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Margery was born in about 1478, the daughter of Sir [[Henry Wentworth]] and Anne Say, daughter of Sir [[John Say]] and [[Elizabeth Cheney, Lady Say|Elizabeth Cheney]]. Margery's first cousins, Elizabeth and [[Edmund Howard| |
Margery was born in about 1478, the daughter of Sir [[Henry Wentworth]] and Anne Say, daughter of Sir [[John Say]] and [[Elizabeth Cheney, Lady Say|Elizabeth Cheney]]. Margery's first cousins, [[Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire|Elizabeth]] and [[Lord Edmund Howard|Edmund Howard]], were parents to two other of Henry VIII's wives, [[Anne Boleyn]] and [[Catherine Howard]], respectively.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Mistresses of Henry VIII |first=Kelly| last=Hart |edition=First |date=June 1, 2009 |page=142 |publisher=The History Press |isbn=0-7524-4835-8 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=r6HGPAAACAAJ}}</ref> Elizabeth Cheney's first husband was Frederick Tylney, father of the Countess. This makes Margery's mother, Anne Say, and the Countess half-sisters. <ref>Tucker, M.J. The Ladies in Skelton’s ‘Garland of Laurel.’ Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter, 1969), pp.333-345</ref> Wentworth was also the granddaughter of King Edward III. This link to royalty is partly why Jane Seymour (her daughter) was more attractive to Henry VIII when he married her. <ref>Margery Wentworth (mother of Queen Jane Seymour) - Ancestors. RoyaList. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 March 2013. </ref> Based off of this, the percentage of Margery's royal blood is 2.4658442%. <ref>Margery Wentworth (mother of Queen Jane Seymour) - Biography. RoyaList. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 March 2013.</ref> |
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Margery's father, Henry Wentworth, rose to be a critical component of Yorkshire and Suffolk politics. In 1489, during the Yorkshire uprising, he left and was named the steward of Knaresborough, earning him the privilege to keep the peace in the name of the first Earl of Surrey. After this, he was awarded the title of the Sheriff of Yorkshire. <ref>Tucker, M.J. The Ladies in Skelton’s ‘Garland of Laurel.’ Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter, 1969), pp.333-345</ref> |
Margery's father, Henry Wentworth, rose to be a critical component of Yorkshire and Suffolk politics. In 1489, during the Yorkshire uprising, he left and was named the steward of Knaresborough, earning him the privilege to keep the peace in the name of the first Earl of Surrey. After this, he was awarded the title of the Sheriff of Yorkshire. <ref>Tucker, M.J. The Ladies in Skelton’s ‘Garland of Laurel.’ Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter, 1969), pp.333-345</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:07, 23 June 2013
Margery Wentworth, also known as Margaret Wentworth (c. 1478 – c. October 1550) was the wife of Sir John Seymour and the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII of England. She was the grandmother of King Edward VI of England.Anonymous depiction of Margery Wentworth Seymour
Family
Margery was born in about 1478, the daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth and Anne Say, daughter of Sir John Say and Elizabeth Cheney. Margery's first cousins, Elizabeth and Edmund Howard, were parents to two other of Henry VIII's wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, respectively.[1] Elizabeth Cheney's first husband was Frederick Tylney, father of the Countess. This makes Margery's mother, Anne Say, and the Countess half-sisters. [2] Wentworth was also the granddaughter of King Edward III. This link to royalty is partly why Jane Seymour (her daughter) was more attractive to Henry VIII when he married her. [3] Based off of this, the percentage of Margery's royal blood is 2.4658442%. [4]
Margery's father, Henry Wentworth, rose to be a critical component of Yorkshire and Suffolk politics. In 1489, during the Yorkshire uprising, he left and was named the steward of Knaresborough, earning him the privilege to keep the peace in the name of the first Earl of Surrey. After this, he was awarded the title of the Sheriff of Yorkshire. [5]
Surname
The name Seymour comes from the Old English word "sae," which translates into sea, and "mere," meaning lake or pond. In the Anglo-Saxon community, "Seymour" originated in the Yorkshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk regions. [6]
