Edward Seymour was the son of Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth (also known as Margaret).  For more on the Wentworths, see my Wentworth page.
 
Edward Seymour, brother of Jane Seymour.  Edward was the 1st Earl of Hertford and the Duke of Somerset.  Edward Seymour ruled England as Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King's Person in the name of his nephew, Edward VI from 1547 to 1549.  Edward and Jane has a brother, Thomas, who became quite the thorn in the side for Edward.  After charges of treason were leveled against Edward, it was determined that there was lack of adequate evidence for the charge of treason.  Instead, an act utilizing the Bill of Attainder was invoked and he was beheaded on March 20, 1549.  Edward Seymour was my 14th great grandfather.
Anne Stanhope Seymour, Dutchess of Somerset was married to Edward Seymour sometime between 1534 and 1535.  Anne's ancestor was Thomas of Woodstock, the youngest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.  Anne Stanhope was my 14th great grandmother.
Anne Stanhope Seymour's tomb in Westminster Abbey.  Upon visiting Westminster Abbey, I did not know she and others interred at Westminster were my ancestors.  How ironic that I should make that monumental discovery later while back in the States.
 
 
Sir Edward Unton was born in 1534 and died on September 16, 1582.  He was knighted as a Knight of the Bath in 1559.  Sir Edward married Anne Dudley Seymour, Countess of Warwick, daughter of Lord Edward Seymour and Anne Stanhope (above).  Anne Seymour was born in 1538 and died in 1588.  Sir Edward was the High Sheriff of Berkshire and a member of Parliament for Berkshire.  Sir Edward and Anne had a daughter named Cecily Unton (see my Wentworth page), my ancestor.  Later in life, Anne was declared a lunatic and had bouts of lucidity from time to time.  Unfortunately, I cannot find a portraits of Sir Edward Unton.  Sir Edward Unton and Anne Seymour were my 13th great grandparents.
 
 
Jane Seymour was one of nine children born to Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth.  My relation to Queen Jane is through her brother, Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset.  Jane Seymour married King Henry VIII on May 20, 1536 at York Palace in England.  Jane was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England.  Jane was the mother of Edward VI.
King Henry VIII, Queen Jane and young Edward in a family portrait.
A portrait of King Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger.  Anne's portrait on the left was also painted by Hans.  (Image: Public domain, copyright expired)
 
 
Edward VI at about 2 years of age with his golden rattle.  Edward was the son of King Henry VIII and Queen Jane and was born on October 12, 1537. King Edward VI was Edward Seymour's nephew, my ancestor and brother to Jane Seymour Tudor.
A portrait of Edward when he was about 9 years old.  Edward purportedly died of complications derived from tuberculosis at 15 years old on July 6, 1553.
Portrait of Edward by William Scrots in 1550.
 
 
Sir Henry Unton was an Elizabethan English diplomat and ambassador to France.  Sir Henry was also a member of Parliament.  He served with the English military in the Netherlands in 1585 and 1586.  He died March 23, 1596.  His mother was Lady Anne Seymour, daughter of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset.  He was the brother of Cecily Unton, making him a distant cousin.  To view the Royal Berkshire History website information on Sir Henry Unton, click here.
Upon Sir Henry Unton's death in 1596, his remains were returned to England and he was interred at All Saints' Church in Faringdon, Oxfordshire.  His widow, Dorothy Wroughton Unton, commissioned a strange portrait of him after his death that portrayed the ten most important events in his life complete with his funeral procession.  The portraiture of Sir Henry was supposedly how he appeared just before his death.  The painting above is now housed in the National Portrait Gallery in London.