Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester
Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (c. 1496 – 26 November 1549) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On his father's death on 15 April 1526, he succeeded as the second Earl of Worcester. From his mother, he inherited the title of Baron Herbert.[1]
Henry Somerset | |
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| Earl of Worcester | |
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| Born | c. 1496 |
| Died | 26 November 1549 (aged 52–53) |
| Noble family | Beaufort |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Courtenay, Baroness Herbert Elizabeth Browne |
| Issue | William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester Francis Somerset Charles Somerset Thomas Somerset Anne Somerset Lucy Somerset Eleanor Somerset Joan Somerset |
| Father | Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester |
| Mother | Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert |
Somerset obtained Tintern Abbey after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.[2]
Family
He married twice:
- Firstly, by papal dispensation dated 15 June 1514, to Lady Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, by Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, King of England. Margaret died before 15 April 1526. Some sources say the union produced no children.[3][4][5]
- Secondly, before 1527, to Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Anthony Browne,[6] Knt., by Lucy, daughter of John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Somerset died on 26 November 1549. The children of Henry Somerset and Elizabeth Browne were:
- Lady Lucy Somerset (1524 – 23 February 1583) who married John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer.
- William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester (c. 1526/7 – 21 February 1589). Heir and successor of his father.
- Francis Somerset (By 1532 – 22 July 1563), often said to have died at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, but fought at the siege of Leith in 1560, and was Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire, 1558.[7] He was killed in an attack on Le Havre in 1563[8]
- Charles Somerset[9]
- Thomas Somerset.
- Lady Anne Somerset (died 17 October 1596), married Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. Her husband was beheaded on 22 August 1572. They had four daughters and one son (died young).
- Lady Eleanor Somerset, married Henry Johns
- Lady Joan or "Jane" Somerset married Sir Edward Mansel.
Somerset family tree: Earls & Marquesses of Worcester, Dukes of Beaufort
| Robert de Beaumont Earl of Leicester (c. 1040/1050–1118) | King Stephen (1092/1096–1154) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert de Beaumont Earl of Leicester (1104–1168) | Waleran de Beaumont 1st Earl of Worcester (1104–1166) | Matilda (d.bef. 1141) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawise de Beaumont | Robert de Beaumont Earl of Leicester (d. 1190) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amicia de Beaumont (d. 1215) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King John (1166–1216) | Isabella, Countess of Gloucester (1173/1174–1217) | Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester (c. 1175–1218) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry III (1207–1272) | Eleanor of England (1215–1275) | Simon de Montfort Earl of Leicester (c. 1208–1265) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward I (1239–1307) | Edmund Crouchback Earl of Lancaster Earl of Leicester (1245–1296) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward II (1284–1327) | Henry of Lancaster Earl of Lancaster Earl of Leicester (1281–1345) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Edward III (1312–1377) | Eleanor of Lancaster (1318–1372) | Mary of Lancaster (c. 1320–1362) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399) | Richard Fitzalan Earl of Arundel (1346–1397) | Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester (1343–1403) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry IV (1367–1413) | John Beaufort Earl of Somerset (c. 1371–1410) | Joan Beaufort (c. 1379–1440) | Joan de Beauchamp (1375–1435) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1421 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester (1394–c. 1421) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Beaufort Duke of Somerset (1404–1444) | Edmund Beaufort Duke of Somerset (1406–1455) | Richard Neville Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460) | Edward Neville (d. 1476) | Elizabeth Beauchamp (1415–1448) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1449 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Margaret Beaufort (c. 1441/1443–1509) | Henry Beaufort Duke of Somerset (1436–1464) | Cecily Neville (c. 1425–1450) | John Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (1427–1470) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARL OF WORCESTER, 1514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Henry VII (1457–1509) | Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester (c. 1460–1526) | Edward Tiptoft 2nd Earl of Worcester (d. 1485) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester (c. 1495–1548) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (c. 1526–1589) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (1553–1628) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARQUESS OF WORCESTER, 1642 | Viscount Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 5th Earl of Worcester 1st Marquess of Worcester (1577–1646) | Thomas Somerset 1st Viscount Somerset (1579–1651) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess of Worcester (1601–1667) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DUKE OF BEAUFORT, 1682 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 3rd Marquess of Worcester 1st Duke of Beaufort (1629–1700) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset Lord Herbert (b. bef. 1660) | Charles Somerset Marquess of Worcester (1660–1698) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1684–1714) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset-Scudamore 3rd Duke of Beaufort (1707–1745) | Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke of Beaufort (1709–1756) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744–1803) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baron Raglan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke of Beaufort (1766–1835) | FitzRoy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset 7th Duke of Beaufort (1792–1853) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824–1899) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset 9th Duke of Beaufort (1847–1924) | Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset (1849–1932) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900–1984) | Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset (1874–1945) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Robert Somers FitzRoy de Vere Somerset (1898–1965) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Robert Somerset 11th Duke of Beaufort (1928–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry John FitzRoy Somerset 12th Duke of Beaufort (b. 1952) | Lord Edward Somerset (b. 1958) | Lord John Somerset (b. 1964) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset Marquess of Worcester (b. 1989) | Lord Alexander Lorne Somerset (b. 1995) | Lord John Somerset (b. 1991) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Somerset Earl of Glamorgan (b. 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Burke, John, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage, (G.P.Putnam's Sons:New York, 1914), 207.
- One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Worcester, Earls and Marquesses of". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 820.
- G. E. Cokayne. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VIII, G. Bell & sons, 1898. pg 200. Google eBook
- Douglas Richardson. Plantagenet Ancestry, pg 801.
- Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 551.
- Questier, Michael C., Catholicism and community in early modern England, (Cambridge University Press, 2006), 68.
- Williams, William, The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, (1895), p. 121: Arthur Collin's peerage has him die at Pinkie or Musselburgh in 1547.
- History of Parliament Online article by P.S. Edwards.
- History of Parliament article by A.H.D.
- General
- G. E. Cokayne. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VIII, G. Bell & sons, 1898. pg 200. Google eBook
- Burke, John, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage, G. P. Putnam's Sons: New York, 1914.
- Questier, Michael C., Catholicism and community in early modern England, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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