Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (c. 1621 – 25 August 1665) was the son of Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, whom he succeeded in the barony in 1664.
He married firstly on 4 August 1632 (when both were children, he was about 11), Mary daughter of Thomas Smith of Soley in Chilton Foliat, a village north west of Hungerford, on the border of Berkshire and Wiltshire. By her he had one daughter, Frances.[1]
He married secondly in 1654, Elizabeth Alington (baptised 1635, died 1691), daughter of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard (14 March 1610/11, d. c. October 1648). They had three children.
Both of Charles's sons, Francis and Charles, ultimately succeeded to the dukedom of Somerset, his own father having been a younger brother of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset. His daughter, Honora Seymour, married Sir Charles Gerard, 3rd Baronet.[2]
Charles Seymour was succeeded in the barony by his elder son, Francis.
[edit] References
- ^ Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, The Blood Royal of Britain, Tudor Roll (London: n.p., 1903), Page 31, Table L
- ^ A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland by John Burke, Sir Bernard Burke
G.E.C., (G.E.Cokayne) & Geoffrey H. White, The Complete Peerage or A history of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times, vol. XI, p. 641, St. Catherine Press, 1949.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Seymour of Trowbridge |
Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire 1664–1665 |
Succeeded by Lord Herbert |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Francis Seymour |
Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 1664–1665 |
Succeeded by Francis Seymour |
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