Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge

Who was Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge?

Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 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, who would marry Sir George Hungerford. The Hungerfords had at least six children together. He married secondly in 1654, to Elizabeth Alington, daughter of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard; they had three children.

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.