1035 S 0 M He so. Iiooora, duo. of Sir Richard Rogers, Itnt. of Briassstone, cm Dorset; and 5. before his father. He had issne, 1 EDWARD (Sir), KB., who m. Anne, dnn. of Richard Sackville, Earl of Dorset; and 5. in 1010, before his father and grandfather, withosst surviving issue. 2 WstLsaM (Sir), who s. his grandfalher. 3 FRANcis (Sir), who was created BARON SRYMOUR of J’s’ontrsshgc, It Fob. 1641. Tins noblensan iii. 1st, Frances, dan. and co-heir of Sir Gilbert Prisne, Eat, of Alhington, co. Wilts, by whom he had, Cuaas.Rs, his successor. FRANrE5, so. to Sir William Duds, Nut. of Tartsvorlh, Gloucestershire. His lordship os. 2ndly, Catherine, faa. of Sir Robert Lee, of Bullesiry, but had no other issue. lied. 12 July, 16e4, and was s. by his son, CssAau,rs, 2nd Lord Treubridge, who so. 1st, Slary, fuss. and solo her of Thausas Smith, Esq. of Sels’y, ro. Wills, and 1usd a son and two dasss., sf whoos Frances, the younger dan., so. Sir George Hongerferd, Eat. of Cafrnhusn, Wilts. His lordship so. 2ndly, Elizal,oth, dao. of William, Lord Allington (who was so. 2nd ly, 10 Sir Jolsus Ernie, Knt. of W’lsetham, chancellor of time Exrhcs;ner, ls’ep. CnARLES It. ansi JAMES II.), and had surviving isssss, } successively Dukes of Sonsorset. Itenora, as. to Sir Charles Gerard, Fart. Catlserisse Grey) nas, Isan-ever, sssbseqsucntly trird and established at roossnon law. His lordship as. tsro ether wives, wiso was created, 3 Jnnc, 1640, Olarquess of Hortferd. ohsliged to fly the kingdom, while the unfortunate lady and taking a osost distinguished and gallasst part in favour of royalty during the civil wars, was rcs;orod tu the Barony of’ Lady Prances Dcvercnx, eldest dais. of Ihe accomplished leaving, I W5LL5AM, 3rd duke. I Elizabeth, m. to Thomas Bruce, Earl of Aylesbury. On the hanonra of his great-grandfathos’, 24 GeL ltfiO, and to ladies of the fismily of Botti, of that place, n-as shot to of Joerlyn, Earl of Northumberland, and solo heiress of the Tadmstor, and d. 1734, o.Js.; lie d. 1741.