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     Joan/Jane Beaufort Lady Howth married Sir Robert St. Lawrence Knt., 2nd Lord Howth of Ireland, son of Christopher St. Lawrence 1st Lord Howth of Ireland and Anne Plunkett, circa June 1478
; his second wife; her 1st husband; no issue.^4,2,5,1 Joan/Jane Beaufort Lady Howth married Richard Frye Esq., son of Thomas Frye Esq., of Glastonbury, Somerset and Sibyl (?), in 1489
; her 2nd husband; no issue.^4,2,1
Joan/Jane Beaufort Lady Howth died on 11 August 1518.¹
      .⁴

     Elizabeth Beaufort married Sir Henry Fitz Lewis Knt., of Bromsford, Essex, son of Sir Lewis ap John Knt., of West Horndon, Essex and Alice Vere,
; his 1st wife.^4,2,1
Elizabeth Beaufort died before 1475.^4,1
      .⁴

     Mary Beaufort married (?) Burgh.¹

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     Sir Humphrey Stafford Knt., Earl of Stafford was born circa 1424.¹ He married Margaret Beaufort, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort KG, Earl of Dorset, 4th Earl of Somerset; Count of Mortain and Lady Eleanor (Alianor) Beauchamp,
; her 1st husband.^6,3,7,8,2
Sir Humphrey Stafford Knt., Earl of Stafford died on 22 May 1455 at Battle of St. Albans, St. Albans, St. Albans District, Hertfordshire, England; Faris says killed at 1st Battle of St. Albans; Burke's Peerage says "dvp on or after 17 Dec 1457 and possibly after 19 Jan 1457/8"; Staley says d. ca 1458 v.p.^6,3,1,2
      ; Staley cites: CP II: 388-9, XII/1: 182, XIV: 589.¹ EDV-16. He was Earl of Stafford.³

; Faris (1999, p. 340): "HUMPHREY STAFFORD, styled Earl of Stafford, first son and heir apparent, was married to MARGARET BEAUFORT, daughter, and in her issue heiress, of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset (descendant of King Edward I), by Alianor, second daughter of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick (descendant of King Edward I) [see SOMERSET 9 for her ancestry]. HUMPHREY STAFFORD died v.p., said to have been slain on the Lancastrian side on 22 May 1455 at the first Battle of St. Albans. His widow was married for the second time to RICHARD DARELL, Knt., of Lillingstone Dayrell, co. Buckingham, and had issue. She died in 1474.
C.P. 1:342 (1910). C.P. 2:389 (1912). C.P. 12(1):182 (1953). Paget (1957) 500:3. Paget (1977), p. 257."

     Sir William Paston Esq., of Norwich, etc. Norfolk and Lond married Anne Beaufort, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort KG, Earl of Dorset, 4th Earl of Somerset; Count of Mortain and Lady Eleanor (Alianor) Beauchamp, on 24 March 1443 at Baynard's Castle, London, City of London, Greater London, England.^4,5,2,3

Sir William Paston Esq., of Norwich, etc. Norfolk and Lond died before 7 September 1496.⁶
Sir William Paston Esq., of Norwich, etc. Norfolk and Lond was buried on 7 September 1496 .⁶

His estate was probated on 28 November 1496.⁶

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Sir William Paston Esq., of Norwich, etc. Norfolk and Lond left a will on 17 September 1496; PCC 12 Horne.⁶

     Sir Robert St. Lawrence Knt., 2nd Lord Howth of Ireland was born circa 1436; said to be aged 28 in 1464.^1,2 He married Joan/Jane Beaufort Lady Howth, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort KG, Earl of Dorset, 4th Earl of Somerset; Count of Mortain and Lady Eleanor (Alianor) Beauchamp, circa June 1478
; his second wife; her 1st husband; no issue.^3,4,1,2
Sir Robert St. Lawrence Knt., 2nd Lord Howth of Ireland died between 1487 and 1488 at London, City of London, Greater London, England.^1,2
      .³

     Richard Frye Esq. married Joan/Jane Beaufort Lady Howth, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort KG, Earl of Dorset, 4th Earl of Somerset; Count of Mortain and Lady Eleanor (Alianor) Beauchamp, in 1489
; her 2nd husband; no issue.^2,3,1
Richard Frye Esq. died between 20 June 1504 and 19 October 1504.¹

