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Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley

1508 - 1549

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Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, KG, PC (c. 1508 – 20 March 1549) was a brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII. With his brother, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England, he vied for control of their nephew, the young King Edward VI (r. 1547–1553). In 1547, Seymour married Catherine Parr, the widow of Henry VIII. During his marriage to Catherine, Seymour involved the future Queen Elizabeth I (then 14 years old), who resided in his household, in flirtatious and possibly sexual behaviour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley is the 207th most popular companion (up from 267th in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 753rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Companion.

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Among companions, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley ranks 207 out of 784. Before him are Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Clementia of Hungary, Joan the Lame, Marie Henriette of Austria, Geraldine of Albania, and Clarice Orsini. After him are Philippa of Lancaster, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Eleanor of Provence, María Isabella of Spain, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, and Hugh Despenser the younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1508, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley ranks 7. Before him are Andrea Palladio, Jane Seymour, Humayun, Nikola IV Zrinski, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Pieter Aertsen. After him are Primož Trubar, Gemma Frisius, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Marin Držić, and Nicolás Monardes. Among people deceased in 1549, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley ranks 3. Before him are Pope Paul III, and Marguerite de Navarre. After him are Il Sodoma, Giampietrino, Christine of Saxony, Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg, Aelbrecht Bouts, Elia Levita, and Matsudaira Hirotada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley ranks 722 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry the Young King (1155), James III of Scotland (1451), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Neil Kinnock (1942), Cædwalla of Wessex (659), and Mairead Maguire (1944). After him are John Rhys-Davies (1944), Philippa of Lancaster (1360), Antony Hewish (1924), Albert Finney (1936), Geoffrey Hinton (1947), and William Shockley (1910).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley ranks 25. Before him are Elizabeth Woodville (1437), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), Mordred (null), Joan of the Tower (1321), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), and Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965). After him are Philippa of Lancaster (1360), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Amélie of Orléans (1865), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897).

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