Lucy Neville

Lucy Somerset

Lady Lucy Somerset, Baroness Latimer (c.1524 – 23 February 1583) was an English noblewoman and the daughter of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester though there is disagreement as to whether her mother was his first wife Lady Margaret Courtenay or his second wife, Elizabeth Browne. She served as a Maid of Honour to Queen consort Catherine Howard. Lady Lucy married in 1545, John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer, the stepson of King Henry's sixth consort Catherine Parr to whom Lucy served in the capacity of Lady-in-waiting.

Lucy Somerset was born about 1524 to Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester and his first wife Lady Margaret Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, by Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, King of England,[1] though some sources say by his second wife, Elizabeth Browne, the daughter of Sir Anthony Browne, Governor of Queenborough and Lieutenant of Calais and his second wife, Lucy Neville, daughter of John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu.[2] Through Lucy's aunt's marriage to Sir Charles Brandon, later Duke of Suffolk, she was a first cousin of Lady Anne Brandon, and her younger sister, Lady Mary Brandon.

Lucy was sent to the court of Henry VIII where she served his fifth consort, Queen Catherine Howard as a Maid of Honour. In 1542, when the Queen was awaiting execution for High Treason after having been found guilty of adultery, Lucy was mentioned in a letter by Imperial Ambassador Eustace Chapuys to his master Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor as having been one of the three ladies in whom the King was showing a marked interest and was considering for his sixth wife.[citation needed]

However, in 1543, the King chose for his sixth consort, the Dowager Lady Latimer, Catherine Parr.

In 1545, she married Queen Catherine Parr's stepson, John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer (c. 1520- 22 April 1577), making her the new Baroness Latimer. After her marriage, Lucy was invited to become lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine. Lucy became part of the close knit circle around the queen.

Together they had four daughters who became co-heiresses to John and the barony of Latimer:

• Hon. Catherine Neville (1546- 28 October 1596), married Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, by whom she had issue.
• Hon. Dorothy Neville (1547- 23 March 1609), married Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, by whom she had issue.
• Hon. Lucy Neville (Died April 1608), married Sir William Cornwallis of Brome Hall, by whom she had issue.
• Hon. Elizabeth Neville (c.1550- 1630), married firstly Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, by whom she had issue, she married secondly Sir Edmund Carey.

All of the their daughter's first marriages above produced children.

Lord Latimer died without sons in 1577; his four daughters became his joint heiresses. The barony became abeyant until 1913, when its abeyance was terminated in favour of Latimer's distant descendant Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer.

Lucy died on 23 February 1583 and was buried in Hackney as she had requested in her will which was dated 16 November 1582.

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Somerset

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• Lucy Somerset1,2
• F, #21873, b. circa 1524, d. 23 February 1583
• Father Sir Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl Worcester, Constable of Bristol Castle3 b. 1496, d. 26 Nov 1549
• Mother Elizabeth Browne3 b. c 1502
• Lucy Somerset was born circa 1524 at of Chepstow, Middlesex, England.2 She married Sir John Neville, 4th Lord Latimer son of Sir John Neville, 3rd Lord Latimer and Dorothy Vere, in 1545 at of Chepstow, Middlesex, England; They had 4 daughters (Catherine, wife of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, & of Francis Fitton; Dorothy, wife of Sir Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter; Lucy; wife of Sir William Cornwallis; & Elizabeth, wife of Sir John Danvers, & of Sir Edmund Carey).2 Lucy Somerset left a will on 16 November 1582.2 She died on 23 February 1583; Buried at Hackney, Middlesex.2 Her estate was probated on 16 March 1583.2
• Family Sir John Neville, 4th Lord Latimer b. c 1520, d. 23 Apr 1577
• Children
  • Catherine Neville+ b. 1546, d. 28 Oct 1596
  • Dorothy Neville+4 b. c 1548, d. 23 Mar 1609
  • Lucy Neville+ b. c 1549, d. 30 Apr 1608
  • Elizabeth Neville5 b. c 1550
• Citations
• [S6636] Unknown author, The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants, by Gary Boyd Roberts, p. 155.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 52.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 51-52.
• [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• [S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. VII, p. 485.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p728.htm#i... __________________
• Lady Lucy Somerset1
• F, #16624, d. 23 February 1582/83
• Last Edited=17 Sep 2013
• Consanguinity Index=0.27%
• Lady Lucy Somerset was the daughter of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Browne.1 She married John Neville, 4th Lord Latymer, son of John Neville, 3rd Lord Latymer and Dorothea de Vere, circa 1545.1 She died on 23 February 1582/83.1
• From circa 1545, her married name became Neville.
• Children of Lady Lucy Somerset and John Neville, 4th Lord Latymer
  • Katherine Neville+1 d. 28 Oct 1596
  • Lucy Neville+1 d. 30 Apr 1608
  • Elizabeth Neville+1 b. 1545, d. c 21 Jun 1630
  • Dorothy Neville+1 b. c 1546, d. 23 Mar 1608
• Citations
• [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2247. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1663.htm#i16624 __________
• Lucy SOMERSET (B. Latimer)
• Born: ABT 1524
• Died: 23 Feb 1582/3
• Buried: Hackney
• Notes: the 'daughter' of the mysterious 'Madam Albart' of a letter of Ambassador Chapuys to Carlos V in 1542, naming her as one of three young ladies in whom King Henry VIII was showing a marked interest. Queen Catherine Howard was at that time in the Tower, facing execution, and the King was known to be looking for a sixth bride. Lucy was the daughter of Henry Somerset, 2nd E. of Worcester and Lord Herbert of Ragland. She may have been styled Lady Lucy Herbert and Chapuys’s 'Albart' would be typical of his misspellings of English names. Lucy’s mother was Elizabeth Browne, the sister of Sir Anthony Browne, thus explaining Chapuys’s further identification of her as Browne’s niece. Lucy was a maid of honor to Catherine Howard and in 1545 married Queen Catherine Parr’s stepson, John Neville, 4th baron Latimer, and was part of Catherine’s household as Lady Latimer.
• Father: Henry SOMERSET (2º E. Worcester)
• Mother: Elizabeth BROWNE (C. Worcester)
• Married: John NEVILLE (4º B. Latimer) 1545
• Children:
  • 1. Catherine NEVILLE (C. Northumberland)
  • 2. Margaret NEVILLE (D. Atholl)
  • 3. Dorothy NEVILLE (C. Exeter)
  • 4. Lucy NEVILLE
  • 5. Elizabeth NEVILLE
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SOMERSET.htm#Lucy SOMERSET (B. Latimer) _________________
• Lady Lucy Somerset Neville
• Birth: 1524
• Death: Feb. 23, 1583
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Henry Somerset (1495 - 1549)
• Elizabeth Browne Somerset (____ - 1565)
• Spouse:
• John Neville (1520 - 1577)
• Children:
  • Dorothy Neville Cecil (____ - 1608)*
  • Elizabeth Neville Carey (____ - 1630)*
  • Katherine Neville Percy (1546 - 1596)*
• Siblings:
• Mary Somerset*
• Lucy Somerset Neville (1524 - 1583)
• William Somerset (1526 - 1589)*
• Note: The vault where she was buried in the old church of St Augustine, at the east end of the north aisle, was left undisturbed even after the church was taken down in 1798. It is now commonly called the Church of St John-at-Hackney.
• Burial: St John-at-Hackney Churchyard, Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
• Find A Grave Memorial# 119670436
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119670436 _____________