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8th October 1549
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector and uncle of King Edward VI, was proclaimed a traitor by the King's Privy Council.

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Portrait traditionally identified as Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
French school
Mid-16th century

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#OTD 24 Sep 1561

#EdwardSeymour, later Viscount Beauchamp was born in the Tower Of London

His mother Lady Katherine Grey (sister to #9dayqueen #LadyJaneGrey) had been there since August when her secret marriage to Earl of Hertford was revealed to her furious cousin #ElizabethI

#OTD
24th September 1561
In the confines of The Tower of London, Edward Seymour (later Viscount Beauchamp) was born.

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