William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset | William Seymour, 3rd Duke Somerset

William Seymour, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1654 – 12 December 1671) was the son of Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp and Mary Capell.

He died in 1671, unmarried and childless and was succeeded by his paternal uncle John Seymour.

Peerage of England
Preceded by William Seymour	Duke of Somerset 1660–1671	Succeeded by John Seymour

Dukes of Somerset

House of Beaufort (1443–1471)	John, 1st Duke (1443–1444) Edmund, 2nd Duke (1448–1455) Henry, 3rd Duke (1455–1464) Edmund, 4th Duke (1464–1471)

House of Tudor (1499–1500)	Edmund (1499–1500) Henry, 1st Duke (1525–1536)

House of Seymour (1547–1552, 1660–)	Edward, 1st Duke (1547–1552) William, 2nd Duke (1660) William, 3rd Duke (1660–1671) John, 4th Duke (1671–1675) Francis, 5th Duke (1675–1678) Charles, 6th Duke (1678–1748) Algernon, 7th Duke (1748–1750) Edward, 8th Duke (1750–1757) Edward, 9th Duke (1757–1792) Webb, 10th Duke (1792–1793) Edward, 11th Duke (1793–1855) Edward, 12th Duke (1855–1885) Archibald, 13th Duke (1885–1891) Algernon, 14th Duke (1891–1894) Algernon, 15th Duke (1894–1923) Edward, 16th Duke (1923–1931) Evelyn, 17th Duke (1931–1954) Percy, 18th Duke (1954–1984) John, 19th Duke (1984–)

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Name	Somerset, William Seymour, 3rd Duke of
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Date of birth	1654
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Date of death	12 December 1671
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