Thomas Seymour c. 1508 - 1549
Thomas Seymour , of Sudeley. Employed on diplomatic missions to European courts; marshal of English army in Netherlands (1543); admiral of fleet guarding Channel (1544); lord high admiral (1547); schemed to displace his brother the protector, BEN_XREF XREF=c-seymour45400"> as guardian of young king, [Missing XREF c-tudor64035], and to marry Edward VI to Jane Grey
(Walsh ) 1803 - 1877; bargained with pirates on west coast for their support; renewed attempts to marry Princess [Missing XREF c-tudor45036]; for fomenting opposition to brother's authority, executed on charge of treason.
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Born: c. 1508 | Baptised:
| Died: Towrr Hill, London, , , England 20th Mar 1549 | Buried: Tower Hill, London, , , England 1549
| Family: Seymour |
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