Dukes of Somerset

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The Dukes of Somerset are an English noble title historically associated with the Seymour family, notably Edward Seymour, a powerful Tudor statesman and Lord Protector during the minority of King Edward VI.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary peerage title
associatedFamily Beaufort family NERFINISHED
Seymour family NERFINISHED
associatedWithMonarch Edward VI of England NERFINISHED
Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
category English dukedoms
Noble titles created in the 15th century
Noble titles created in the 16th century
country Kingdom of England
currentFamilySeat Maiden Bradley House NERFINISHED
firstCreationDate 1443
firstCreationExtinction 1471
firstCreationHolder John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
firstCreationMonarch Henry VI of England NERFINISHED
firstCreationPeerage Peerage of England NERFINISHED
heraldicSymbol Seymour arms (Or, on a pile gules between six fleurs-de-lys azure three lions of England) NERFINISHED
higherPrecedenceThan Marquess NERFINISHED
laterCreationDate 1547
laterCreationHolder Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
laterCreationMonarch Edward VI of England NERFINISHED
laterCreationPeerage Peerage of England NERFINISHED
lowerPrecedenceThan Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED
motto Foy pour devoir
nobleRank Duke NERFINISHED
notableHolder Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (new creation) NERFINISHED
notableRoleOfHolder Lord Protector of England (Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset) GENERATED
peerage Peerage of England NERFINISHED
region Somerset, England NERFINISHED
religionHistorically Church of England NERFINISHED
seatHistoric Berry Pomeroy Castle NERFINISHED
Bulstrode Park NERFINISHED
Maiden Bradley House NERFINISHED
Marlborough Castle NERFINISHED
Petworth House NERFINISHED
Seend Manor NERFINISHED
style His Grace NERFINISHED
territorialDesignation Somerset NERFINISHED
titleHolder Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Adolphus Seymour, 11th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Hamilton Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
John Michael Edward Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (new creation) NERFINISHED

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Maiden Bradley historicalAffiliation Dukes of Somerset