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Edward Seymour Somerset, 1st
History of England

              


1506
Birth
Birth of Edward Seymour, eldest brother of Jane Seymour
1523
Invasion of France
Takes part in the Duke of Suffolk's expedtion to France
1st Nov Roye Knighted by the Duke of Suffolk during the latter's invasion of France
1523
Knighthood
1st Nov Roye Knighted by the Duke of Suffolk during the latter's invasion of France
1525
Master Horse
July Appointed Master of the Horse to the Duke of Richmond
1527
Marriage
9th July Horton Marries Catherine, daughter and coheir of Sir William Fillol
1533
Coronation
1st June Carver to the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Coronation of Anne Boleyn
1534
Marriage
9th Mar Marries Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton
1536
Peerage
5th June Created Viscount Beauchamp, after Jane Seymour marries Henry VIII
1537
Christening
15th Oct Carries Princess Elizabeth at the christening of his nephew, Prince Edward
1537
Peerage
18th Oct Created Earl of Herford, 1st
1537
Warden Scottish Marches
Appointed Warden of the Scottish Marches
1539
Birth
Birth of Edward Seymour
1542
Lord High Admiral
Appointed Lord High Admiral
1543
Great Chamberlain Seymour
Appointed Great Chamberlain
1543
Privy Council
Appointed Member of the Privy Council
1544
Capture of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Seymour captures & burns Edinburgh
1544
Capture of Hardelot
14th Sep Hardelot Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot
1544
Capture of Leith
May Leith Seymour captures & burns Leith
1544
Invasion of Scotland
Seymour leads an invasion of Scotland
1544
Siege of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Seymour captures & burns Edinburgh
1544
Siege of Hardelot
14th Sep Hardelot Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot
1544
Siege of Leith
May Leith Seymour captures & burns Leith
1545
Captain
Boulogne Appointed Captain General
1545
Capture of Boulogne
Boulogne Takes part in the siege & capture of Boulogne
1545
Siege of Boulogne
Boulogne Appointed Captain General
Boulogne Takes part in the siege & capture of Boulogne
1546
Will
30th Dec One of the executors of the will of Henry VIII
1547
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
10th Sep Pinkie Cleugh Defeats the Scots at the battle of Pinkie
1547
Coronation
20th Feb Appointed Lord High Steward of England for the Coronation
1547
Invasion of Scotland
Launches an invasion of Scotland
1547
Legislation
Repeals Henry VIII's heresy laws
1547
Lord High Steward
20th Feb Appointed Lord High Steward of England for the Coronation
1547
Lord Protector
31st Jan Appointed Lord Protector of the Realm
1547
Peerage
17th Feb Created Duke of Somers et, 1st
1547
Reform
Repeals Henry VIII's heresy laws
1547
Treasurer
10th Feb Appointed Treasurer of the Exchequer
1549
Arrest
14th Oct Tower of London Swept from power & imprisoned by a coalition led by Warwick
1549
Execution of Seymour
Execution of his brother, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Lord High Admiral
1549
Legislation
Passes the Act of Uniformity imposing the 1st book of Common Prayer
1549
Rebellion
Norfolk Peasants in Norfolk under the leadership of Robert Kett
1549
Reform
Passes the Act of Uniformity imposing the 1st book of Common Prayer
1550
Arrest
Feb Tower of London Released & reconiled with his rivals
1551
Arrest
Oct Tower of London Arrested for a 2nd time by thw Warwick led coalition
1552
Burial
Jan Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula
1552
Death
22nd Jan Tower Hill Death of Edward Seymour, executed
1552
Execution of Seymour
22nd Jan Tower Hill Death of Edward Seymour, executed
1552
Trial
Convicted on a trumped-up charge of high treason and felon
1559
Peerage
Beauchamp Created Baron Beauchamp, by Elizabeth I
Hertford Created Earl of Hertford, by Elizabeth I
1560
Marriage
London Secretly marries Lady Catherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey
1561
Arrest
Tower of London Imprisoned for marrying Lady Catherine Grey without the Queen's permission
1561
Birth
Birth of Edward Seymour
1571
Arrest
Tower of London Released from the Tower of London
1572
Gray's Inn Seymour
London Appointed Memmber of Gray's Inn
1602
Lord Lieutenant
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Somers et & Wiltshire, 1st term
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Somers et & Wiltshire
1608
Lord Lieutenant
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Somers et & Wiltshire, 2nd term
1612
Ambassador
Brussels Appointed Ambassador to Belgium
1612
Death
Death of Edward Seymour
1612
High Steward Revenue Seymour
London Appointed High Steward of Revenue to Queen Anne
1621
Death
Death of Edward Seymour
1637
Peerage
Hertford Created Earl of Hertford
1673
Speaker House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

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