William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
- William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester
William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester KG (c. 1526 - 21 February 1589) was born before 1526 to Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester and his second wife Elizabeth Browne.
On November 26, 1549, he succeeded his father and became the 3rd Earl of Worcester. Before 19 May, 1550, Worcester married Christian North. She was a daughter of Edward North, 1st Baron North and his wife Alice Squire.[cite book |author=KIMBALL G. EVERINGHAM; Richardson, Douglas Scott |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Royal Ancestry) |edition= |language= |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company |location= |year=2004 |origyear= |pages= p667|quote= |isbn=0-8063-1750-7 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=p_yzpuWi4sgC&pg=RA1-PA667&dq=William+Somerset+3rd+Earl+of+Worcester&as_brr=3&ei=OIybSOWWIo3wjAHH76T6BA&sig=ACfU3U0ZCtXiboyJRvksLm7TFBCKiUjnqg|accessdate=] They were parents to three children:]*Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester (d. 3 March, 1628).
*Elizabeth Somerset. Married William Windsor. He was a namesake son of William Windsor, 2nd Baron Windsor by his wife Margaret Sambourne.
*Lucy Somerset. Married Henry Herbert, Esquire.
Worcester supported Lady Jane Grey in 1553. He was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1570. William Somerset died at his house Hackney on 21 February, 1589 and was buried at Raglan.
He was a great patron of the arts, and sponsored - among others - the great Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn.
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