Talk:John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset

Claim to throne?
Does the Duke of Somerset have a claim to the throne?

Politician
His Grace seems to be described as a "politician" on Wolfram Alpha. Is this the case? Deipnosophista (talk) 07:41, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Patrilineal descent
Patrilineal descent is the line of descent from father to son, governing the descent of most titles in the Peerage of England. The ducal house is Seymour. On two occasions, in 1750 and 1923, the Dukedom of Somerset has been inherited by a distant cousin of the previous Duke.


 * 1) Sir Roger de St Maur
 * 2) Sir Roger Seymour
 * 3) Sir William Seymour, d. 1391
 * 4) Roger Seymour, 1366–1420
 * 5) John Seymour, Sheriff of Wiltshire, 1402–1464
 * 6) John Seymour, Sheriff of Wiltshire, b. 1425
 * 7) John Seymour, 1450–1491
 * 8) Sir John Seymour, the maternal grandfather of King Edward VI, 1474–1536
 * 9) Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1506–1552
 * 10) Sir Edward Seymour, 1531–1593
 * 11) Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet, 1556–1613
 * 12) Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet, 1590–1659
 * 13) Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet, 1610–1688
 * 14) Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet, 1633–1708
 * 15) Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet, 1663–1741
 * 16) Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset, 1695–1757
 * 17) Very Rev. Lord Francis Seymour, 1726–1799
 * 18) Colonel Francis Compton Seymour, d. 1822
 * 19) Captain Francis Edward Seymour, 1788–1866
 * 20) Rev. Francis Payne Seymour, 1815–1870
 * 21) Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset, 1860–1931
 * 22) Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset, 1882–1954
 * 23) Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset, 1910–1984
 * 24) John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset, b. 1952

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