Henry V of England

Henry V of England

Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years' War against France made England one of the strongest military powers in Europe. Immortalised in Shakespeare's Henriad plays, Henry is known and celebrated as one of the greatest warrior-kings of medieval England.

Henry of Monmouth, the eldest son of Henry IV, became heir apparent and Prince of Wales after his father seized the throne in 1399. During the reign of his father, the young Prince Henry gained early military experience in Wales during the Glyndŵr rebellion, and by fighting against the powerful Percy family of Northumberland. He played a central part at the Battle of Shrewsbury despite being just sixteen years of age. As he entered adulthood, Henry played an increasingly central role in England's government due to the declining health of his father, but disagreements between Henry and his father led to political conflict between the two. After his father's death in March 1413, Henry ascended to the throne of England and assumed complete control of the country, also reviving the historic English claim to the French throne.

In 1415, Henry followed in the wake of his great-grandfather, Edward III, by renewing the Hundred Years' War with France, beginning the Lancastrian phase of the conflict (1415–1453). His first military campaign included capturing the port of Harfleur and a famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt, which inspired a proto-nationalistic fervour in England and Wales. During his second campaign (1417–1420), his armies captured Paris and conquered most of northern France, including the formerly English-held Duchy of Normandy. Taking advantage of political divisions within France, Henry put unparalleled pressure on Charles VI of France ("the Mad"), resulting in the largest holding of French territory by an English king since the Angevin Empire. The Treaty of Troyes (1420) recognised Henry V as regent of France and heir apparent to the French throne, disinheriting Charles's own son, the Dauphin Charles. Henry was subsequently married to Charles VI's daughter, Catherine of Valois. The treaty ratified the unprecedented formation of a union between the kingdoms of England and France, in the person of Henry, upon the death of the ailing Charles. However, Henry died in August 1422, less than two months before his father-in-law, and was succeeded by his only son and heir, the infant Henry VI.

Analyses of Henry's reign are varied. According to Charles Ross, he was widely praised for his personal piety, bravery, and military genius; Henry was admired even by contemporary French chroniclers. However, his occasionally cruel temperament and lack of focus regarding domestic affairs have made him the subject of criticism. Nonetheless, Adrian Hastings believes his militaristic pursuits during the Hundred Years' War fostered a strong sense of English nationalism and set the stage for the rise of England (later Great Britain) to prominence as a dominant global power.

Early life

Birth and family

Henry's father, Henry IV

Henry was born in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle in Monmouthshire, and for that reason was sometimes called Henry of Monmouth. He was the son of Henry of Bolingbroke (later Henry IV of England) and Mary de Bohun. His father's cousin was the reigning English monarch, Richard II. Henry's paternal grandfather was the influential John of Gaunt, a son of Edward III. As he was not close to the line of succession to the throne, Henry's date of birth was not officially documented, and for many years it was disputed whether he was born in 1386 or 1387. However, records indicate that his younger brother Thomas was born in the autumn of 1387 and that his parents were at Monmouth in 1386 but not in 1387. It is now accepted that he was born on 16 September 1386.

Upon the exile of Henry's father in 1398, Richard II took the boy into his own charge and treated him kindly. The young Henry accompanied Richard to Ireland. While in the royal service, he visited Trim Castle in County Meath, the ancient meeting place of the Parliament of Ireland.

In 1399, John of Gaunt died. In the same year Richard II was overthrown by the Lancastrian usurpation that brought Henry's father to the throne, and Henry was recalled from Ireland into prominence as heir apparent to the Kingdom of England. He was created Prince of Wales at his father's coronation and Duke of Lancaster on 10 November 1399, the third person to hold the title that year. His other titles were Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester and Duke of Aquitaine. A contemporary record notes that in 1399, Henry spent time at The Queen's College, Oxford, under the care of his uncle Henry Beaufort, the chancellor of the university. During this time, due to taking a liking to both literature and music, he learned to read and write in English, the vernacular; this made him the first English King that was educated in this regard. Because of his love of music, he subsequently granted pensions to composers.

Early military career and role in government

Henry V of England

From 1400 to 1404, he carried out the duties of High Sheriff of Cornwall. During that time, Henry was also in command of part of the English forces. He led his own army into Wales against Owain Glyndŵr and joined forces with his father to fight Henry "Hotspur" Percy at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. It was there that the 16-year-old prince was almost killed by an arrow in his left cheekbone. An ordinary soldier might have died from such a wound, but Henry had the benefit of the best possible care. Over a period of several days, John Bradmore, the royal physician, treated the wound with honey to act as an antiseptic, crafted a tool to screw into the embedded arrowhead (bodkin point) and thus extract it without doing further damage, and flushed the wound with alcohol. The operation was successful, but it left Henry with permanent scars – evidence of his experience in battle. Bradmore recorded this account in Latin, in his manuscript titled Philomena. Henry's treatment also appeared in an anonymous Middle English surgical treatise dated to 1446, that has since been attributed to Thomas Morstede.

The Welsh revolt of Owain Glyndŵr absorbed Henry's energies until 1408. Then, as a result of the king's ill health, Henry began to take a wider share in politics. From January 1410, helped by his uncles Henry and Thomas Beaufort, legitimised sons of John of Gaunt, he had practical control of the government. Both in foreign and domestic policy he differed from the king, who discharged his son from the council in November 1411. The quarrel between father and son was political only, though it is probable that the Beauforts had discussed the abdication of Henry IV. Their opponents certainly endeavoured to defame Prince Henry.

It may be that the tradition of Henry's riotous youth, immortalised by Shakespeare, is partly due to political enmity. Henry's record of involvement in war and politics, even in his youth, disproves this tradition. The most famous incident, his quarrel with the chief justice, has no contemporary authority and was first related by Sir Thomas Elyot in 1531. The closest contemporary source of such behavior is vague statements made by then Bishop of Norwich, Richard Courtenay, stating that the king had given up youthful pursuits and become chaste. This source is suspect at best as Courtenay was a longtime friend of the young King and was typically unreliable.

