John Thynne
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Sir John Thynne was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House, and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath.
Portrait of Thynne in 1566
View of Longleat by Jan Siberechts, 1675
Marquess of Bath
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Marquess of Bath is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles Baron Thynne, of Warminster in th
John Thynne
…to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552), and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House, and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath. Thynne's family also used the surname Boteville (or Botfield), so he was often called Thynne alias Boteville…
Longleat, seat of the Thynnes