Talk:Lady Margaret Seymour

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Talk: Margaret Seymour (writer) I've been unable to confirm this person's existence. Is Mary Seymour meant? The Wikipedia page for Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset - to which this page links - does not mention any of his children (at time of writing). Edward Seymour's wife Anne Seymour (née Stanhope - see Wikipedia entry for Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset) does lists their children: Margaret is not mentioned, though both Anne Seymour 1540-1588 and Jane Seymour "b.1541" are given - and the Wiki pages for both these women also link to "Margaret Seymour". The Peerage.com (here: http://www.thepeerage.com/p10304.htm#i103035) identifies three daughters to Edward Seymour by Anne Stanhope: "Anne Seymour d. 1588, Mary Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour d. 3 Jun 1602" - no Margaret ... and no Jane! (Their mistake - Jane Seymour definitely did exist.) Tudor place identifies no less than six daughters including a Margaret, but gives no further information about her. (Here: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SEYMOUR.htm#Edward%20SEYMOUR%20(1°%20D.%20Somerset) The only evidence I've been able to find on the net for Anne, Jane and "Margaret" as writers is in references to their joint authorship of "the first formal and original Latin verse encomium by a female author to be printed in England." Example links: http://www.scholarsbookshelf.com/item.asp?userid=&newbooks=0&bargain=0&method=subnav&pageid=5&catid=7&itemid=44340 http://www.jstor.org/pss/4174542 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6MEd4AA_S8UC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=Anne++Margaret+Jane+Seymour+verse+encomium&source=bl&ots=JzWObzn5V7&sig=tS5VdBWHeNMZIgtQ_l0YdJFe1EU&hl=en&ei=xm7LSdDUOJipsAaMpb27CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result One Latin poem seems a very slender thread to support the claim that she was "an influential writer" - not least as she may not even have existed. Does anyone have any more evidence for her?--83.254.87.111 (talk) 12:14, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]