Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford

Henry (Harry) Jocelyn Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford (born 6 July 1958) is a British peer, the son of Hugh Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. He currently resides at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, where he has been in charge of the estate since 1991.^[1]

Family Life

In 1990, he married Brazilian-born Beatriz Karam. They have four children:

Lady Gabriella Helen Seymour (b. 1992)
William Francis Seymour, Earl of Yarmouth (b. 2 November 1993)
Lord Edward George Seymour (b. 1995)
Lady Antonia Louisa Seymour (b. 1998)^[2]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

1958-1997 Earl of Yarmouth.
1997-current The Most Honourable The Marquess of Hertford.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford

16. Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford

8. Hugh Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford

17. Lady Emily Murray

4. Lord Henry Seymour

18. Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport

9. Hon. Mary Hood

19. Lady Mary Hill

2. Hugh Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford

20. Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster

10. Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

21. Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower

5. Lady Helen Grosvenor

22. William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham

11. Hon. Katherine Cavendish

23. Henrietta Lascelles

1. Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford

24. Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, Prince de Chimay

12. Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, Prince de Chimay

25. Rosalie de Riquet de Caraman

6. Alphonse de Riquet de Caraman, Prince de Chimay

26. Jules LeJeune

13. Mathea LeJeune

27. Mathilde Vriens

3. Louise de Riquet, Comtesse de Caraman-Chimay

28. James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn

14. Lord Ernest Hamilton

29. Lady Louisa Russell

7. Mary Hamilton

30. Frederick Campbell

15. Pamela Campbell

31. Emma Brabazon

Arms

Coat of arms of Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford
Crest 1st: the Bust of a Moor in profile couped at the shoulders proper and wreathed about the temples Argent and Azure (Conway); 2nd: out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Phoenix of the last issuing from flames proper (Seymour) Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Sable on a Bend cotised Argent a Rose Gules between two Annulets of the first (Conway); 2nd and 3rd, quarterly: 1st and 4th, Or on a Pile Gules between six Fleurs-de-lis Azure three Lions of England (being the Coat of Augmentation granted by King Henry VIII on his marriage with Lady Jane Seymour); 2nd and 3rd, Gules two Wings joined in lure the tips downwards Or (Seymour) Supporters On either side a Blackamoor wreathed about the temples Or and Sable habited in short golden garments and in buskins gold adorned about their waists with green and red feathers each holding in his exterior hand a Shield Azure garnished Or the dexter charged with a Sun in Splendour gold and the sinister with a Crescent Argent Motto Fide et Amore (By Faith and Love)

References

↑ "Ragley Hall: the family". Ragley Hall website.
↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p6394.htm#i63931 peerage biography of Henry Seymour

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Hertford
Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford

Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Hugh Seymour	Marquess of Hertford 1997–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Marquess of Bath	Order of Precedence of the United Kingdom	Succeeded by The Marquess of Bute

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[1] "Ragley Hall: the family". Ragley Hall website.

[2] ttp://www.thepeerage.com/p6394.htm#i63931 peerage biography of Henry Seymour