The Seymour family that arrived in England with William the Conqueror are directly John Seymour, Margery's husband. [7]
Early life
She was given a place in the household of her aunt, Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey, where she met the poet John Skelton, whose muse she became.[8] She was considered a great beauty by Skelton and others. In poetry dedicated to her he praised her demeanor. Skelton's poem, 'Garland of Laurel,' in which ten women in addition to the Countess weave a crown of laurel for Skelton himself, portrays Margery as a shy, kind girl, and compares her to primrose and columbine. The other nine women from the poem are: Elizabeth Howard, Muriel Howard, Lady Anne Dacre of the South, Margaret Tynley, Jane Blenner-Haiset, Isabel Pennell, Margaret Hussey, Gertrude Statham, and Isabel Knyght. [9]
Marriage and children
On October 22, 1494, Margery was wedded to her husband, John Seymour. On the same day, her father, Henry remarried Lady Elizabeth Scrope. [10] It is presumed that Margery and John had a good relationship in their marriage. [11] After her husband's death, instead of remarrying, she took a larger role in her children's education while running the Wolfhall house. Notably, her eldest daughter, Jane, was not schooled in a formal setting; Margery instead had her disciplined in more traditional roles that she deemed suitable. [12]
She married Sir John Seymour of Wulfhall in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, and they had a total of nine children together.
- Margery Seymour (1502-1520).
- John Seymour (d. 15 July 1510).
- Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506-22 January 1552). Married firstly Catherine Filliol, had issue. Married secondly Anne Stanhope, had issue.
- Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c. 1508-20 March 1549). Married Catherine Parr, had issue.
- Jane Seymour, Queen of England (c. 1508/1509-24 October 1537). Married Henry VIII of England, had issue.
- Elizabeth Seymour, Marchioness of Winchester (c. 1513-1563). Married firstly Sir Anthony Ughtred, no issue. Married secondly Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, had issue. Married thirdly John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, no issue.
- Sir Henry Seymour of Marwell, Hampshire (c. 1514-after 1568). Married Barbara Wolfe, had issue.
- Dorothy Seymour (?-?). Married firstly Sir Clement Smyth, had issue. Married secondly Thomas Levinthorpe, no issue.
- Anthony Seymour (?-?).
Her son Edward, a soldier and royal servant, would become the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector. He was the eldest surviving child of the Seymour's. [13]
Death
She died in October 1550.
References
- ^ Hart, Kelly (June 1, 2009). The Mistresses of Henry VIII (First ed.). The History Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-7524-4835-8.
- ^ Tucker, M.J. The Ladies in Skelton’s ‘Garland of Laurel.’ Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter, 1969), pp.333-345
- ^ Margery Wentworth (mother of Queen Jane Seymour) - Ancestors. RoyaList. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 March 2013.
- ^ Margery Wentworth (mother of Queen Jane Seymour) - Biography. RoyaList. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 March 2013.
- ^ Tucker, M.J. The Ladies in Skelton’s ‘Garland of Laurel.’ Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter, 1969), pp.333-345
- ^ Last name: Seymour. The Internet Surname Database. Name Origin Research, n.d. Web. 12 March 2013.
- ^ Last name: Seymour. The Internet Surname Database. Name Origin Research, n.d. Web. 12 March 2013.
- ^ Norton, Elizabeth (2009). p. 9.
{{cite book}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Tucker, M.J. The Ladies in Skelton’s ‘Garland of Laurel.’ Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter, 1969), pp.333-345.
- ^ Tucker, M.J. The Ladies in Skelton’s ‘Garland of Laurel.’ Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter, 1969), pp.333-345
- ^ Norton, Elizabeth. Jane Seymour Henry VIII’s True Love. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2009. Print.
- ^ Norton, Elizabeth. Jane Seymour Henry VIII’s True Love. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2009. Print.
- ^ Beer, Barrett L. Edward Seymour. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 2004-13.
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