Biography of Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 1599-1674
Paternal Family Tree: Devereux
Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602
On 22 Sep 1576 [her grandfather] Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex (age 35) died. His son [her father] Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 10) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex, 3rd Viscount Hereford, 12th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 9th Baron Bourchier.
In 1583 Philip Sidney (age 28) and [her mother] Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 16) were married.
In 1590 [her father] Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 24) and [her mother] Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex and Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 46).
On 30 Sep 1599 Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset was born to Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 33) and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 32).
On 25 Feb 1601 [her father] Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 35) was beheaded at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map] as a consequence of his involvement in the Essex Rebellion. He was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. Earl Essex forfeit. It isn't clear whether his other titles Viscount Hereford, Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Baron Bourchier were forfeit.
In 1603 [her step-father] Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans (age 31) and [her mother] Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 36) were married. He the son of Ulrick Burke 3rd Earl Clanricarde.
On 22 Jun 1610 [her future husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 22) and Arabella Stewart (age 35) were married in secret at Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map]. For having married without permission King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 44) had Arabella Stewart (age 35) imprisoned in Sir Thomas Perry's House Lambeth, Surrey and he in the Tower of London [Map]. She the daughter of Charles Stewart 5th Earl Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Lennox. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Before 23 Jul 1611 Ferdinando Dudley (age 23) and [her future sister-in-law] Honora Seymour (age 18) were married. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1613 [her future brother-in-law] Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour Trowbridge (age 23) and Frances Prynne were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Before 1616 [her future brother-in-law] Edward Seymour (age 30) and Anne Sackville were married. She the daughter of Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset and Margaret Howard. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 03 Mar 1617 William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 29) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 17) were married at Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire [Map]. She the daughter of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 50). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1618 [her daughter] Frances Seymour Countess Southampton was born to [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 30) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 18).
In 1618 [her brother-in-law] Edward Seymour (age 32) died.
Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 28 Apr 1619. The 28th my Lord (age 30) and I, my Coz. Sackville and Lady Windsor went to the Tower to see my Lady Somerset (age 28), where we saw her little child (age 3)1. My Lord (age 30) went to see Earl of Northumberland (age 55)2 and I and the Lady Windsor went to see Lady Shrewsbury (age 63)3, and after supper my Lord (age 30) and I went by water to Channel Row to see my Lord of Hertford (age 79)4 and his Lady (age 40) where we found my Lady Beauchamp5, my Lord Essex’s (age 28) Sister, then I went to Arundel House and talked with her about Lords being made Knights of the Garter.
Note 1. “Her little Child,” Anne Carr (age 3), afterwards married to William 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Bedford (age 2).
Note 2. Henry (age 55), 6th Earl, a Prisoner since the time of the Gunpowder Plot.
Note 3. Mary Cavendish (age 63), wife of Gilbert 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, was sent to the Tower in June 1611, at the same time with her niece the Lady Arabella Stuart first cousin of King James. Lady Arabella died, in the Tower, in 1615.
Note 4. Earl of Hertford (age 79) son of Protector Somerset, and his 3rd wife Frances (age 40), d. of Thomas Viscount Howard of Bindon, widow of Henry Pranell, Esq., and married, 3rdly to Ludovick Stuart Duke of Lenox and Richmond (age 44).
Note 5. Lady Frances Devereux (age 19), and wife of [her husband] William Lord Beauchamp (age 31), afterwards Marquis of Hertford; daughter of Queen Elizabeth’s favourite, and sister of the Parliament’s General (age 28).
In 1620 [her sister-in-law] Honora Seymour (age 27) died.
In 1621 [her son] William Seymour was born to [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 33) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 21).
In 1622 [her son] Robert Seymour was born to [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 34) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 22).
In 1626 [her son] Henry Seymour was born to [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 38) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 26).
On 17 Feb 1633 [her mother] Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 66) died.
In 1635 [her brother-in-law] Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour Trowbridge (age 45) and Catherine Lee Baroness Seymour Trowbridge were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1637 [her daughter] Jane Seymour Baroness Clifford was born to [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 37).
Around 1637 [her son-in-law] Richard Molyneux 2nd Viscount Molyneux (age 18) and [her daughter] Frances Seymour Countess Southampton (age 19) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Molyneux. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 37). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1637 [her daughter] Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea was born to [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 37).
In 1641 [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 53) was created 1st Marquess Hertford.
In 1641 [her brother-in-law] Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour Trowbridge (age 51) was created 1st Baron Seymour Trowbridge. Catherine Lee Baroness Seymour Trowbridge by marriage Baroness Seymour Trowbridge.
Before 09 Dec 1641 Anthony Van Dyck (age 42). Portrait of Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 42).
On 16 Jun 1642 [her son] William Seymour (age 21) died.
In or before 1645 [her son] John Seymour 4th Duke Somerset was born to [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 56) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 45).
In 1646 [her son] Robert Seymour (age 24) died.
On 28 Jun 1648 [her son] Henry Seymour (age 22) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 17) were married at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire [Map]. He the son of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 60) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 48). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Around 1650 [her son-in-law] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 22) and [her daughter] Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 62) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 50). He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 30 Mar 1654 [her son] Henry Seymour (age 28) died. He was buried at Bedwyn Magna Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.
In 1656 [her son] John Seymour 4th Duke Somerset (age 11) and [her daughter-in-law] 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 1659 [her son-in-law] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester (age 52) and [her daughter] Frances Seymour Countess Southampton (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 71) and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 59). He the son of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Before 24 Oct 1660 [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 72) was restored 2nd Duke Somerset, 2nd Earl Hertford. Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset (age 61) by marriage Duchess Somerset.
On 24 Oct 1660 [her husband] William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset (age 72) died. His grandson William Seymour 3rd Duke Somerset (age 6) succeeded 3rd Duke Somerset, 2nd Marquess Hertford, 3rd Earl Hertford.
On 07 May 1661 [her son-in-law] Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford (age 21) and [her daughter] 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 12 Jul 1664 [her former brother-in-law] Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour Trowbridge (age 74) died. He was buried in the Chanel of St Mary's Church, Great Bedwyn [Map]. His son Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour Trowbridge (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Seymour Trowbridge.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Devereux 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 8th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bourchier Viscount Bourchier 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Bourchier Baroness Ferrers Chartley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Devereux 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Grey Baroness Ferrers Chartley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 6th Baron Harington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Father: Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston
GrandMother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Walsingham
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Walsingham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Writtle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Writtle
GrandFather: Francis Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Denny
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Denny
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Denny
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Troutbeck
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Troutbeck 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stanley Baroness Grey Codnor 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Troutbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Mother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas St Barbe
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St Barbe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard St Barbe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry St Barbe of Ashington Somerset
GrandMother: Ursula St Barbe