His estate was probated on 19 October 1504
; PCC 18 Holgrave.¹
     He was Esquire of the Body to King Henry VII.¹

.²

Richard Frye Esq. left a will on 20 June 1504.¹

     Sir Henry Fitz Lewis Knt., of Bromsford, Essex married Elizabeth Beaufort, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort KG, Earl of Dorset, 4th Earl of Somerset; Count of Mortain and Lady Eleanor (Alianor) Beauchamp,
; his 1st wife.^3,1,2 Sir Henry Fitz Lewis Knt., of Bromsford, Essex married Eleanor Hungerford, daughter of Sir Robert Hungerford Knt., 2nd Lord Hungerford and Lady Margaret Botreaux Baroness Botreaux,
; his 2nd wife; her 3rd husband; no issue.²
Sir Henry Fitz Lewis Knt., of Bromsford, Essex died in May 1480.²
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     Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan was born circa 1460.^7,3,4,5 He married Elizabeth Herbert Baroness Herbert, daughter of Sir William Herbert Knt., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Lady Mary Wydeville, on 2 June 1492
; his 1st wife.^{7,8,3,9,10,4,5} Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan married Elizabeth West, daughter of Sir Thomas West Ktn., KG, 5th Lord West, 8th Lord la Warre and Elizabeth Mortimer,
; his 2nd wife.^7,3,4,11,5 Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan married Eleanor Sutton, daughter of Sir Edward Sutton KB, KG, 2nd Lord Dudley and Cecile Willoughby of Parham,
; his 3rd wife; her 1st husband; no issue.^7,3,4,5
Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan died on 15 April 1526.^7,3,4,5
Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan was buried after 15 April 1526 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.⁵

His estate was probated on 20 November 1526
; PCC 13 Porch.⁵
     He was 1st Marquess of Worcester.¹²

; CHARLES SOMERSET, 1st Earl of Worcester (E), so cr 1 Feb 1513/4, KG (1498), PC (1498); b c 1460; ktd 1485, Capt Yeomen of the Gd by 1 March 1485/6, Constable Hemsley Castle, Yorks, 14 May 1487, Capt and Adml of the Fleet 1488, took part in Siege of Boulogne Oct 1490, cr 17 July 1497 Kt Banneret at Battle of Blackheath when HENRY VII defeated an attack on London by Cornish rebels, V-Chamberlain 1498, Jt Amb to HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN I 28 Sept 1501-July 1502, Steward Ewyas Lacy and Monmouth 1503, Constable Pains Castle, Radnorshire, and Montgomery Castle 1504, Amb to France June-Aug 1505, Ld Chamberlain 1508 and 1509 (1 Feb 1513/4 for life) and in this capacity as Ld Chamberlain was largely in charge of the organisation of the Field of Cloth of Gold 1520, Constable: Ruthin Castle, Monmouth Castle and the Three Castles 21 May 1509, Cardiff Castle 22 Aug 1509, Abergavenny Castle 25 Sept 1510 (all for life), Sheriff Glam 22 Aug 1509 (for life), called to Parl 1509 by writs apparently addressed to him as LORD HERBERT in right of his w (though he may also thereby have been designated LORD (Baron) SOMERSET), Jt Steward and Constable Usk Castle and Dynas Castle 20 Sept 1514; m 1st 2 June 1492 Elizabeth Herbert, according to later doctrine rightful Baroness Herbert of the 1461 cr (d between 29 Jan 1508/9 and 21 March 1512/3), only dau and heiress of 2nd Earl of Huntingdon of the 1472 cr by his w Mary, sis of ELIZABETH, EDWARD IV's QUEEN; m 2nd Elizabeth West, dau of 8th Lord (Baron) de la Warr (see DE LA WARR, E), by whom he had several children (see GREY, B); m 3rd Eleanor Sutton or Dudley (m 2nd as his 2nd w Leonard Grey, afterwards Viscount Grane (beheaded 28 July 1541), dau of 2nd Lord (Baron) Dudley (see DUDLEY, B), and d 15 April 1526, leaving issue by his 1st w.¹

; van de Pas cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.), Reference: III/2 357.⁴ GKJ-13.