The story of Falstaff originated in Henry's early friendship with Sir John Oldcastle, a supporter of the Lollards. Shakespeare's Falstaff was originally named "Oldcastle", following his main source, The Famous Victories of Henry V. Oldcastle's descendants objected, and the name was changed (the character became a composite of several real persons, including Sir John Fastolf). That friendship, and the prince's political opposition to Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury, perhaps encouraged Lollard hopes. If so, their disappointment may account for the statements of ecclesiastical writers like Thomas Walsingham that Henry, on becoming king, was suddenly changed into a new man.

Reign (1413–1422)

Accession

A gold noble coin of Henry V

After Henry IV died on 20 March 1413, Henry V succeeded him and was crowned on 9 April 1413 at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony was marked by a terrible snowstorm, but the common people were undecided as to whether it was a good or bad omen. Henry was described as having been "very tall (6 feet 3 inches), slim, with dark hair cropped in a ring above the ears, and clean-shaven". His complexion was ruddy, his face lean with a prominent and pointed nose. Depending on his mood, his eyes "flashed from the mildness of a dove's to the brilliance of a lion's".

Domestic affairs

Henry tackled all of the domestic policies together and gradually built on them a wider policy. From the first, he made it clear that he would rule England as the head of a united nation. He let past differences be forgotten—the late Richard II was honourably re-interred; the young Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, was taken into favour; the heirs of those who had suffered under the last reign were restored gradually to their titles and estates. Yet, where Henry saw a grave domestic danger, he acted firmly and ruthlessly, such as during the Lollard discontent in January 1414 and including the execution by burning of Henry's old friend, Sir John Oldcastle, in 1417 to "nip the movement in the bud" and make his own position as ruler secure.

Henry's reign was generally free from serious trouble at home. The exception was the Southampton Plot in favour of Mortimer, involving Henry, Baron Scrope, and Richard, Earl of Cambridge (grandfather of the future King Edward IV), in July 1415. Mortimer himself remained loyal to the King.

Starting in August 1417, Henry promoted the use of the English language in government and his reign marks the appearance of Chancery Standard English as well as the adoption of English as the language of record within government. He was the first king to use English in his personal correspondence since the Norman Conquest 350 years earlier.

English chancery hand. Facsimile of a letter from Henry, 1418.

Dispute with France

Henry could now turn his attention to foreign affairs. A writer of the next generation was the first to allege that Henry was encouraged by ecclesiastical statesmen to enter into the French war as a means of diverting attention from home troubles. This story seems to have no foundation. Old commercial disputes and the support the French had lent to Owain Glyndŵr were used as an excuse for war, while the disordered state of France afforded no security for peace. King Charles VI of France was prone to mental illness; at times he thought he was made of glass, and his eldest surviving son, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, was an unpromising prospect. However, it was the old dynastic claim to the throne of France, first pursued by Edward III of England, that justified war with France in English opinion.

Henry may have regarded the assertion of his own claims as part of his royal duty, but a permanent settlement of the national debate was essential to the success of his foreign policy. Following the instability back in England during the reign of King Richard II, the war in France came to a halt, as during most of his reign relations between England and France were largely peaceful and so they were during his father's reign as well. But in 1415, hostilities were renewed between the two nations, and though Henry had a claim to the French throne, through his great–grandfather King Edward III by his mother's side, the French ultimately rejected this claim as its nobles pointed out that under the Salic law of the Franks, women were forbidden from inheriting the throne. Thus the throne went to a distant male relative of a cadet branch of the House of Capet, Philip VI of France, resulting in the Hundred Years' War beginning in 1337. Wanting to claim the French throne for himself, Henry resumed the war against France in 1415. This would lead to one of England's most successful military campaigns during the whole conflict and would result in one of the most decisive victories for an English army during this period.

1415 campaign

The Battle of Agincourt as depicted in the 15th-century St Albans Chronicle by Thomas Walsingham.

The morning of the Battle of Agincourt

On 11 and 12 August 1415, Henry sailed from Southampton and landed near Harfleur on the Norman coast by 14 August. His forces then besieged the fortress at Harfleur, capturing it on 22 September. Many of his troops succumbed to illness; therefore, he decided to begin marching his army towards Calais on 8 October, against the warnings of his council. Around mid-October, he encountered a blockade of the classic ford at Blanchetaque near Abbeville, forcing Henry inland in search of another crossing. On October 19 and 20, Henry and his army crossed south of Péronne at Béthencourt and Voyennes, then turned north again towards Calais. The French army intercepted Henry on 24 October near Azincourt, which led to the famous Battle of Agincourt. On 25 October, on the plains near the village of Agincourt, a French army intercepted his route. Despite his men-at-arms' being exhausted, outnumbered and malnourished, Henry led his men into battle, decisively defeating the French, who suffered severe losses. The French men-at-arms were bogged down in the muddy battlefield, soaked from the previous night of heavy rain, thus hindering the French advance and making them sitting targets for the flanking English archers. Most were simply hacked to death while completely stuck in the deep mud. It was Henry's greatest military victory, ranking alongside the Battle of Crécy (1346) and the Battle of Poitiers (1356) as the greatest English victories of the Hundred Years' War. This victory both solidified and strengthened Henry V's own rule in England and also legitimized his claim to the French throne more than ever.

During the battle, Henry ordered that the French prisoners taken during the battle be put to death, including some of the most illustrious who could have been held for ransom. Cambridge historian Brett Tingley suggests that Henry ordered them killed out of concern that the prisoners might turn on their captors when the English were busy repelling a third wave of enemy troops, thus jeopardising a hard-fought victory.

The victorious conclusion of Agincourt, from the English viewpoint, was only the first step in the campaign to recover the French possessions that Henry felt belonged to the English crown. Agincourt also held out the promise that Henry's pretensions to the French throne might be realized. After the victory, Henry marched to Calais and the king returned in triumph to England in November and received a hero's welcome. The brewing nationalistic sentiment among the English people was so great that contemporary writers describe firsthand how Henry was welcomed with triumphal pageantry into London upon his return. These accounts also describe how Henry was greeted by elaborate displays and with choirs following his passage to St. Paul's Cathedral.

