the current dukes of beaufort descend from charles somerset, illegitimate son of henry duke of somerset whose father edmund was the younger brother of john, margaret's father

Edward VI had two advisors, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and then by John Dudley, the 1st Earl of Warwick, who later became Duke of Northumberland.

Henry VIII's paternal grandparents were King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. His maternal grandparents were King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, ruled as Lord Protectors over Edward VI, Henry VIII's son.

Edward Seymour was the 1st Duke of Somerset and Jane Seymour's brother. He was Lord Protector of Edward VI until 1549. He was replaced by John Dudley, then Earl of Warwick. John Dudley became Duke of Northumberland and Lord President under Edward VI until Edward's death and the succession crisis of 1553.