Margaret Wentworth

Margaret Wentworth, also known as Margery Wentworth, was born around 1478 to Sir Henry Wentworth and Anne Say. She became Lady Seymour upon her marriage to Sir John Seymour on 22 October 1494. Margaret was the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII, and the grandmother of King Edward VI of England. Her life was marked by her association with notable figures of the time, including her half-first cousins Elizabeth and Edmund Howard, who were parents to Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard. Margaret was known for her beauty and was the muse of the poet John Skelton. After her husband’s death in 1536, she focused on managing Wulfhall and the upbringing of her children, which included her son Edward, who became the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector.