Biography of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset 1804-1885
Paternal Family Tree: Seymour
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 15 Dec 1793 [his grandfather] Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset (age 75) died. His son [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 18) succeeded 11th Duke Somerset, 9th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.
On 24 Jun 1800 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 25) and [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. She the daughter of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 59) and Harriet Stewart Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon. He the son of Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.
On 20 Dec 1804 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset was born to Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 29) and Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 32).
On 16 Feb 1805 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset was baptised at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
Around 1816 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 11) educated at Eton College [Map].
Around 1818 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 13) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1827 [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 55) died.
On 30 Jul 1827 George Chapple Norton (age 26) and [his future sister-in-law] Caroline Elizabeth Sheridan (age 15) were married.
In 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 25) was elected MP Okehampton.
On 10 Jun 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 25) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 20) were married at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He the son of Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 55) and Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset.
On 01 Jan 1832 [his daughter] Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 27) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 22).
On 12 Jan 1833 [his daughter] Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 28) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 23).
In 1834 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 29) was elected MP Totnes.
On 17 Jul 1835 [his son] Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 30) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 25) at Dover Street.
On 28 Jul 1836 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 61) and Margaret Shaw Stewart Duchess Somerset were married at Marylebone. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. He the son of Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.
In 1839 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 34) was appointed Joint Secretary to the Board of Control.
In Jun 1841 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 36) was appointed Under Secretary of State for the Home Department.
On 19 Aug 1841 [his son] Edward Percy Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 36) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 31).
In 1846 [his daughter] Helen Guendolen Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 41) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 36).
In 1847 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 42) was appointed Royal Commission on the British Museum.
In 1849 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 44) was appointed First Commissioner of Woods and Forests.
In Aug 1851 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 46) was appointed First Commissioner of Works.
In Oct 1851 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 46) was appointed Privy Council.
Before 10 Sep 1854 [his son-in-law] Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet (age 34) and [his daughter] Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 49) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 44). They were first cousin once removed.
On 15 Aug 1855 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset (age 80) died at Somerset House 40 Park Lane. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. His son Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 50) succeeded 12th Duke Somerset, 10th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 45) by marriage Duchess Somerset.
On 01 Jun 1858 [his son-in-law] Henry Frederick Thynne (age 25) and [his daughter] Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 53) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 48). He the son of Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath and Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath (age 54).
In 1859 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 54) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty.
In 1862 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 42) appointed seven Knights of the Garter:
729th Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 49). He died a month later.
730th Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 57).
731st. John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 69).
732nd Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury (age 60).
733rd William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (age 46).
734th Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 24).
735th Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (age 42).
In 1863 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 58) was created 1st Earl St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon. [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 53) by marriage Countess St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon.
On 02 Aug 1865 [his son-in-law] John William Ramsden 5th Baronet (age 33) and [his daughter] Helen Guendolen Seymour (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 60) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 55).
On 20 Dec 1865 [his son] Edward Percy Seymour (age 24) died having been mauled by a bear while shooting at Yellapoor.
On 13 Jun 1867 [his sister-in-law] Helen Selina Sheridan Countess Gifford (age 60) died.
On 30 Sep 1869 [his son] Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour (age 34) died.
On 15 Jun 1877 [his sister-in-law] Caroline Elizabeth Sheridan (age 65) died.
On 14 Dec 1884 [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 75) died.
On 28 Dec 1885 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset (age 81) died. His brother [his brother] Archibald Seymour 13th Duke Somerset (age 74) succeeded 13th Duke Somerset, 11th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Earl St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon extinct.
The Times. 27 Jan 1916. The death of [his daughter] Lady Ulrica Thynne (deceased) took place on Wednesday at 30, Grosvenor-gardens. She was the second daughter of the 12th Duke of Somerset and was born in 1833. She married, in 1858, [his former son-in-law] Lord Henry Frederick Thynne, second son of the third Marquess of Bath, who was Treasurer of the Household to Queen Victoria and for over 25 years M.P. for South Wilts. There were four sons and two daughters of the marriage. The funeral will be at Findon, near Worthing, on Monday, at 1 o'clock.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Portman Baroness Seymour
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 8th Duke Somerset 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Popham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Laetitia Popham Baroness Seymour 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Webb
Great x 2 Grandfather: Daniel Webb of Monkton Farleigh
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Webb Duchess Somerset
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Somner of Seend
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Somner
Father: Edward Seymour 11th Duke Somerset 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Bonnell of Stanton Harcourt
GrandMother: Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset
Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke Somerset 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hamilton Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Feilding Duchess Hamilton
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Digby Baroness Gerard
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield
GrandFather: Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Spencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon
Mother: Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
GrandMother: Harriet Stewart Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England