Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset

Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset (17 January 1658 – 20 April 1678), known as 3rd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge between 1665 and 1675, was an English peer.

He was the son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge and Elizabeth Alington (1635–1692). He died aged 20, unmarried and childless, having been shot dead by Horatio Botti (a Genoese gentleman), whose wife Seymour was said to have insulted at Lerici. He was succeeded by his brother Charles Seymour.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset

Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford               Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp                       Lady Catherine Grey               Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge                             Richard Rogers               Honora Rogers                       Cecilia Luttrell               Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge                                   Gilbert Prinne                       Frances Prinne                             Mary Davys                       Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset                                         Giles Alington               Giles Alington                       Margaret Spencer               William Alington, 1st Baron Alington                             Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter               Lady Dorothy Cecil                       Dorothy Neville               The Hon. Elizabeth Alington                                   Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet               Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet                       The Hon. Katherine Cromwell               Elizabeth Tollemache                             John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope               The Hon. Elizabeth Stanhope                       Margaret MacWilliams