31. He Served in His Nephew’s Regency Council
Henry VIII died in 1547, and was succeeded by his 9 year old son, and Seymour’s nephew, Edward VI. A regency council was set up to rule England during the king’s minority, to which Thomas Seymour, now 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, was appointed. So was his older brother Edward, who received an even more prestigious title of nobility, and became Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. Thomas’ envy of his older brother, which had lain dormant while he was abroad, was rekindled.