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John Seymour

1474–1536

Born
1474
Country of birth
United Kingdom(inferred from the family)
Died
31 Dec 1536
facts
8
sources
3
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Facts and their sources

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  • Birth1474Probable1 source
  • Death31 Dec 1536Probable1 source
  • TitleMember of Parliament in the Parliament of EnglandConfirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • TitleMember of the 1529-36 ParliamentConfirmed1 competing claim1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Jane Seymour

    Birth, Wulfhall

  3. Died

    Death

What was it like?

The world around 1474: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Known for

Sir John Seymour, Knight banneret was an English soldier and a courtier who served both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Born into a prominent gentry family, he is best known as the father of Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, and hence the maternal grandfather of king Edward VI of England.

Titles held

  • Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England
  • Member of the 1529-36 Parliament

Family

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Children

Ancestors and children

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