Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford

Henry (Harry) Jocelyn Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford DL (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]

Henry Seymour, 9th Marquess of Hertford
Born (1958-07-06) 6 July 1958 (age 66)
EducationRoyal Agricultural College
Spouse
Beatriz Karam
(m. 1990)
Children4
FatherHugh Seymour

He was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 1999 and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire.[2]

Family life

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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). He is married to Kelsey Wells and they have two sons:
  • Lord Edward George Seymour (b. 1995)
  • Lady Antonia Louisa Seymour (b. 1998)

Arms

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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

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  1. ^ "Ragley Hall: the family". Ragley Hall website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  2. ^ Deputy Lieutenant Commissions
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Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Marquess of Hertford
1997–Present
Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gentlemen Followed by
The Marquess of Bute