The ratification of the Treaty of Troyes between Henry and Charles VI of France, Archives Nationales (France)

Most importantly, the victory at Agincourt inspired and boosted the English morale, while it caused a heavy blow to the French as it further aided the English in their conquest of Normandy and much of northern France by 1419. The French, especially the nobility, who by this stage were weakened and exhausted by the disaster, began quarrelling and fighting among themselves. This quarrelling also led to a division in the French aristocracy and caused a rift in the French royal family, leading to infighting. By 1420, a treaty was signed between Henry V and Charles VI of France, known as the Treaty of Troyes, which acknowledged Henry as regent and heir to the French throne and also married Henry to Charles's daughter Catherine of Valois.

Diplomacy

Gold florin of Sigismund of Hungary

Following the Battle of Agincourt, King Sigismund of Hungary (later Holy Roman Emperor) made a visit to Henry in hopes of making peace between England and France. His goal was to persuade Henry to modify his demands against the French. Henry lavishly entertained him and even had him enrolled in the Order of the Garter. Sigismund, in turn, inducted Henry into the Order of the Dragon. Henry had intended to crusade for the order after uniting the English and French thrones, but he died before fulfilling his plans. Sigismund left England several months later, having signed the Treaty of Canterbury acknowledging English claims to France.

Command of the sea was secured by driving the Genoese allies of the French out of the English Channel. While Henry was occupied with peace negotiations in 1416, a French and Genoese fleet surrounded the harbour at the English-garrisoned Harfleur. A French land force also besieged the town. In March 1416 a raiding force of soldiers under the Earl of Dorset, Thomas Beaufort, was attacked and narrowly escaped defeat at the Battle of Valmont after a counterattack by the garrison of Harfleur. To relieve the town, Henry sent his brother, John, Duke of Bedford, who raised a fleet and set sail from Beachy Head on 14 August. The Franco-Genoese fleet was defeated the following day after the gruelling seven-hour Battle of the Seine and Harfleur was relieved. Diplomacy successfully detached Emperor Sigismund from supporting France, and the Treaty of Canterbury — also signed in August 1416 — confirmed a short-lived alliance between England and the Holy Roman Empire.

1417–1421 campaigns

Late-15th century depiction of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Valois. British Library, London

With those two potential enemies gone, and after two years of patient preparation following the Battle of Agincourt, Henry renewed the war on a larger scale in 1417. After taking Caen, he quickly conquered Lower Normandy and Rouen was cut off from Paris and besieged. This siege has cast an even darker shadow on the reputation of the king adding to the loss of honor following his order to slay the French prisoners at Agincourt. The leaders of Rouen, who were unable to support and feed the women and children of the town, forced them out through the gates believing that Henry would allow them to pass through his army unmolested. However, Henry refused to allow this, and the expelled women and children died of starvation in the ditches surrounding the town. The French were paralysed by the disputes between the Burgundians and the Armagnacs. Henry skillfully played one against the other without relaxing his warlike approach.

In January 1419, Rouen fell. Those Norman French who had resisted were severely punished: Alain Blanchard, who had hanged English prisoners from the walls of Rouen, was summarily executed; Robert de Livet, Canon of Rouen, who had excommunicated the English king, was packed off to England and imprisoned for five years.

By August, the English were outside the walls of Paris. The intrigues of the French parties culminated in the assassination of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, by the Dauphin Charles's partisans at Montereau-Fault-Yonne on 10 September. Philip the Good, the new duke, and the French court threw themselves into Henry's arms. After six months of negotiation, the Treaty of Troyes recognised Henry as the heir and regent of France. On 2 June 1420 at Troyes Cathedral, Henry married Catherine, daughter of Charles VI. They had only one son, Henry, born on 6 December 1421 at Windsor Castle. From June to July 1420, Henry V's army besieged and took the military fortress castle at Montereau-Fault-Yonne close to Paris. He besieged and captured Melun in November 1420, returning to England shortly thereafter. In 1428, Charles VII retook Montereau, only to see the English once again take it over within a short time. Finally, on 10 October 1437, Charles VII was victorious in regaining Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

While Henry was in England, his brother Thomas, Duke of Clarence, led the English forces in France. On 22 March 1421, Thomas led the English to a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Baugé against a Franco-Scottish army. The duke was killed in the battle. On 10 June, Henry sailed back to France to retrieve the situation. It was to be his last military campaign. From July to August, Henry's forces besieged and captured Dreux, thus relieving allied forces at Chartres. On 6 October, his forces laid siege to Meaux, capturing it on 10 May 1422.

Kingship

Parliament and legislation

Relations between Henry and his Parliament were cordial and based on mutual understanding. As Prince of Wales, he attended several parliaments and oversaw his father's mishandling of the representative assembly. Henry already respected the political status Parliament played as a national institution in local, political and social life. Henry also understood how to handle Parliament carefully and the advantages that could bring him. On the second day of Henry's reign, he issued writs of summons to Parliament, indicating he wanted to establish a working relationship in what biographer Christopher Allmand called "a joint enterprise in government." Parliament was called eleven times during his reign and Henry attended six of them.

A gold coin from the reign of Henry V

Addresses given to the first six Parliaments were entirely the work of Henry Beaufort, which showed how over period of four years the King's most senior minister and influential adviser oversaw Henry's role as king. A overarching theme was the fulfilment of the royal office. A year later when Parliament assembled at Leicester, Henry ws told that as king, he must enforce the law, act justly and seek "bon governance." According to Allmand, these addresses were made as a part of managed and intentional projection of Henry as a man who fulfilled the aspects of kingship in everyway. They depict him as one who followed the law, defended and protected the rights of the Church and took a firm stance against the country's main enemy.

