John Seymour (1474-21 December 1536) was a courtier under King Henry VII and King Henry VIII of England, the latter of whom married his daughter, Jane Seymour.
Biography[]
John Seymour was born into an old family of Norman origin, and he was knighted in the field by King Henry VII of England for his services against the Cornish rebels at Blackheath on 17 June 1497. He was made Knight banneret in 1513 under King Henry VIII, and he was present at the sieges of Therouanne and Tournai in 1513 as well as the two meetings between Henry VIII and King Francis I of France (in 1520 and 1532). In 1536, his daughter Jane Seymour married King Henry, his oldest son Edward Seymour would go on to serve as Lord Protector of England, and his second son Thomas Seymour would marry Catherine Parr. John died in 1536.