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Mary Seymour (August 30, 1548 -after 1550 ?) was the only daughter of Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, and Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII of England. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c 1508 &ndash March 20, 1549) was a son of Sir John Seymour and the former Margarey Wentworth Catherine Parr ( c 1512 &ndash 5 September 1548 also known as Katherine or Katharine Parr(e, was the last of the six wives of Henry Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Complications from Mary's birth would claim the life of her mother on September 7, 1548, and her father was executed less than a year later for treason against Edward VI. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine

In 1549, Parliament passed an Act (3 & 4 Edw. The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. An Act of Parliament is a Law enacted as Primary legislation by a national or sub-national Parliament. 6 C A P. XIV) removing the attainder placed on her father from Mary, but his lands remained property of the Crown. In English Criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious Capital

As her mother's wealth was left entirely to her father and later confiscated by the Crown, little Mary was left a destitute orphan in the care of the Duchess of Suffolk. Catherine Willoughby Duchess of Suffolk, suo jure 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby ( 22 March 1519 - 19 September 1580 After 1550 Mary disappears from historical record completely, leading to the conclusion that she did not live past the age of two.

Speculations of an adult life

Victorian author Agnes Strickland claims in her biography of Catherine Parr that Mary Seymour did survive to adulthood, and in fact married Edward Bushel, a member of the household of Queen Anne of Denmark, but there is no contemporary evidence to support this claim. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Agnes Strickland ( 19 August, 1796 – 8 July, 1874) was an English historical Writer and Poet. Anne of Denmark (12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619 was Queen consort of James VI of Scots I of England and Ireland.

Mary was also believed to have been removed to Wexford, Ireland and raised under the care of a Protestant family there, the Harts, who had been engaged in piracy off the Irish coast under the protection of a profit sharing arrangement with Thomas Seymour. Wexford (derived from Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (in some sources spelled "Waes Fiord" – veisa meaning "mudflat stagnant pool" Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

A lozenge-shaped ring inscribed "What I have I hold" reputed to have been an early gift to Thomas by his brother Edward passed down through her descendants the Seymour-Harts up to at least 1927.

The fictional story, The Red Queen's Daughter, by Jacqueline Kolosov, centers around Mary Seymour, and speculates a life in which she never marries, and becomes lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I.


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