SEYMOUR / Wilcox engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 18 March 2023: Lord Seymour and Miss P.A. Wilcox - The engagement is announced between Sebastian, eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, and Poppy, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wilcox, of west London.

The Times heads the announcement differently (& oddly): LORD S. E. SEYMOUR AND MISS P. A. WILCOX…

Lord SEYMOUR b 1982 elder son & ha of the 19^th Duke of SOMERSET b 1952 and Judith-Rose b 1952 reg Q2 London d of John Folliott HULL by his 1951 m reg Q3 London to Rosemarie K WARING [b 1926 reg Q4 Avon]. He m 1^st 2006 (div 2014) Arlette Marie Leotine d of Daniel LAFAYEEDNEY of Kildinny Farm, Forteviot, Perth (no issue).

Poppy Alexandra b 1990 reg Q3 London d of John A WILCOX by his 1988 m reg Q2 W.Sussex to Gillian J SAGGERS b c1954 reg Q1 Surrey.

As I'm sure is well known to most fellow posters, Somerset is unique among dukedoms in having a barony as its only subsidiary title, although the duke's ha ranks immediately after all substantive marquesses and before all earls in the official table of precedence.
Any issue of this marriage born during the 19^th Duke’s lifetime will use the style of 'Hon' before their name, as children of a baron by courtesy . Similar to what happened during the present duke’s time as Lord Seymour, when his (then) only child was styled Hon Sebastian Seymour.

[BREMENMURRAY]

Slapdash reporting by the Times

[malcolm davies]

Just a reminder- this will be Lord Seymour’s second marriage.There were no children from the first marriage.

[bx...@yahoo.com]

This main branch of the family is rather short on young heirs.  The current line of succession is as follows:

1. Lord Seymour, b. 1982, heir apparent.

2. Lord Charles, b. 1992, 2nd son of the Duke and brother of Lord Seymour.

3. Lord Francis, b. 1956, brother of the Duke

4. Webb, b. 1990, son of Lord Francis.

Then succession moves to the line headed by the Marquess of Hertford, so the dukedom is not in peril.

Brooke