Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset

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Duke English nobleman Lord Protector of England Regent Tudor statesman

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a powerful English nobleman and uncle to Edward VI who effectively ruled England as Lord Protector during the early years of the young king’s reign.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
1st Duke of Somerset	1
Edward Seymour	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Duke ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ Lord Protector of England ⓘ Regent ⓘ Tudor statesman ⓘ
birthDate	c. 1500 ⓘ
birthPlace	Wulfhall, Wiltshire, England ⓘ
brotherInLawOf	Henry VIII of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VIII
burialPlace	Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula ⓘ surface form: St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
causeOfDeath	Execution by beheading ⓘ
conflict	War of the Rough Wooing ⓘ surface form: Rough Wooing
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfPinkieCleugh	10 September 1547 ⓘ
deathDate	22 January 1552 ⓘ
deathPlace	Tower Hill, London ⓘ surface form: Tower Hill, London, England
dynasty	House of Seymour ⓘ
era	Tudor period ⓘ
father	Sir John Seymour ⓘ
fullName	Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Edward Seymour
language	English ⓘ
monarchServed	Edward VI of England ⓘ surface form: Edward VI Henry VIII of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VIII
mother	Margery Wentworth ⓘ
nobleTitle	Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1st Duke of Somerset Baron Seymour ⓘ Earl of Hertford ⓘ Viscount Beauchamp ⓘ
notableAction	Led military campaigns against Scotland ⓘ Promoted Protestant religious reforms during Edward VI’s reign ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ⓘ
politicalFaction	English Reformation supporters ⓘ
positionHeld	Earl Marshal ⓘ surface form: Earl Marshal of England Lieutenant-General of the North ⓘ Lord High Treasurer ⓘ surface form: Lord High Treasurer of England Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King’s Person ⓘ Warden of the Scottish Marches ⓘ
predecessorAsLordProtector	Council of Regency for Edward VI ⓘ
reasonForDownfall	Accusations of felony and treason ⓘ Political rivalry with John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
regencyEnd	1549 ⓘ
regencyFor	Edward VI of England ⓘ surface form: Edward VI
regencyStart	1547 ⓘ
religion	Protestantism ⓘ
sibling	Jane Seymour ⓘ
spouse	Anne Stanhope ⓘ Catherine Fillol ⓘ
successorAsLordProtector	John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
uncleOf	Edward VI of England ⓘ surface form: Edward VI

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset → fullName → Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edward Seymour

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset → nobleTitle → Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1st Duke of Somerset

Edward VI of England → regent → Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ

Jane Seymour → sibling → Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