William Seymour 2th Duke Somerset [44615] ^24,25

  General Notes:

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Knight of the Garter <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Knights%20of%20the%20Garter.htm>. The attainder of his ancestor Edward, 1st Duke <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/EdwardSeymour(1DSomerset).htm>, being reversed in 1660. Conspicuous for his bravery in the defence of Sherborne Castle and at the battle of Lansdowne. One of the four who offered their lives to the Commons in lieu of King Charles I.

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 13 Sep 1660.

William married Lady Arabella Stuart [47242] [MRIN: 551611409], daughter of Charles Stuart 5th Earl Lennox [47240] and Elizabeth Cavendish [47241], on 22 Jun 1610 in Greenwich Palace. (Lady Arabella Stuart [47242] was born in 1575, died on 27 Sep 1615 in Tower of London, London, England and was buried on 28 Sep 1615 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.)

William next married Frances Devereux Duchess Somerset [44614] [MRIN: 551610318], daughter of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex [20658] and Frances Walsingham Countes Essex [16727], on 3 Mar 1614/15 in Drayton Bassett, England. (Frances Devereux Duchess Somerset [44614] was born about 1590 and died between 1634 and 24 Apr 1674.)