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Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester

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Henry Somerset
Earl of Worcester
Bornc. 1496
Died26 November 1549 (aged 52–53)
Noble familyBeaufort
Spouse(s)Margaret Courtenay, Baroness Herbert
Elizabeth Browne
IssueWilliam Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
Francis Somerset
Charles Somerset
Thomas Somerset
Anne Somerset
Lucy Somerset
Eleanor Somerset
Joan Somerset
FatherCharles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester
MotherElizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert

Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (c. 1496 – 26 November 1549) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On his father's death on 15 April 1526, he succeeded as the second Earl of Worcester. From his mother, he inherited the title of Baron Herbert.[1]

He was invested as a Knight on 1 November 1523 in Roye, France, by the Duke of Suffolk.

Somerset obtained Tintern Abbey after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.[2]

Family

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He married twice:

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References

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  1. ^ Burke, John, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage, (G.P.Putnam's Sons:New York, 1914), 207.
  2. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Worcester, Earls and Marquesses of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 820.
  3. ^ G. E. Cokayne. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VIII, G. Bell & sons, 1898. pg 200. Google eBook
  4. ^ Douglas Richardson. Plantagenet Ancestry, pg 801.
  5. ^ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 551.
  6. ^ Questier, Michael C., Catholicism and community in early modern England, (Cambridge University Press, 2006), 68.
  7. ^ Williams, William, The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, (1895), p. 121: Arthur Collin's peerage has him die at Pinkie or Musselburgh in 1547.
  8. ^ [1] History of Parliament Online article by P.S. Edwards.
  9. ^ [2] History of Parliament article by A.H.D.
General
  • G. E. Cokayne. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VIII, G. Bell & sons, 1898. pg 200. Google eBook
  • Burke, John, Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage, G. P. Putnam's Sons: New York, 1914.
  • Questier, Michael C., Catholicism and community in early modern England, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Worcester
5th creation
1526–1549 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Baron Herbert
1513–1549
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