Henry marching his forces against the Lollards

Legislation of the age were enacted to restrict the influence of the Lollards and local disorder. Disorder in areas such as Staffordshire and Cheshire, felonious activities in Northumberland were given attention in the Parliament assembled at Leicester in April 1414. Firm action was taken by Henry by the summer of that year led to an restoration of social order. Following social disturbances in Lancashire in both 1419 and 1420 with similar disturbances in Cheshire in 1421 were specifically mentioned in records of Parliament seven times out of the eleven times Parliament met. This indicate how law and order held certain importance in Henry's reign. Lawlessness at sea was addressed by strict action and sound policy. Beaufort, supported by the King and City of London interests, called for decisive action against lawless conduct at sea. Parliament enacted taxes on wool, wines, hides and other goods to shield English maritime interests. Parliament also enacted the Safe Conducts Act 1414 to help English merchants against bandits at sea. Few statutes passed during Henry's reign originated from petitions to Parliament with ten statutes enacted by Parliament in 1413 being petitions.

Henry used Parliament as an institution whose approval he sought to award and promote men to the peerage, or restoring members of the nobility who fell out of favour with his father. Henry was granted a subsidy by Parliment on wool and woolfells for four years in 1413 with tonnage and poundage for one year. This surpassed any that was made to Henry IV with tonnage and poundage being extended in 1414. In February 1415, Parliament voted to grant two more subsidies, which was calculated to bring in £37,000, to fund Henry's upcoming expedition to France that year. Following Henry's victory at Agincourt, Parliament made the grant of tonnage and poundage for life.

Death

Henry V of England

Effigy of Henry V in Westminster Abbey (the head is modern)

Henry V died on 31 August 1422 at the Château de Vincennes to the east of Paris. The commonly held view is that he contracted dysentery just after the Siege of Meaux, which ended on 9 May. However, the symptoms and severity of dysentery present quickly. Recovery from mild forms may only be days while severe forms of dysentery are rapidly debilitating and deadly. He may have contracted a mild form of dysentery but in the weeks following, Henry seems to have been reasonably healthy. Though at the time, speculative causes of his recent illness included smallpox, the bacterial infection erysipelas, and leprosy. There is no historical evidence for poisoning. But his recent victories in France and establishing himself as heir to the French throne with the Treaty of Troyes, he would have had many enemies. Recovering at the castle of Vincennes, by the end of June it seems he was well enough to lead his forces with the intent of engaging the Dauphinist forces at Cosne-sur-Loire. He would have ridden full armour, probably in blistering heat, as that summer was especially hot. He was struck down again, with a debilitating fever, possibly heatstroke or a relapse of his previous illness. For a few short weeks he was carried around in a litter, and his enemies having retreated, he decided to return to Paris. One story has him trying and failing, one last time, to mount a horse at Charenton. He was taken back to Vincennes, around 10 August, where he died weeks later. Henry's comrade-in-arms and Lord Steward, John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, brought Henry's body back to England and bore the royal standard at his funeral. Henry V was buried in Westminster Abbey on 7 November 1422. Seven years prior during the siege of Harfleur his close companion and Privy Counsel member Richard Courtenay died of dysentery, and Henry gave orders that he be buried at the site of Henry's own tomb. At his own death Henry was buried in a secret chamber above that of his friend.

Henry was 35 and had reigned for 9 years. Shortly before his death, Henry V named his brother, John, Duke of Bedford, regent of France in the name of his son, Henry VI of England, then only a few months old. Henry V did not live to be crowned King of France, as he might have expected after the Treaty of Troyes, because Charles VI, from whom he would have inherited the crown, survived him by two months.

Legacy

Political

A statue of Henry V in the interior of Canterbury Cathedral

Henry V's death at thirty-five years of age was a political and dynastic turning point for both the kingdoms of England and France. The Lancastrian ruler had been set to rule both realms after Charles VI's death, which occurred in October 1422, less than two months after Henry's own premature death. This caused his infant son, also called Henry, to ascend the throne as King Henry VI of England, at the age of nine months. Due to the new king's age, a regency government was formed by Henry's surviving brothers, John, Duke of Bedford, and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. This acted as the sole governing force of England and its possessions in France until Henry VI came of age in 1437. Although for a time this largely proved to be a success, with England achieving their greatest territorial extent in France under the command of Bedford, the later reign of Henry VI saw the majority of the territories held by the English lost or returned to the French, through reconquest or diplomatic cession; English military power in the region eventually ceased to exist. This marked the end of England's sustained military success in the Hundred Years' War, with all their historic possessions in France being lost, with the exception of the Pale of Calais, which remained England's only foothold in the continent until it was lost in 1558. The loss of land in France contributed significantly to civil strife over the succession of the English crown in the ensuing decades, culminating in the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) between Henry V's descendants, the House of Lancaster, and its rival, the House of York.

Architectural

Henry V is not only remembered for his military prowess but for his architectural patronage. He commissioned the building of King's College Chapel and Eton College Chapel, and although some of his building works were discontinued after his death, others were continued by his son and successor Henry VI. He also contributed to the founding of the monastery of the Syon Abbey in west London, which was completed under Henry VI. In the 16th century the monastery was demolished as a result of the growing movement of the English Reformation during the reign of King Henry VIII.

Reputation

Later portrait of Henry, late 16th or early 17th century

Henry V is remembered by both his countrymen and his foes as a capable military commander during the war against France and is one of the most renowned monarchs in English and British history. He is largely seen as a symbol of English military might and power, which inspired later kings and queens of England. His effect on English history, culture, and the military is profound. Henry's victories created a national sensation and caused a patriotic fervour among the English people that influenced both the medieval English army and the British army for centuries. His victories against the French during 1417–1422 led to many romanticized depictions of Henry V as a figure of nationalism and patriotism, both in literature and in the works of Shakespeare, and in the film industry in modern times.

According to British historian Dan Jones, Henry "had a reputation for being austere to the point of desiccation, yet he was also theatrical and astonishingly adept at the art of public spectacle. He was a hardened warrior...Yet he was also creative, artistic, and literary, with a bookish temperament and a talent for composing music and playing a number of instruments." Jones does however conclude that Henry V is "'the greatest man who ever ruled England.'"

