Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset NPG D23465

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Magdalena de Passe, or by Willem de Passe

Edward Seymour was the eldest brother of Jane Seymour, who became King Henry VIII’s third wife in 1536. The death of his sister following the birth of her only child, Edward, in 1537 diminished Hertford’s influence at court, but he remained prominent, particularly in military affairs, for the remainder of Henry’s reign. After Henry’s death in 1547, Seymour was appointed Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King’s Person. He retained great influence over the boy king Edward VI, in… more

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Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.