Baron Seymour of Trowbridge

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The title Baron Seymour of Trowbridge was created in the Peerage of England on February 19, 1641 for Francis Seymour, a younger son of Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, for his support of Charles I in Parliament. It became a subsidiary title of the Duke of Somerset in 1675, and became extinct on the death of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset in 1750.

[edit] Barons Seymour of Trowbridge (1641)

• Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (c.1590–1664)
• Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (c.1621–1665)
• Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset and 3rd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (1658–1678)

For further holders, see Duke of Somerset until 1750.

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.