Around 1554 William Segar was born.
Around 1585 William Segar [aged 31]. Ermine Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 51].
In 1587 William Segar [aged 33]. Portrait of Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 54].
In 1589 William Segar [aged 35] was appointed Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary.
In 1590 William Segar [aged 36]. Portrait of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex [aged 24].
In 1590 William Segar [aged 36] anonymously published The Booke of Honour and Armes.
In 1593 William Segar [aged 39] was appointed Norrey King of Arms.
In 1595 William Segar [aged 41]. Portrait of Elizabeth Throckmorton [aged 29].
In 1596 William Segar [aged 42] accompanied Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 43] on his trip to invest Henry IV King France [aged 42] with the Order of the Garter.
In 1598 William Segar [aged 44]. Portrait of Walter Raleigh [aged 44].
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In 1603 William Segar [aged 49] was appointed Deputy Garter King of Arms to invest Christian IV King of Denmark [aged 25] with the Order of the Garter.
On 28th April 1603 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [deceased] was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 54] was Chief Mourner in the procession since Arabella Stewart [aged 28] refused to take part. She was supported by Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 60] and Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 67].
George Bourchier [aged 68] carried the Standard of the Dragon.
Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery [aged 18] carried the Standard of the Greyhound.
Thomas Somerset carried the Standard of the Lyon.
William Segar [aged 49] carried the Sword of State as Norrey King of Arms.
Admiral Richard Leveson [aged 33] was one of the six knights who carried the canopy.
George Bourchier: George Bourchier and Martha Howard were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. He the son of John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath and Eleanor Manners Countess Bath. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. In 1535 he was born to John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath and Eleanor Manners Countess Bath. In 1605 George Bourchier died.
Thomas Somerset: he was born to Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester and Anne Russell Countess Worcester. On 30th December 1648 Thomas Somerset died at Dunkirk.
In January 1604 William Segar [aged 50] was appointed Garter King of Arms.
On 17th January 1607 William Segar [aged 53] received a great patent seal confirming him as Garter King of Arms.
On 5th November 1616 William Segar [aged 62] was knighted.
In 1663 William Segar died.