Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset

Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset (17 January 1658 – 20 April 1678), known as 3rd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge between 1665 and 1675, was an English peer.

He was the son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge and Elizabeth Alington (1635–1692). He died aged 20, unmarried and childless, having been shot dead by Horatio Botti (a Genoese gentleman), whose wife Seymour was said to have insulted at Lerici. He was succeeded by his brother Charles Seymour.

Ancestry

Family of Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp Lady Catherine Grey Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Richard Rogers Honora Rogers Cecilia Luttrell Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Gilbert Prinne Frances Prinne Mary Davys Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset Giles Alington Giles Alington Margaret Spencer William Alington, 1st Baron Alington Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Lady Dorothy Cecil Dorothy Neville The Hon. Elizabeth Alington Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet The Hon. Katherine Cromwell Elizabeth Tollemache John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope The Hon. Elizabeth Stanhope Margaret MacWilliams