Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset

Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset (17 January 1658 – 20 April 1678), known as 3rd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge between 1665 and 1675, was an English peer.

His Grace The Duke of Somerset
Tenure	1675–1678
Predecessor	John Seymour
Successor	Charles Seymour
Detail Titles and styles Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
Born	Francis Seymour (1658-01-17)17 January 1658
Died	20 April 1678(1678-04-20) (aged 20)
Father	Charles Seymour
Mother	Elizabeth Alington

He was the son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington (1635–1692). The dukedom came to him because his grandfather, Sir Francis Seymour, was a younger brother of the 2nd Duke of Somerset. He died aged 20, unmarried and childless, having been shot dead by Horatio Botti (a Genoese gentleman), whose wife Seymour was said to have insulted at Lerici. He was succeeded by his brother Charles Seymour.[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp Lady Catherine Grey Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Richard Rogers Honora Rogers Cecilia Luttrell Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Gilbert Prinne Frances Prinne Mary Davys Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset Giles Alington Giles Alington Margaret Spencer William Alington, 1st Baron Alington Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Lady Dorothy Cecil Dorothy Neville The Hon. Elizabeth Alington Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet The Hon. Katherine Cromwell Elizabeth Tollemache John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope The Hon. Elizabeth Stanhope Margaret MacWilliams

Peerage of England
Preceded by John Seymour	Duke of Somerset 1675–1678	Succeeded by Charles Seymour
Preceded by Charles Seymour	Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 1665–1678

References

1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Somerset, Earls and Dukes of". Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 385.