In literature

Lewis Waller as Henry V in the play Henry V by William Shakespeare

Henry V has been depicted in many literary works, the most famous and influential depiction being William Shakespeare's series of plays Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V (which, along with Richard II, are known collectively as the Henriad in Shakespearean scholarship). Shakespeare's plays dramatise Henry's transformation from a reckless youth who keeps bad company into a virtuous ruler who wins France for England.

Henry is a minor character in William Kenrick's sequel to Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2, titled Falstaff's Wedding. He is the subject of the historical novel Good King Harry by Denise Giardina. He also appears as a minor character in the historical novels Simon the Coldheart by Georgette Heyer and Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell.

In film and television

Henry V has been depicted in many historical films and operas such as Laurence Olivier's 1944 film Henry V; Olivier played the lead role himself, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Henry also appears in the 1935 film Royal Cavalcade, in which he was played by actor Matheson Lang. Henry is played by Kenneth Branagh in the 1989 film Henry V, for which Branagh was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Director, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Henry V appears as a major character played by Keith Baxter in Orson Welles's 1966 film Chimes at Midnight. He is also played by Timothée Chalamet in 2019 Netflix film The King directed by David Michôd. He is portrayed by Tom Hiddleston in the BBC television series The Hollow Crown.

In comics and video games

Henry V is a character in the comic series The Hammer Man in the BBC comic strip The Victor featuring him as the commander of the hero, Chell Paddock. King Henry V is a character in the video game Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War and also in the Age of Empires II: The Conquerors in which he was featured as a paladin.

Arms

Henry V of England

Henry's arms as Prince of Wales were those of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points. Upon his accession, he inherited the use of the arms of the kingdom undifferenced.

Marriage

Henry V of England

After his father became king, Henry was created Prince of Wales. It was suggested that Henry should marry the widow of Richard II, Isabella of Valois, but this had been refused. After this, negotiations took place for his marriage to Catherine of Pomerania between 1401 and 1404, but ultimately failed.

During the following years, marriage had apparently assumed a lower priority until the conclusion of the Treaty of Troyes in 1420 when Henry V was named heir to Charles VI of France and provided in marriage to Charles's daughter Catherine of Valois, younger sister of Isabella of Valois. Her dowry, upon the agreement between the two kingdoms, was 600,000 crowns. Together the couple had one child, Henry, born in late 1421. Upon Henry V's death in 1422, the infant prince became King Henry VI of England.