; Faris (1999, p. 334): [quote] CHARLES BEAUFORT (or SOMERSET), Knt., K.O., of Gower, co. Glamorgan, Chepstow and Raglan, co. Monmouth, and Kew, Surrey, Lord Chamberlain of the Household of King Henry VIII, base-born son by Jane Hill, was born about 1460. He was married for the first time on 2 June 1492 to ELIZABETH HERBERT, daughter and heiress of William Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon, by Mary, daughter of Richard Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers. She was born about 1476 (said to be aged sixteen in 1491, and thirty and more in 1507). He was summoned to Parliament from 17 Oct. 1509 by writ directed Carolo Somerset de Herbert Chivaler. She died between 29 Jan. 1508/9 and 21 Mar. 1512/3, and was buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. He was married for the second time to ELIZABETH WEST, daughter of Thomas West, 8th Lord la Warre, by Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh Mortimer, of Mortimer's Hall, co. Hants. They had three children. He was married for the third time to ELEANOR SUTTON, daughter of Edward Sutton, 2nd Lord Dudley, by Cecily, daughter of William Willoughby, Knt. They had no children. He distinguished himself at the sieges of Thérouanne and Tournai in France in 1513, and for his services was created Earl of Worcester on 1 Feb. 1513/4. As Lord Chamberlain he was largely responsible for the arrangements at the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520. "Charles Somerset, erie of Worcestour, lord Herbert of Gower and of Chepstowe, K.G." died testate (P.C.C., 13 Porch) aged about sixty-six on 15 Apr. 1526, and was buried at St. George's Chapel (M.I.) His widow was married for the second time to Leonard Gray, Viscount Grane.
C.P. 12(1):846-850 (1953). [end quote] He was 249 Knight of the Garter in 1496.⁴ He was MP between 17 October 1508 and 21 March 1512.⁵ He was 1st Earl of Worcester on 1 February 1513/14.^7,1

Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan left a will between 21 March 1523 and 1524.⁵

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.¹ Jane Hill was living in 1493; granted an annuity of 10 marks by King Henry VII.²

     Elizabeth Herbert Baroness Herbert married Henry Herbert Lord Herbert
; her 1st husband.⁸ Elizabeth Herbert Baroness Herbert was born between 1476 and 1477; aged 16 in 1492, and 30 in 1507; Genealogy.EU says (Anjou 6 page) b.ca 1460.^9,10,4,5 She married Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan, son of Henry Beaufort KG, 3rd Duke of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset, Earl of Somerset, Earl of Dorset and Jane Hill, on 2 June 1492
; his 1st wife.^{9,2,10,3,4,11,5}
Elizabeth Herbert Baroness Herbert died between 29 January 1508 and 21 March 1513.^9,1,10,4,5
     She was BARONESS HERBERT in her own right.² GKJ-13.

; van de Pas cites: 1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: Q 118 510
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: VI 440, XII 850.⁴

; ELIZABETH Herbert, deemed by later doctrine BARONESS HERBERT in her own right; m 1st Earl of Worcester (see BEAUFORT, D).²

     Elizabeth West married Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan, son of Henry Beaufort KG, 3rd Duke of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset, Earl of Somerset, Earl of Dorset and Jane Hill,
; his 2nd wife.^5,6,7,1,2
      .⁵

     Eleanor Sutton married Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan, son of Henry Beaufort KG, 3rd Duke of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset, Earl of Somerset, Earl of Dorset and Jane Hill,
; his 3rd wife; her 1st husband; no issue.^4,5,6,1 Eleanor Sutton married Lord Leonard Grey Viscount Grane, son of Thomas Grey KB, KG, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 8th Lord Ferrers of Groby, Lord Astley and Cecily Bonville Baroness Harington and Bonville, after 1526
; her 2nd husband; his 2nd wife.^7,1
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     Sir William Herbert Knt., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon was born circa 1455.^1,3,2 He married Lady Mary Wydeville, daughter of Sir Richard Wydeville Knt., KG, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquette (?) de Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, in September 1466 at Windsor, Berkshire, England,
; his 1st wife.^6,3,7,2 Sir William Herbert Knt., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon married Katherine (?), daughter of Richard III (?) King England, Duke of Gloucester, between 3 March 1484 and 29 September 1484
; his 2nd wife.^1,3
Sir William Herbert Knt., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon died on 16 July 1491; dspm.^1,3,2
Sir William Herbert Knt., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon was buried after 16 July 1491 at Tintern Abbey, England.²
     He was 2nd Lord Herbert.⁷ He was 2nd EARL OF PEMBROKE (resigned title 1479.)¹

; van de Pas cites: 1. A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard, Reference: 272
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: X 402.³ GKJ-14.

