Person:Edward Somerset (4)
Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester
b.Bef 1568 Worcestershire, England
d.3 Mar 1627/28
Parents and Siblings
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m. 29 Jan 1550
  1. Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of WorcesterBef 1568 - 1627/28
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of WorcesterBef 1568 - 1627/28
  • W.  Elizabeth Hastings1546 - 1621
m. Dec 1571
  1. William Somerset, Lord Herbert
  2. Frances Somerset
  3. Thomas Somerset, 1st Viscount Somerset of Cashel1579 - 1651
  4. Charles Somerset
  5. Francis Somerset
  6. Sir Charles Somerset, K.B.
  7. Christopher Somerset
  8. Sir Edward Somerset, K.B.
  9. Elizabeth Somerset
  10. Catherine Somerset - 1624
  11. Anne Somerset
  12. Mary Somerset
  13. Catherine Somerset
  14. Lady Blanche Somerset1583 - 1649
  15. Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester1590 - 1646
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Facts and Events
Name Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester
Gender Male
Birth[1] Bef 1568 Worcestershire, England
Marriage Dec 1571 to Elizabeth Hastings
Death[1] 3 Mar 1627/28
Burial[3] Windsor, Berkshire, England
Reference Number? Q3720039?


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Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, KG, Earl Marshal (c. 1550 – 3 March 1628) was an English aristocrat. He was an important advisor to King James I (James VI of Scots), serving as Lord Privy Seal.

He was the only son of three children born to the 3rd Earl of Worcester and Christiana North. On 21 February 1589, he succeeded his father as Earl of Worcester.

In June 1590 Worcester travelled to Edinburgh to congratulate James VI of Scotland on his safe return from Denmark and marriage to Anne of Denmark, and gave notice that the king was to join the Order of the Garter. He discussed with James rumours that English ships had lain in wait for his return. At first, he was not able to see Anne of Denmark who had toothache, and he joked that in England this would be interpreted as a sign she was pregnant. Worcester had an audience with Anne, and took her letter to Elizabeth. He was accompanied by Lord Compton who watched 'pastimes' or hunting on the sands of Leith.

In 1593 he was made a Knight of the Garter. In a letter of September 1602 he mentions that Queen Elizabeth was entertained in the Privy Chamber with country dances and Irish tunes.

In 1606 he was appointed Keeper of the Great Park, a park created for hunting by Henry VIII around Nonsuch Palace, of which Worcester Park was a part. The residence Worcester Park House was built in 1607.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  3. ↑ Brydges, Egerton. Collins's peerage of England, genealogical, biographical, and historical, greatly augmented, and continued to the present time. (London: [T. Bensley], 1812)
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