SIr Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester

Male 1496 - 1549  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name Henry Somerset 
    Title SIr 
    Suffix 2nd Earl of Worcester 
    Birth ~ 1496  (England) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Nov 1549  (England) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I43443  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2015 

    Father Sir Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worchester 
    Mother Lady Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert,   b. ~ 1476   d. 27 Aug 1507 (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2, 3
    Family ID F18467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Elizabeth Browne, Countess of Worcester,   b. 1502, Bechworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1565, (England) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1527  (England) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Children 
     1. Lady Lucy Somerset, Baroness Latimer,   b. ~ 1524   d. 23 Feb 1583 (Age ~ 59 years)
    Family ID F15762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (c. 1496 – 26 November 1549) was an English nobleman, 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]

      Born c.?1496
      Died 26 November 1549 (aged 52–53)
      Noble family Beaufort
      Spouse(s) Margaret Courtenay, Baroness Herbert
      Elizabeth Browne
      Issue
      William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
      Francis Somerset
      Charles Somerset
      Thomas Somerset
      Anne Somerset
      Lucy Somerset
      Eleanor Somerset
      Joan Somerset
      Father Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester
      Mother Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert


      He married twice:

      Firstly, by papal dispensation dated 15 June 1514, to Lady Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, by Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, King of England. Margaret died before 15 April 1526. Although many sources say union produced no children[2][3][4] she was probably the mother of Lady Lucy Somerset (1524- 23 February 1583).

      Secondly, before 1527, to Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Anthony Browne,[5] Knt., by Lucy, daughter of John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Somerset died on 26 November 1549. The children of Henry Somerset and Elizabeth Browne were:

      William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester (d. 21 February 1589). Heir and successor of his father.
      Lady Lucy Somerset (1524- 23 February 1583), who married John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer.
      Francis Somerset (By 1532-22 July 1563), often said to have died at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, but fought at the siege of Leith in 1560, and was Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire, 1558.[6] He was killed in an attack on Le Havre in 1563[7]
      Charles Somerset
      Thomas Somerset.
      Lady Anne Somerset (d. 17 October 1596), married Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. Her husband was beheaded on 22 August 1572. They had four daughters and one son (died young).
      Lady Eleanor Somerset, married Henry Johns
      Lady Joan or "Jane" Somerset married Sir Edward Mansel. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S7335] "John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer (1520 - 22 April 1577)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Neville,_4th_Baro.

    2. [S7337] "Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (c. 1496 - 26 November 1549)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Some.

    3. [S11881] "The Honorable George Percy (4 September 1580 - in or after 1627)", Biography & Pedigree, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.