; WILLIAM HERBERT, 2nd EARL OF PEMBROKE (resigned title 1479 since EDWARD IV wished to confer on his own s and heir, later EDWARD V, doing so in July of that year) later (and instead) 1st and last EARL OF HUNTINGDON (E), so cr 4 July 1479 with initially remainder to the heirs of the body of his f and in a confirmation of 1484 and 1488 with remainder to his f's heirs male of the body; b c 1455; ktd 1465, Commr Array S Wales and Marches 1471 and again jtly 1483, Ch Justice and Chamberlain S Wales 1471 and Ch Justice again 1483, Chamberlain to PRINCE OF WALES (later EDWARD V); m 1st Sept 1466 Lady Mary Woodville, dau of 1st Earl Rivers of the 1466 cr and sis of ELIZABETH, QUEEN CONSORT of EDWARD IV. The 1st and last EARL OF HUNTINGDON of the 1479 cr m 2nd between 3 March and 29 Sept 1483/4 Katharine, illegitimate dau of RICHARD III, and dspm 16 July 1491, when the Earldom expired.¹ He was Chief Justice and Chamberlain of South Wales, chamberlain to Edward, Prince of Wales.² Sir William Herbert Knt., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon was also known as William Herbert 2nd Earl of Huntingdon.⁸

; per van de Pas: "William Herbert was born about 1455 and knighted in September 1466. Also in September 1466 at Windsor he married his first wife, Mary Wydville, sister of Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King Edward IV. After the beheading of his father in 1469, William Herbert became 2nd Earl of Pembroke.

When King Edward IV entered London in triumph after the battle of Tewkesbury on 21 May 1471, he rode with the Duke of Gloucester and other Lords at the head of the procession. In 1475 he took part in the campaign in France.

In 1479 on request of King Edward IV he resigned the Earldom of Pembroke and exchanged it for that of Huntingdon. His first wife had died and in 1484 he married Katherine, an illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Gloucester. At the Coronation of the Duke of Gloucester as Richard III, William Herbert bore the Queen's Sceptre. He became Chamberlain to the new Prince of Wales. On 15 November 1483 he was appointed Chief Justice of South Wales.

The Earldom of Huntingdon was confirmed on 27 May 1484 with limitation to his father's heirs male of the body. On 16 July 1491 William Herbert died and the Earldom of Huntingdon became extinct; however, his daughter by his first wife is regarded as Baroness Herbert."^6,3 He was 2nd Earl of Huntingdon of the 1472 cr.⁸ He was 1st and last EARL OF HUNTINGDON (E), so cr 4 July 1479 on 4 July 1479.¹

     Lady Mary Wydeville was born in 1447.¹ She married Sir William Herbert Knt., 2nd Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, son of William Herbert Knt., KG, 1st Earl of Pembroke, 1st Lord Herbert and Anne Devereux, in September 1466 at Windsor, Berkshire, England,
; his 1st wife.^4,5,1,6
Lady Mary Wydeville died before 1484.¹
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Reference: Genealogics cites:

     Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester was born circa 1496 at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England; van de Pas says b. ca 1499.^7,1,2 He married Lady Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay KB, 1st/9th Earl of Devon and Katherine (?) Princess of England, after 15 June 1514
; papal dispensation 15 June 1514; his 1st wife; Richardson says "no issue."^8,9,1,2,3 Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester married Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Sir Anthony Browne Knt. and Lady Lucy Neville, before 1527
; his 2nd wife.^{8,10,1,11,2,3}
Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester died on 26 November 1549.^8,1,2,3
      ; HENRY SOMERSET, probably s his mother on her death as 4th LORD (Baron) HERBERT and his f on the latter's death as 2nd Earl of Worcester, Jt Constable Ruthin Castle, Cardiff Castle, Pains Castle and Montgomery Castle, Jt Sheriff Glam, Jt Ch Steward Abergavenny and Jt Steward Ewyas Lacy 21 June 1510, Jt Steward Monmouth and Jt Constable Monmouth Castle and the Three Castles 5 July 1510, Jt Steward and Constable Usk Castle 6 May 1514 and Dynas Castle 20 Sept 1514, Steward and Constable Brecknock Castle 26 May 1523, ktd 1523, Jt Coroner Usk and Constable Caerleon Castle 30 March 1525; m 1st (papal dispensation 15 June 1514) his cousin Margaret Courtenay (dsp before 15 April 1526), dau of 9th Earl of Devon (qv) by his w Katherine, yst dau of EDWARD IV; m 2nd c 1527 Elizabeth (d between 20 April and 23 Oct 1565), dau of Sir Anthony Browne, Standard-Bearer to HENRY VII, by his w Lucy Nevill(e), dau of 1st Marquess of Montagu of the 1461 cr (see ABERGAVENNY, M), and d 26 Nov 1549, leaving by his 2nd w, with a yst dau (Jane, m Sir Edward Ma(u)nsel(l); see MANSEL, Bt).⁵ He was 2nd Earl of Worcester.^12,13,1,3 GKJ-12.

; van de Pas cites: 1. Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.), Reference: III/2 357
2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938, Reference: Page 256
3. Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Reference: 838
4. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: P 59255.²

; Henry, 2d Earl of Worcester, *ca 1496, +26.11.1549; 1m: 1514 Lady Margaret Courtenay; 2m: before 1527 Elizabeth Browne (*ca 1500 +by 23.10.1565); all kids were by 2m.¹

Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester lived at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England.⁸

Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester lived at Gover, Glamorganshire, Wales, England.⁸

; Faris (1999, p. 334): "HENRY SOMERSET, Knt., of Gower, co. Glamorgan and Chepstoe, co. Monmouth, Earl of Worcester, son and heir by first marriage, was married for the first time, with papal dispensation dated 15 June 1514, to MARGARET COURTENAY, daughter of William Courtenay, Earl of Devon, by Katherine, daughter of King Edward IV. She died before 15 Apr. 1526 s.p. He was married for the second time before 1527 to ELIZABETH BROWNE, daughter of Anthony Browne, Knt., by Lucy, daughter of John Neville, Marquess of Montagu (descendant of King Edward I) [see BROWNE 7 for her ancestry]. HENRY SOMERSET, Earl of Worcester, died aged about fifty-three on 26 Nov. 1549. The will of "lady Elizabeth, Countess of Worcester, of Chepstoe, Monmouth" was dated 20 Apr. and proved 23 Oct. 1565 (P.C.C., 28 Morrison). They were buried at Chepstow (M.I.s).
C.P. 12(1):851-852 (1953)."

     Lady Margaret Courtenay married Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester, son of Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan and Elizabeth Herbert Baroness Herbert, after 15 June 1514
; papal dispensation 15 June 1514; his 1st wife; Richardson says "no issue."^2,3,4,5,1
Lady Margaret Courtenay died before 15 April 1526.²
      ; Margaret; m as his 1st w (papal dispensation 15 June 1514) her cousin 2nd Earl of Worcester (see BEAUFORT, D) and dsp by 15 April 1526.³

     Elizabeth Browne was buried at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, England.³ She was born circa 1500.⁶ She married Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester, son of Charles Somerset KG, 1st Earl of Worcester, Baron Herbert of Raglan and Elizabeth Herbert Baroness Herbert, before 1527
; his 2nd wife.^7,1,6,2,8,3
Elizabeth Browne died between 20 April 1565 and 23 October 1565.^7,6,3

Her estate was probated on 23 October 1565
; PCC 28 Morrison.³
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Elizabeth Browne lived at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England.⁷

