William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1588–October 24, 1660) was the son of Edward Seymour and Honora Rogers. Events May 12 - Day of the Barricades in Paris. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ...

He married, firstly, Lady Arabella Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish, on 22 June 1610, in a secret marriage. Arbella Stuart (or Arabella and/or Stewart) (1575 - 1615), Duchess of Somerset, was the only child of Elizabeth Cavendish (daughter of Bess of Hardwick) and Charles Stuart (younger brother of Henry Stuart, who was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. ... Elizabeth Hardwick (or Hardwicke) (ABT 1520 - 1608) married four times: (date unknown) to Robert Barlow when they were too young, and he too sick, to consummate their marriage before he died. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ...

He married, secondly, Lady Frances Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Frances Walsingham, on 3 March 1616 at Drayton Bassett and had seven children: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 - 25 February 1601), favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex. He was born at Netherwood in 1566, the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Events Dirk Hartog lands on an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Roman Catholic Church Births May 18 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German...

• William Seymour (1621–16 June 1642)
• Robert Seymour (1622–1646)
• Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (1626–30 March 1654), married Mary Capell and had issue.
• Lady Mary Seymour (1637–10 April 1673), married Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea and had issue.
• Jane Seymour (1637–23 November 1679), married Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan and had issue.
• Frances Seymour (1642–?)
• John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset (1646–29 April 1675)

He died on 24 October 1660 at Essex House, London and was buried on 1 November 1660 at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire. He was succeeded by his grandson William Seymour. Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Events Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births April 15 - King Christian V of Denmark (d. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Events The English Test Act was passed. ... Sir Heneage Finch (1628-1689) of Eastwell, Kent, was the 3rd Earl of Winchilsea. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... Events Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births April 15 - King Christian V of Denmark (d. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in the east of the English county of Wiltshire. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...