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]

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]

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

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)

See also

• Burke's Peerage
• Who's Who 2009

References

1. "Ragley Hall: the family". Ragley Hall website.
2. 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