Elizabeth Browne left a will on 20 April 1565.³

     William Somerset KB, KG, 3rd Earl of Worcester was born circa 1527.^5,2,3 He married Christian North, daughter of Edward North 1st Lord North, of Kirtling, Cambridgewhire and Alice Squire, before 29 January 1549/50
; his 1st wife.^5,2,3 William Somerset KB, KG, 3rd Earl of Worcester married Theophila Newton, daughter of Sir John (Craddock) Newton Knt. and Margaret Poyntz, after 1564
; his 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^5,2,3
William Somerset KB, KG, 3rd Earl of Worcester died on 21 February 1588/89 at London, City of London, Greater London, England.^5,2,3

His estate was probated on 7 November 1589
; PCC 89 Leicester.³
     He was 3rd Earl of Worcester.²

; WILLIAM SOMERSET, 3rd Earl of Worcester, KG (1570), KB (1546/7); b c 1527; Gent Privy Chamber 1546, memb Cncl in Marches of Wales Nov 1553, took part in the defence of London against Sir Thomas Wyatt Feb 1553/4, Dep Earl Marshal of England 2 April 1571, Lt Order of the Garter 22 April 1579; m 1st by 29 Jan 1549/50 Christian North, dau of 1st Lord North (see GUILFORD, E); m 2nd Theophila (m 2nd William Paratt, of Pantglas), dau of Sir John Newton (otherwise Cradock), of E Harptree, Somerset, and Barr's Court, Glos, and d 21 Feb 1588/9, leaving issue by his 1st w.¹

; Faris (1999, pp. 334-335): "WILLIAM SOMERSET, K.B., K.G., Earl of Worcester, son and heir by second marriage, was born about 1527. He was married before 29 Jan. 1549/50 to CHRISTIAN NORTH, first daughter of Edward North, 1st Lord North, of Kirtling, co. Cambridge, by Alice, daughter of Oliver Squire, of Southby, near Portsmouth. She was living on 20 Mar. 1563/4. He was married for the second time to THEOPHILA NEWTON, daughter of John Newton, Knt., of East Harptree, Somerset, by Margaret, daughter of Anthony Poyntz, Knt., of Iron Acton, co. Gloucester. WILLIAM SOMERSET, Earl of Worcester, died testate (P.C.C., 89 Leicester) aged about sixty-two' at his house "by St. John's, near London" on 21 Feb. 1588/9, and was buried at Raglan (M.I.) His widow is said to have been married for the second time to William Paratt, of Pantglas.
C.P. 12(1):852-854 (1953). [end quote]

     Christian North married William Somerset KB, KG, 3rd Earl of Worcester, son of Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Browne, before 29 January 1549/50
; his 1st wife.^2,3,1
Christian North died after 20 March 1563/64.²
     She was living between 20 March 1563 and 1564.¹

     Edward North 1st Lord North, of Kirtling, Cambridgewhire married Alice Squire, daughter of Oliver Squire of Southby.^2,1

     Edward North 1st Lord North, of Kirtling, Cambridgewhire lived at Kirtling, Cambridgeshire, England.²

     Alice Squire married Edward North 1st Lord North, of Kirtling, Cambridgewhire.^2,1

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     Oliver Squire of Southby lived at Southby, near Portsmouth, England.²

     Theophila Newton married William Paratt of Pantglas
; said to be her 2nd husband.^2,1 Theophila Newton married William Somerset KB, KG, 3rd Earl of Worcester, son of Sir Henry Somerset Knt., KG, 2nd Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Browne, after 1564
; his 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^3,4,1

     Edward Somerset KG, 4th Earl of Worcester was buried at Raglan, Monmouthshire, England.⁴ He was born circa 1553; aged 36 in 1589.^4,2,3 He married Lady Elizabeth Hastings, daughter of Sir Francis Hastings KG, KB, PC, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Hon. Katherine Pole, in December 1571.^4,2,5,3

Edward Somerset KG, 4th Earl of Worcester died on 3 March 1627/28 at Worcester House, St. Clement Danes, Strand, England; died testate.^4,3
     He was 4th Earl of Worcester.^1,2

