Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp was an English nobleman and politician who served as Lord Protector of England from 1547 to 1549 during the minority
Portrait of Edward Seymour as 1st Earl of Hertford (cr 1537)
Thomas Seymour, Lord Admiral and brother of Edward Seymour
One of Somerset's last desperate acts as Lord Protector was to request 1,000 troops from Sir Rowland Hill as Lord Mayor of London. Hill did not send assistance.
Execution of the Duke of Somerset, from a 19th-century book
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley was a brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII. With his brother, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England, he
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
…of Common Prayer was a central element of the emerging Protestant literature. Edward Seymour faced less manageable opposition from his younger brother Thomas, who has been described as a "worm in the bud". As King Edward's uncle, Thomas Seymour demanded the governorship of the king's person and a greater…
1547 portrait
The Melton Constable or Hastings portrait of Queen Catherine Parr
The 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth in about 1546, by an unknown artist
Sudeley Castle