Ancestry and family

Descent

<table><thead><tr><th>Peerage family tree of the Dukes of Beaufort, Lancaster, and Somerset and subsidiary titles</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Dorset (possible 1st creation), 1070</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Roger de Beaumont c. 1015–1094</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Saint Osmund d. 1099 Bishop of Salisbury and possible Earl of Dorset</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Dorset (1st creation) discontinued, 1099</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Leicester (1st creation), 1107</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Henry I c. 1068–1135</td><td></td><td>King Stephen 1092/1096–1154</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Robert de Beaumont c. 1040/1050–1118 1st Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Henry de Beaumont d. 1119 1st Earl of Warwick</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Worcester (1st creation), 1138</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Robert FitzRoy c. 1090–1147 1st Earl of Gloucester</td><td></td><td>Matilda (d. bef. 1141)</td><td></td><td>Waleran de Beaumont 1104–1166 Earl of Worcester</td><td></td><td>Robert de Beaumont 1104–1168 2nd Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Hugh de Beaumont b. 1106 1st Earl of Bedford</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Worcester (1st creation) extinct, 1166</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>William FitzRobert 1116–1183 2nd Earl of Gloucester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hawise de Beaumont</td><td></td><td>Robert de Beaumont d. 1190 3rd Earl of Leicester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Robert de Beaumont d. 1204 4th Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Amice Countess of Rochefort</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King John 1166–1216</td><td></td><td>Isabella 1173/1174–1217 Countess of Gloucester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Simon de Montfort c. 1175–1218 5th Earl of Leicester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Henry III 1207–1272</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Eleanor of England</td><td></td><td>Simon de Montfort c. 1208–1265 6th Earl of Leicester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (1st creation) forfeited, 1265</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Leicester (2nd creation), 1267 Earl of Lancaster, 1276</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Edward I 1239–1307</td><td></td><td>Edmund Crouchback 1245–1296 1st Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Lancaster</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (2nd creation) restored, 1324 Earldom of Lancaster restored, 1327</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Edward II 1284–1327</td><td></td><td>Thomas of Lancaster 1278–1322 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl of Lancaster</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry of Lancaster 1281–1345 3rd Earl of Leicester, 3rd Earl of Lancaster</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (2nd creation) and Earldom of Lancaster forfeited, 1322</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Lancaster, 1351</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Edward III 1312–1377</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry of Grosmont c. 1310–1361 Duke of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Joan of Lancaster c. 1312–1349</td><td></td><td>John (II) de Mowbray 1310–1361 3rd Baron Mowbray</td><td></td><td>Eleanor of Lancaster 1318–1372</td><td></td><td>Mary of Lancaster c. 1320–1362</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Worcester (2nd creation), 1397</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Duke of Lancaster, 5th Earl of Lancaster, (6th) Earl of Leicester jure uxoris Earl of Richmond</td><td></td><td>Blanche of Lancaster 1342–1368 5th Countess of Lancaster, (6th) Countess of Leicester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Maud of Lancaster 1340–1362 a.k.a. Matilda, Countess of Hainault</td><td></td><td>William 1330–1389 Duke of Bavaria and Count of Holland, (5th) Earl of Leicester jure uxoris</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard Fitzalan 1346–1397 Earl of Arundel</td><td></td><td>Thomas Percy 1343–1403 Earl of Worcester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Worcester (2nd creation) extinct, 1403</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Roger La Warr 1326–1370</td><td></td><td>Eleanor Mowbray</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Somerset (1st creation), 1397 Marquess of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset (1st creation), 1397</td><td></td><td>Earl of Dorset (2nd creation), 1411</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Bolingbroke 1367–1413 Duke of Lancaster, (7th) Earl of Leicester King Henry IV</td><td></td><td>John Beaufort c. 1373–1410 Marquess of Somerset, Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Thomas Beaufort c. 1377–1426 Duke of Exeter, Earl of Dorset</td><td></td><td>Joan Beaufort c. 1379–1440</td><td></td><td>Joan La Warr</td><td></td><td>Thomas West 1365–1405 1st Baron West</td><td></td><td>Joan de Beauchamp 1375–1435</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (2nd creation) and Dukedom of Lancaster merged into the Crown, 1399</td><td></td><td>Marquessate of Somerset and Marquessate of Dorset (1st creation) revoked, 1399</td><td></td><td>Earldom of Dorset (2nd creation) extinct, 1426</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Lancaster, 1399</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Worcester (3rd creation), 1421</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry of Monmouth 1386–1422 Duke of Lancaster King Henry V</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Reginald West 1395–1450 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard Beauchamp (1394–c. 1422) Earl of Worcester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Lancaster merged into the Crown, 1413</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Worcester (2nd creation) extinct, 1422</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Somerset (1st creation), 1443</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Dorset (3rd creation), 1442 Marquess of Dorset (2nd creation), 1443 Duke of Somerset (2nd creation), 1448</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Henry Beaufort 1401–1418 2nd Earl of Somerset</td><td></td><td>John Beaufort 1404–1444 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edmund Beaufort 1406–1455 2nd Duke of Somerset, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 4th Earl of Somerset, Earl of Dorset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard Neville 1400–1460 Earl of Salisbury</td><td></td><td>Richard West 1430–1476 7th Baron De La Warr and 4th Baron West</td><td></td><td>Edward Neville d. 1476 de facto 3rd (de jure 1st) Baron Bergavenny</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth Beauchamp 1415–1448</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Somerset (1st creation) extinct, 1444</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Claimed titles here are disputed</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Worcester (4th creation), 1449</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth Woodville c. 1437–1492</td><td></td><td>Henry Beaufort 1436–1464 3rd Duke of Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, 5th Earl of Dorset</td><td></td><td>Edmund Beaufort c. 1438–1471 4th Duke of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, 6th Earl of Dorset</td><td></td><td>Cecily Neville c. 1425–1450</td><td></td><td>John Tiptoft 1427–1470 1st Earl of Worcester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Somerset (2nd creation), Marquessate of Dorset (2nd creation), and Earldom of Dorset attained, 1461, but possibly restored (disputed), 1463</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Somerset (2nd creation), Marquessate of Dorset (2nd creation), and Earldom of Dorset extinct, 1471</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Worcester (4th creation) attainted, 1470</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas West c. 1457–1525 8th Baron De La Warr and 5th Baron West</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Marquess of Dorset (3rd creation), 1475</td><td></td><td>Earl of Worcester (5th creation), 1514</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Worcester (4th creation) restored, 1471</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margery Wentworth c. 1478–1550</td><td></td><td>King Henry VII 1457–1509</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth of York 1466–1503</td><td></td><td>Thomas Grey 1451–1501 1st Marquess of Dorset</td><td></td><td>Charles Somerset c. 1460–1526 1st Earl of Worcester</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth Somerset c. 1476–1507 3rd Baroness Herbert suo jure</td><td></td><td>Edward Tiptoft c. 1469–1485 2nd Earl of Worcester</td><td></td><td>Eleanor West b. 1481</td><td></td><td>Edward Guildford c. 