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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset

1506 - 1552

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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp (1500 – 22 January 1552) was an English nobleman and politician who served as Lord Protector of England from 1547 to 1549 during the minority of his nephew King Edward VI. He was the eldest surviving brother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and mother of King Edward VI. Seymour grew rapidly in favour with Henry VIII following Jane's marriage to the king in 1536, and was subsequently made Earl of Hertford. On Henry's death in 1547, he was appointed protector by the Regency Council on the accession of the nine-year-old Edward VI. Rewarded with the title Duke of Somerset, Seymour became the effective ruler of England. Somerset continued Henry's military campaign against the Scots and achieved a sound victory at the Battle of Pinkie, but ultimately he was unable to maintain his position in Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset is the 4,686th most popular politician (up from 5,772nd in 2019), the 1,089th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,159th in 2019) and the 205th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ranks 4,686 out of 19,576. Before him are Feng Yuxiang, Hosius of Corduba, Ordoño I of Asturias, Ferdinand Čatloš, Mussius Aemilianus, and Henry V, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Lu Xun, Dawit II, Tukulti-Ninurta I, Bahram III, Halfdan the Black, and Maria Pia of Savoy.

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Among people born in 1506, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ranks 6. Before him are Francis Xavier, Louis II of Hungary, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Peter Faber, and Hwang Jini. After him are Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Juliana of Stolberg, George Buchanan, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz. Among people deceased in 1552, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ranks 5. Before him are Francis Xavier, Katharina von Bora, Petrus Apianus, and Guru Angad. After him are Basil Fool for Christ, Sebastian Münster, Paolo Giovio, Olaus Petri, Antonio de Mendoza, Andreas Osiander, and Pierre Attaingnant.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ranks 1,089 out of 8,785. Before him are Colin Baker (1943), Pete Townshend (1945), Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), Joseph Banks (1743), and Jacqueline du Pré (1945). After him are Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), Karl Jenkins (1944), Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), Frank Lloyd (1886), Tom Hardy (1977), and Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ranks 205. Before him are Duncan I of Scotland (1001), John Balliol (1249), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Ed Miliband (1969), and Anne of York (1475). After him are Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521), Alexander II of Scotland (1198), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), Elizabeth Tudor (1492), and Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852).

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