William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset

William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset (17 April 1652 – 12 December 1671) was the son of Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp, and Mary Capell. As both his father and two elder uncles had predeceased him, he succeeded to the dukedom on the death of his grandfather William Seymour.[1]

His Grace The Duke of Somerset
William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset (c. 1650-1671)
Duke of Somerset
Tenure	1660–1671
Predecessor	William Seymour
Successor	John Seymour
Born	William Seymour (1652-04-17)17 April 1652
Died	12 December 1671(1671-12-12) (aged 19)
Father	Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp
Mother	Mary Capell

He died in 1671, unmarried and childless and was succeeded by his paternal uncle John Seymour.[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp of Hache Catherine Grey William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset Sir Richard Rogers Honora Rogers Cecilia Luttrell Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Lettice Knollys Frances Devereux Sir Francis Walsingham Frances Walsingham Ursula St. Barbe William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset Sir Henry Capell Sir Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham Sir Edward Montagu Theodosia Montagu Elizabeth Harrington Mary Capell Sir Charles Morrison Sir Charles Morrison, 1st Baronet Dorothea Clark Elizabeth Morrison Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden Mary Hicks Elizabeth May

Peerage of England
Preceded by William Seymour	Duke of Somerset 1660–1671	Succeeded by John Seymour

References

1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Somerset, Earls and Dukes of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 385.