1474–1534</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Worcester (4th creation) extinct, 1485</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Viscount Beauchamp "of Hache" (1st creation), 1536 Earl of Hertford (2nd creation), 1537 Duke of Somerset (4th creation), 1547</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Somerset (3rd creation), 1499</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour c. 1500–1552 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford and Viscount Beauchamp</td><td></td><td>Jane Seymour c. 1508–1537</td><td></td><td>King Henry VIII 1491–1547</td><td></td><td>Thomas Grey 1477–1530 2nd Marquess of Dorset</td><td></td><td>Henry Somerset c. 1495–1548 2nd Earl of Worcester, 4th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td>John Dudley 1504–1553 Duke of Northumberland</td><td></td><td>Jane Guildford c. 1508/1509–1555</td><td></td><td>Mary Tudor 1496–1533 Queen of France Duchess of Suffolk</td><td></td><td>Prince Edmund 1499–1500 1st Duke of Somerset</td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of Somerset (4th creation), Earldom of Hertford (2nd creation), and Viscountcy Beauchamp (1st creation) forfeit, 1552</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Somerset (3rd creation) extinct, 1500</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1525</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Edward VI 1537–1553</td><td></td><td>Henry Fitzroy 1519–1536 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Grey 1517–1554 Duke of Suffolk 3rd Marquess of Dorset</td><td></td><td>Lady Frances Brandon 1517–1559 Duchess of Suffolk</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Richmond and Somerset extinct, 1536</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Marquessate of Dorset (3rd creation) attainted and honours forfeit, 1554</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Hertford (3rd creation) and Viscount Beauchamp "of Hache" (2nd creation), 1559</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Leicester (3rd creation), 1564</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baron Buckhurst (1st creation), 1567 Earl of Dorset (4th creation), 1604</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour c. 1528–1593</td><td></td><td>Edward Seymour 1539–1621 1st Earl of Hertford</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Katherine Grey 1540–1568</td><td></td><td>William Somerset c. 1526–1589 3rd Earl of Worcester, 5th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td>John Dudley c. 1527–1554 Earl of Warwick</td><td></td><td>Robert Dudley 1532–1588 1st Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Mary Dudley d. 1586 m. Henry Sidney</td><td></td><td>Lord Guildford Dudley c. 1535–1554</td><td></td><td>Lady Jane Grey 1537–1554 Disputed Queen of England</td><td></td><td>Thomas Sackville 1536–1608 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Baron Buckhurst</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Hertford (3rd creation) forfeit, 1552</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (3rd creation) extinct, 1588</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Leicester (4th creation), 1618</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour c. 1563–1613 1st Baronet</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Seymour 1561–1612 Viscount Beauchamp</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Somerset 1553–1628 4th Earl of Worcester, 6th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Philip Sidney 1554–1586</td><td></td><td>Mary Sidney 1561–1621</td><td></td><td>Robert Sidney 1563–1626 1st Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Robert Sackville 1561–1609 2nd Earl of Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Marquess of Hertford (1st creation), 1641 Duke of Somerset (4th creation restored), 1660</td><td></td><td>Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, 1641</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Marquess of Worcester, 1642</td><td></td><td>Viscount Somerset of Cashel, 1626</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Viscount Rochester, 1611 Earl of Somerset (3rd creation), 1613</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour c. 1580–1659 2nd Baronet</td><td></td><td>William Seymour 1588–1660 2nd Duke of Somerset, 1st Marquess of Hertford, 2nd Earl of Hertford</td><td></td><td>Francis Seymour c. 1590–1664 1st Lord Seymour of Trowbridge</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Somerset 1577–1646 1st Marquess of Worcester, 5th Earl of Worcester, 7th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td>Thomas Somerset 1579–1651 Viscount Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Robert Sidney 1595–1677 2nd Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Richard Sackville 1589–1624 3rd Earl of Dorset, 3rd Baron Buckhurst</td><td></td><td>Edward Sackville 1591–1652 4th Earl of Dorset, 4th Baron Buckhurst</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Robert Carr c. 1587–1645 Earl of Somerset, Viscount Rochester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Viscountcy Somerset extinct, 1651</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Somerset (3rd creation) and Viscountcy Rochester extinct, 1645</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour 1610–1688 3rd Baronet</td><td></td><td>Henry Seymour c. 1626–1654 Lord Beauchamp</td><td></td><td></td><td>Charles Seymour c. 1621–1665 2nd Lord Seymour of Trowbridge</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Somerset 1601–1667 2nd Marquess of Worcester, 6th Earl of Worcester, 8th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Philip Sidney 1619–1698 3rd Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Algernon Sidney 1623–1683</td><td></td><td>Lady Lucy Sidney 1630–1685</td><td></td><td>Henry Sidney 1641–1704 Earl of Romney</td><td></td><td>Richard Sackville 1522–1677 5th Earl of Dorset, 5th Baron Buckhurst</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Beaufort, 1682</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baron Cranfield, of Cranfield, 1674 Earl of Middlesex (2nd creation), 1675</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour 1633–1708 4th Baronet</td><td></td><td>William Seymour 1650–1671 3rd Duke of Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Hertford</td><td></td><td>John Seymour c. 1646–1675 4th Duke of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Hertford, 4th Earl of Hertford</td><td></td><td>Francis Seymour 1658–1678 5th Duke of Somerset, 3rd Lord Seymour of Trowbridge</td><td></td><td>Charles Seymour 1662–1748 6th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Henry Somerset 1629–1700 1st Duke of Beaufort, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, 7th Earl of Worcester, 9th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td>Robert Sidney 1649–1702 4th Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas Pelham 1653–1712</td><td></td><td>Charles Sackville 1522–1677 6th Earl of Dorset, 1st Earl of Middlesex, 6th Baron Buckhurst, 1st Baron Cranfield</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Marquessate of Hertford (1st creation) extinct, 1675</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baron Conway of Ragley, 1703 Baron Conway of Killultagh, 1712</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Dorset, 1720</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour 1663–1740 5th Baronet</td><td></td><td>Francis Seymour-Conway 1679–1732 1st Baron Conway</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Coke d. 1707</td><td></td><td>Algernon Seymour 1684–1750 7th Duke of Somerset, Earl of Northumberland</td><td></td><td>Charles Somerset 1660–1698 styled Marquess of Worcester</td><td></td><td>Philip Sidney 1676–1705 5th Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>John Sidney 1680–1737 6th Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Jocelyn Sidney 1682–1743 7th Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth Pelham 1681–1711</td><td></td><td>Lionel Sackville 1688–1765 1st Duke of Dorset, 7th Earl of Dorset, 2nd Earl of Middlesex, 7th Baron Buckhurst, 2nd Baron Cranfield</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (4th creation) extinct, 1743</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baron Lovel, of Minster Lovel, 1728 Earl of Leicester (5th creation) and Viscount Coke, 1744</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour 1695–1757 6th Baronet 8th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anne Coke</td><td></td><td>Thomas Coke 1697–1759 Earl of Leicester, Viscount Coke, and Baron Lovel</td><td></td><td>Henry Somerset 1684–1714 2nd Duke of Beaufort, 4th Marquess of Worcester, 8th Earl of Worcester, 10th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Charles Townshend 1700–1764 3rd Viscount Townshend</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Hertford (4th creation) and Viscount Beauchamp (2nd creation), 1850 Marquess of Hertford (2nd creation) and Earl of Yarmouth (3rd creation), 1793</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (5th creation) and subsidiary titles extinct, 1759</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Viscount Sackville and Baron Bolebrooke, 