; EDWARD SOMERSET, 4th Earl of Worcester, KG (1593), PC (1601); b c 1550; Amb to Scotland June 1590, memb cncl Marches of Wales Dec 1590, Dep Master of the Horse Jan 1597/8, Master of the Horse April 1601-2 Jan 1615/6, Ld-Lt Glam and Mon 1602-28, a Commr Treasury 16 June-July 1614, Ld Privy Seal 1616-28; m Dec 1571 Lady Elizabeth Hastings (d 24 Aug 1621), dau of 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (qv), and d 3 March 1627/8, having had issue.¹

; Faris (1999, p. 335): "EDWARD SOMERSET, K.G., Earl of Worcester, son and heir, was born about 1550. He was married in December 1571 to ELIZABETH HASTINGS, fourth daughter of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (descendant of King Edward III), by Katherine, daughter of Henry Pole (descendant of King Edward III) [see HASTINGS 5 for her ancestry]. They had eight sons. She died at Worcester House, St. Clement Danes, Strand, on 24 Aug. 1621. EDWARD SOMERSET, Earl of Worcester, died testate at Worcester House on 3 Mar. 1627/8. They were buried at Raglan.
C.P. 12(1):854-857 (1953). Clarence (1905) Tables II, XXXV."

     Lady Elizabeth Hastings married Edward Somerset KG, 4th Earl of Worcester, son of William Somerset KB, KG, 3rd Earl of Worcester and Christian North, in December 1571.^7,8,2,3

Lady Elizabeth Hastings died on 24 August 1621 at Worcester House, St. Clement Danes, Strand, England.^7,8,3

     Sir Francis Hastings KG, KB, PC, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon was born circa 1514.^8,1,4,3 He married Hon. Katherine Pole, daughter of Sir Henry Pole Kb., 1st Lord Montagu and Jane Neville, circa 25 June 1532.^9,10,1,11,3

Sir Francis Hastings KG, KB, PC, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon died on 23 June 1560.^8,1,3
Sir Francis Hastings KG, KB, PC, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon was buried after 23 June 1560 at Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire, England.^3,4,8
     He was 4th Lord (Baron) Moleyns.² He was 6th Lord (Baron) Hungerford.² He was 4th Lord (Baron) Hastings (of Hastings.)^2,3

; FRANCIS HASTINGS, 7th LORD (Baron) BOTREAUX, 4th LORD (Baron) HASTINGS, 3rd LORD (Baron) HASTINGS (of Hungerford), 6th Lord (Baron) Hungerford, 4th Lord (Baron) Moleyns and 2nd EARL OF HUNTINGDON.²

; van de Pas cites: 1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: O 24649
2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938, Reference: Page 1357
3. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: VI 655.⁴

; per van de Pas: "From 1529 till 1544 he was styled Lord Hastings. In 1532 he married Catherine Pole and they became the parents of eleven children. In 1544, succeeding his father, he became 2nd Earl of Huntingdon. On 20 February 1547 he carried Saint Edward's staff at the Coronation of Edward VI. From 1550 till 1559 he was Lord Lieutenant of Rutland; from 1554 till 1560, of Leicester; from 1552 till 1560, of Derby; and from 1554 till 1559, of Warwick.

Though at first concerned in opposing the accession of Queen Mary, he subsequently came over to her side and took the Duke of Suffolk prisoner. In 1558 he was Captain of the Vanguard forces to the Queen and, in 1559, Master of the Harthounds. On 23 June 1560, aged about forty-seven, he died and was buried at Ashby-de-la-Zouch."⁴ He was 3rd Lord (Baron) Hastings of Hungerford. He was 2nd Earl of Huntingdon.^10,1,2

; Faris (1999, p. 179): "FRANCIS HASTINGS, K.B., K.G., 4th Lord Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, P.C., son and heir, was born about 1514. He was married to KATHERINE POLE, elder daughter and eventual co-heiress of Henry Pole, of Medmenham and Ellesborough, co. Buckingham, Lord Montagu (descendant of King Edward III), by Jane, daughter of George Neville, Lord Bergavenny (descendant of King Edward III) [see POLE 4 for her ancestry]. They had six Sons and four daughters. FRANCIS HASTINGS, Earl of Huntingdon, died testate aged forty-seven at Ashby on 23 June 1560 (P.C.C., Loftes 8). His widow died on 23 Sep. 1576. They were buried at Ashby-de-la-Zouch (M.I.)
Clay (1913), p. 102. Clarence (1905) Table II. DNB. C.P. 6:376, 655-656,656 footnote h (1926) (Katherine Pole made a claim, based on the question to the legitimacy of the children of King Edward IV, to the Crown de jure hereditano, being great-granddaughter of Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury). C.P. 7:694 (1929).
Child of Francis Hastings, by Katherine Pole:
i.     ELIZABETH HASTINGS, married EDWARD SOMERSET [see SOMERSET 4].1."⁹ He was 7th Lord (Baron) Botreaux.²

