Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

(1509-1587)

English noblewoman and courtier

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Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (née Stanhope; before 1512 – 16 April 1587) was the second wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1500–1552), who held the office of lord protector during the first part of the reign of their nephew King Edward VI. The Duchess was briefly the most powerful woman in England. During her husband's regency she unsuccessfully claimed precedence over the queen dowager, Catherine Parr.

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Born	Anne Stanhope 1509
Died	16 April 1587 (aged 77) Hanworth Palace, Middlesex
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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 1503-1552 · Lord Protector of England from 1547 to 1549 · m. 1535 info edit

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Edward info 1st child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Male b. 12 Oct 1537 · Age: 487 · 1537- · Celebrity Baby

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Anne info 2nd child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Female b. 1538 · Age: 487 · 1538- · Celebrity Baby

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Edward info 3rd child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Male b. 22 May 1539 · Age: 486 · 1539- · Celebrity Baby

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Margaret info 4th child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Female b. 1540 · Age: 485 · 1540- · Celebrity Baby

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Jane info 5th child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Female b. 1541 · Age: 484 · 1541- · Celebrity Baby

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Henry info 6th child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Male b. 1542 · Age: 483 · 1542- · Celebrity Baby

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Thomas info 7th child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Male b. 1544 · Age: 481 · 1544- · Celebrity Baby

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Catherine info 8th child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Female b. 1549 · Age: 476 · 1549- · Celebrity Baby

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Mary info 9th child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Female b. 1550 · Age: 475 · 1550- · Celebrity Baby

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Elizabeth info 10th child with Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Female b. 1552 · Age: 473 · 1552- · Celebrity Baby

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