Name Charles 2nd | Died August 25, 1665 | |
Parents Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge Children Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, Frances Seymour Grandchildren Lady Anne Seymour, Lady Catherine Seymour Cousins Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp, John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset Grandparents Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp | ||
Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (c. 1621 – 25 August 1665) was the son of Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, whom he succeeded in the barony in 1664.
He married firstly on 4 August 1632 to Mary, daughter of Thomas Smith of Soley in Chilton Foliat, a village northwest of Hungerford. The couple had one daughter, Frances (bef. 1654–1716), who would marry Sir George Hungerford. The Hungerfords had at least six children together. He married secondly in 1654, to Elizabeth Alington (baptised 1635, died 1691), daughter of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard (14 March 1610/1611, d. circa October 1648); they had three children. One of his notable descendants, three times great-grandson, was James Smithson. The poet George Keate was another descendant.
Both of Charles's sons, Francis and Charles, ultimately succeeded to the dukedom of Somerset, his own father having been a younger brother of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset. His daughter, Honora Seymour, married Sir Charles Gerard, 3rd Baronet. Charles Seymour was succeeded in the barony by his elder son, Francis.