; FRANCIS HASTINGS, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KG (1549), KB (1533), PC (1550); b c 1514; Ld Lt Rutland 1550-59, Leics 1554-60, Derbys 1552-60 and Warwicks 1554-59, supported LADY JANE GREY but soon went over to QUEEN MARY, Capt Queen's Vanguard forces 1558, Master Harthounds 1559; m c 25 June 1532 Katherine (d 23 Sept 1576), dau and coheir of Henry Pole, Lord Montague, and gdau of Margaret, Countess of Salisbury (see ABERGAVENNY, M), and d 23 June 1560, leaving, with four er daus.¹ He was 322 Knight of the Garter in 1549.⁴

     Henry Somerset 5th Earl of Worcester, 1st Marquess of Worcester was born in 1576/77 at Herefordshire, England.^3,1,2 He married Lady Anne Russell, daughter of John Russell 3rd Baron Russell and Elizabeth Cooke, on 16 June 1600 at St. Martin's within Ludgate, Farringdon Ward, City of London, Greater London, England.^3,4,1,2

Henry Somerset 5th Earl of Worcester, 1st Marquess of Worcester died on 18 December 1646 at Covent Garden, London, City of London, Greater London, England; in prison.^3,1,2
      ; HENRY SOMERSET, 1st Marquess of Worcester (E), so cr 2 March 1642/3 (also promised the Dukedom of Somerset, for which he received a warrant dated 6 Jan 1644/5, but letters patent were never issued); b 1576/7; educ Magdalen Coll Oxford; memb cncl Marches of Wales June 1601, called up to Ho of Lds vp in his f's supposed Barony as LORD HERBERT 31 Jan 1603/4, Jt Ld-Lt Glam and Mon 1626-31, conducted the defence of Raglan Castle 3 June-19 Aug 1646 when besieged by Parly forces; m 16 June 1600 Lady Anne Russell (d 8 April 1639), gdau of 2nd Earl of Bedford (see BEDFORD, D), and d 18 Dec 1646.⁵

; Faris (1999, p. 335): "HENRY SOMERSET, 5th Earl of Worcester, son and heir, was born in Herefordshire in 1576-77. He was married at St. Martin's, Ludgate, on 16 June 1600 to ANNE RUSSELL, daughter and heiress of John Russell, Lord Russell, by Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Cooke, Knt., of Gidea Hall, Essex (of Magna Carta Surety descent and descendant of Charlemagne). They had nine sons and four daughters. She died at Worcester House on 8 Apr. 1639. He was summoned to Parliament v.p. as Lord Herbert by writ directed Henr. Herbert Ch'r. During the Civil War he advanced huge sums of money to King Charles I, for which he was created Marquess of Worcester on 2 Mar. 1642/3. His castle in Raglan was one of the last places that held out against the Parliament. After surrender he was brought up to London and committed to Black Rod, in Covent Garden. HENRY SOMERSET, Marquess of Worcester, died testate in custody at Covent Garden on 18 Dec. 1646. They were buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor (M.I.)
Collins-Brydges (1812) 1:273. Clarence (1905) Table XXXV. C.P. 12(1):856-858 footnote i, 857-859 (1953)." He was 1st Marquess of Worcester on 2 March 1642/43.^3,5,1

     Lady Anne Russell married Henry Somerset 5th Earl of Worcester, 1st Marquess of Worcester, son of Edward Somerset KG, 4th Earl of Worcester and Lady Elizabeth Hastings, on 16 June 1600 at St. Martin's within Ludgate, Farringdon Ward, City of London, Greater London, England.^3,4,5,2

Lady Anne Russell died on 8 April 1639 at Worcester House, St. Clement Danes, Strand, England.^3,5,2