Biography of Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset 1642-1692

In 1642 Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset was born to Edward Alston (age 47).

In 1656 John Seymour 4th Duke Somerset 1645-1675 (age 11) and Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset (age 14) were married. He the son of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 68) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 56). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 07 May 1661 Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford (age 21) and [her sister-in-law] Jane Seymour Baroness Clifford (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 61). He the son of Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 48) and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 47). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 24 Dec 1669 [her father] Edward Alston (age 74) died.

On 12 Dec 1671 William Seymour 3rd Duke Somerset 1654-1671 (age 17) died. His uncle [her husband] John Seymour 4th Duke Somerset 1645-1675 (age 26) succeeded 4th Duke Somerset, 3rd Marquess Hertford, 4th Earl Hertford. Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset (age 29) by marriage Duchess Somerset.

On 23 Nov 1679 [her former sister-in-law] Jane Seymour Baroness Clifford (age 42) died.

PAINTINGS/GIBSON/Sarah_Alston.jpgBefore 02 Sep 1692 Thomas Gibson (age 12). Portrait of Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset (age 50).

On 02 Sep 1692 Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset (age 50) died.

Family Trees of Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset 1642-1692

Paternal Family Tree: Alston

Ancestors of Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset 1642-1692

Father: Edward Alston

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Penning of Kettleborough in Suffolk

GrandMother: Margaret Penning

Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset 1642-1692