1782</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Seymour 1717–1792 9th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Webb Seymour 1718–1793 10th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Francis Seymour 1726–1799</td><td></td><td>Francis Seymour-Conway 1718–1794 1st Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Conway</td><td></td><td>Wenman (Roberts) Coke c. 1717–1776</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Somerset-Scudamore 1707–1745 3rd Duke of Beaufort, 5th Marquess of Worcester, 9th Earl of Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td>Charles Noel Somerset 1709–1756 4th Duke of Beaufort, 6th Marquess of Worcester, 10th Earl of Worcester, 12th Baron Herbert</td><td></td><td>George Townshend 1724–1807 1st Marquess Townshend</td><td></td><td>Charles Sackville 1711–1769 2nd Duke of Dorset, 8th Earl of Dorset, 3rd Earl of Middlesex, 8th Baron Buckhurst, 3rd Baron Cranfield</td><td></td><td>John Sackville 1713–1765</td><td></td><td>George Germain 1716–1785 1st Viscount Sackville, 1st Baron Bolebrooke</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earl of Leicester (7th creation), 1837</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baron Botetourt abeyance terminated, 1803</td><td></td><td>Earl of Leicester (6th creation), 1784</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Francis Compton Seymour d. 1822</td><td></td><td>Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway 1743–1822 2nd Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Conway</td><td></td><td>Hugh Seymour 1759–1801</td><td></td><td>Thomas William Coke 1754–1842 1st Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Somerset 1744–1803 5th Duke of Beaufort, 7th Marquess of Worcester, 11th Earl of Worcester, 13th Baron Herbert, 5th Baron Botetourt</td><td></td><td>George Townshend 1753–1811 2nd Marquess Townshend, 1st Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>John Frederick Sackville 1745–1799 3rd Duke of Dorset, 9th Earl of Dorset, 4th Earl of Middlesex, 9th Baron Buckhurst, 4th Baron Cranfield</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baron Raglan, 1852</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Adolphus St Maur 1775–1855 11th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 1777–1842 3rd Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 4th Baron Conway</td><td></td><td>George Seymour 1787–1870</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Charles Somerset 1766–1835 6th Duke of Beaufort, 8th Marquess of Worcester, 12th Earl of Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert, 6th Baron Botetourt</td><td></td><td>FitzRoy James Henry Somerset 1788–1855 1st Baron Raglan</td><td></td><td>George Townshend 1778–1855 3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>George John Frederick Sackville 1793–1815 4th Duke of Dorset, 10th Earl of Dorset, 5th Earl of Middlesex, 10th Baron Buckhurst, 5th Baron Cranfield</td><td></td><td>John Frederick Sackville 1767–1843 5th Duke of Dorset, 11th Earl of Dorset, 6th Earl of Middlesex, 2nd Viscount Sackville, 11th Baron Buckhurst, 6th Baron Cranfield, 2nd Baron Bolebrooke</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Earldom of Leicester (6th creation) extinct, 1855</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Dorset, Earldoms of Dorset (4th creation) and Middlesex (2nd creation), Viscountcy of Sackville, Baronies of Buckhurst (1st creation), Cranfield, and Bolebrooke extinct, 1843</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Francis Edward Seymour 1788–1866</td><td></td><td>Richard Seymour-Conway 1800–1870 4th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 5th Baron Conway</td><td></td><td>Francis George Hugh Seymour 1812–1884 5th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 6th Baron Conway</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Somerset 1792–1853 7th Duke of Beaufort, 9th Marquess of Worcester, 13th Earl of Worcester, 15th Baron Herbert, 8th Baron Botetourt</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Earl St. Maur, 1863</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edward Adolphus St Maur 1804–1885 12th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Archibald Henry Algernon St Maur 1810–1891 13th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Algernon Percy Banks St Maur 1813–1894 14th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Francis Payne Seymour 1815–1870</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas William Coke 1822–1909 2nd Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td>Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset 1824–1899 8th Duke of Beaufort, 10th Marquess of Worcester, 14th Earl of Worcester, 16th Baron Herbert, 8th Baron Botetourt</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset 1817–1884 2nd Baron Raglan</td></tr><tr><td>Earldom St. Maur extinct, 1885</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edward Adolphus Ferdinand St. Maur 1835–1869</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Algernon St Maur 1846–1923 15th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Edward Hamilton Seymour 1860–1931 16th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Hugh de Grey Seymour 1843–1912 6th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 7th Baron Conway</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas William Coke 1848–1941 3rd Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td>Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset 1847–1924 9th Duke of Beaufort, 11th Marquess of Worcester, 15th Earl of Worcester, 17th Baron Herbert, 9th Baron Botetourt</td><td></td><td>Henry Richard Charles Somerset 1849–1932</td><td></td><td>George FitzRoy Henry Somerset 1857–1921 3rd Baron Raglan</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour 1882–1954 17th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>George Francis Alexander Seymour 1871–1940 7th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 8th Baron Conway</td><td></td><td>Henry Charles Seymour 1878–1939</td><td></td><td>Thomas William Coke 1880–1949 4th Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td>Arthur George Coke 1882–1915</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset 1874–1945</td><td></td><td>FitzRoy Richard Somerset 1885–1964 4th Baron Raglan</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Percy Hamilton Seymour 1910–1984 18th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas William Edward Coke 1908–1976 5th Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td>Anthony Louis Lovel Coke 1909–1994 6th Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td>Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset 1900–1984 10th Duke of Beaufort, 12th Marquess of Worcester, 16th Earl of Worcester, 18th Baron Herbert, 10th Baron Botetourt</td><td></td><td>Henry Robert Somers FitzRoy de Vere Somerset 1898–1965</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Barony Botetourt abeyant, 1984</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hugh Edward Conway Seymour 1930–1997 8th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 9th Baron Conway</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Douglas Coke 1936–2015 7th Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>David Robert Somerset 1928–2017 11th Duke of Beaufort, 13th Marquess of Worcester, 17th Earl of Worcester</td><td></td><td>FitzRoy John Somerset 1927–2010 5th Baron Raglan</td><td></td><td>Geoffrey Somerset 1932–2025 6th Baron Raglan</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>John Michael Edward Seymour b. 1952 19th Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry (Harry) Jocelyn Seymour b. 1958 9th Marquess of Hertford, Earl of Hertford, Earl of Yarmouth, and Viscount Beauchamp, 10th Baron Conway</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas Edward Coke b. 1965 8th Earl of Leicester and Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry John FitzRoy Somerset b. 1952 12th Duke of Beaufort, 14th Marquess of Worcester, 18th Earl of Worcester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Arthur Geoffrey Somerset 1960–2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sebastian Edward Seymour b. 1982 styled Lord Seymour</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>William Francis Seymour b. 1993 styled Earl of Yarmouth</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Horatio Coke b. 2003 styled Viscount Coke</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset b. 1989 styled Marquess of Worcester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Inigo Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 7th Baron Raglan b. 2004</td><td></td><td>Ivo Geoffrey Arthur Tarsus Somerset b. 2007</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Somerset</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir apparent to the Marquessate of Hertford</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir apparent to the Earldom of Leicester</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Beaufort</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir presumptive to the Raglan Barony</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>