Person:William Somerset (4)
William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
b.Abt 1527 Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
d.21 Feb 1589 London, Middlesex, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1527
  1. Lady Lucy Somerset1523 - 1581/82
  2. William Somerset, 3rd Earl of WorcesterAbt 1527 - 1589
  3. Thomas Somerset1530 - 1587
  4. Joan Somerset - 1597
  5. Charles Somerset
  6. Anne Somerset, Countess of Northumberland1538 - 1596
  7. Francis Somerset - 1547
  8. Lady Eleanor Somerset - Bef 1586
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Somerset, 3rd Earl of WorcesterAbt 1527 - 1589
  • W.  Christiana North1528 - Aft 1563/64
m. 29 Jan 1550
  1. Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of WorcesterBef 1568 - 1627/28
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Facts and Events
Name William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1527 Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Marriage 29 Jan 1550 to Christiana North
Death[1] 21 Feb 1589 London, Middlesex, EnglandHouse By St John?
Burial[1] Church of St Cadoc, Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
Reference Number? Q4020153?
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

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    William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, KG (c. 1526/7 – 21 February 1589) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician. He was the eldest son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester and his second wife Elizabeth Browne.

    On 26 November 1549, he succeeded his father and became the 3rd Earl of Worcester. Before 19 May 1550, Worcester married Christiana North. She was a daughter of Edward North, 1st Baron North and his wife Alice Squire. They were parents to three children:

    William Somerset married (2nd) before 1567 Theophila Newton, daughter of John Newton (otherwise Cradock), Knt., of East Harptree, Somerset, by Margaret, daughter of Anthony Poyntz, Knt. A portrait of Countess Theophila by an unknown artist of that date is mentioned by Ashelford, Visual History of Costume (1983): 72.

    Worcester supported Lady Jane Grey in 1553. He was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1570. William Somerset died at his house Hackney on 21 February 1589 and was buried in the Church of St Cadoc, Raglan, Monmouthshire.

    He was a patron of the arts, and sponsored - among others - the Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn.

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  2.   William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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