Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset

Duke of Somerset
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuke of Somerset
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth17 January 1658
Death20 April 1678 (aged 20 years)
Family
Father:Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
The details

Biography

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

Ancestors 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peerage of England
Preceded by
John Seymour
Duke of Somerset
1675–1678
Succeeded by
Charles Seymour
Preceded by
Charles Seymour
Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
1665–1678


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