Sir John Seymour (c. 1474 - December 21, 1536). Member of the English gentry, servant to Henry VIII and best known for being the father of the king's third wife, Jane Seymour. Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Argentina. ... Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...

Family

He was born to John Seymour (c. 1450 - 1491) and Elizabeth Darrell. His paternal grandparents were John Seymour, Sheriff of Wiltshire (born c. 1425) and Elizabeth Croker (born c. 1436). His maternal grandparents were Sir George Darrell (born c. 1451) and Margaret Stourton (born 1433), daughter of Baron Stourton and Margery Wadham. Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... A bridge over the river Avon at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births Deaths March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Ashikaga shogun July 21 - Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor Categories: 1425 ... Events April - Paris is recaptured by the French End of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. ... Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... Events Births June 23 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany Kettil Karlsson Vasa, later Regent of Sweden. ...

John was married to the famous beauty, Margaret Wentworth, and by her had nine children:

• John Seymour (d. July 15, 1510).
• Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 - 1552).
• Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c. 1508 - 1549).
• Jane Seymour (c. 1509 - 1537).
• Elizabeth Seymour (c. 1513 - 1563).
• Sir Henry Seymour ( c. 1514 - after 1568).
• Dorothy Seymour.
• Anthony Seymour.
• Margery Seymour.

July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. ... Events Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c. ... Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Jane Seymour is also the stage name of a popular actress. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Elizabeth Seymour (?1513 - 1563) was one of the many children and the second daughter of Sir John Seymour, her sisters being Jane, Margery (who died in 1520) and Dorothy. ... Events January 20 - Denmark and Norway. ... Events February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events March - Louis XII of France makes peace with Emperor Maximilian. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ...

Family activities and reputation

They lived in Wulfhall, outside Savernake Forest, in Wiltshire. Four of the Seymour children achieved prominence at the royal court - Edward, Thomas, Jane and Elizabeth. The Seymour family was not one of the greatest in the land, and their pedigree was significantly lower than the Howards, the Boleyns, the de la Poles or the Brandons. The Howard family are sometimes called Englands second family. ...

Edward Seymour was briefly married to Catharine Fillol, but John embarked on a love affair with his new daughter-in-law. When it was discovered, the marriage was annulled, their children declared bastards (since their legal grandfather might be their biological father!) and Catharine was imprisoned in a local convent. The scandal damaged the Seymour family's reputation for many years afterward. A proposed marriage between Jane Seymour and William Dormer was rejected by the Dormers partially due to the scandal and because of the family's less-than-perfect pedigree. Jane Seymour is also the stage name of a popular actress. ...

Jane Seymour, the eldest daughter, was a maid in the household of Henry's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and then later to his second queen, the brilliant and imperious Anne Boleyn. The recently-widowed young Catherine of Aragon, by Henry VIIs court painter, Michael Sittow, c. ... Anne Boleyn, a 19th-century painting based on a disputed sketch by Hans Holbein the Younger. ...

Henry VIII stayed at Wulfhall with Queen Anne in Summer of 1535 for a few days. Later, he embarked upon an affair with Jane as his marriage to Anne fell apart in early 1536. The entire Seymour family were party to the plot which brought Anne to the scaffold, and left her daughter Elizabeth disinherited. Summer is one of the four temperate seasons. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Argentina. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ...

After Jane became queen on 30 May 1536, her family scaled the social ranks. Her brother, Edward Seymour, was later made an earl and briefly ruled England for his nephew Edward VI of England after 1547. John's other son, Thomas Seymour was made a baron and Lord High Admiral, he eloped with Henry VIII's widow Catherine Parr in 1547. Both the Seymour boys were beheaded for treason, only a few years apart from one another. John's other daughter, Elizabeth Seymour, was married to Gregory Cromwell, son of Henry's new chief minister, Thomas Cromwell. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Argentina. ... Edward VI King of England and Ireland Edward VI (12 October 1537–6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... For the international law of the sea, see Admiralty law. ... Catherine Parr (about 1512 - September 7, 1548) , also spelled Katharine, was the Queen Consort of Henry VIII of England 1543-1547; the last wife of his six. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Thomas Cromwell: detail from a portrait by Hans Holbein, 1532-3 Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex ( 1485 - July 28, 1540) was an English statesman, one of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England. ...

John died on December 21, 1536, but his royal daughter did not attend the funeral, nor did she (or any of the rest of his children) seem to have been greatly affected by his death. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Argentina. ...

External Link

• A pedigree of the Seymour family (http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SEYMOUR.htm#John%20SEYMOUR%20(Sir)1)