What is Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley?
{{Infobox person | name = Thomas Seymour | honorific_suffix = Baron Seymour of Sudeley | image = Thomas Seymour Denizot.jpg | caption = Thomas Seymour | birth_date = c. 1508 | birth_place = Wulfhall, Wiltshire | death_date = 20 March 1549 (aged 40–41) | death_place = Tower Hill, London | death_cause = Death by Beheading }} '''Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of [[Sudeley Castle|Sudeley]]''', [[Order of the Garter|KG]] (c. 1508-20 March 1549) was the brother of the English [[Jane Seymour|Queen Jane Seymour]] (the third wife of [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]]) and uncle to [[Edward VI of England|King Edward VI]]. He was also the fourth husband of [[Catherine Parr]] who was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII. Thomas was the son of [[John Seymour (1474–1536)|Sir John Seymour]] and Margaret Wentworth. He grew up at Wulfhall in [[Wiltshire]]. He was the brother to [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour]], Elizabeth Seymour and Jane Seymour. == Brother to the Queen == Henry VIII married Jane Seymour in May 1536, eleven days after he executed his second wife, [[Anne Boleyn]]. Thomas and his older brother Edward, both saw their fortunes rise, as they became part of the royal family. In October of the following year, Jane gave birth to a son, Edward Tudor, who would become King Edward VI. Less than two weeks later, Queen Jane died as a result of giving birth, leaving Thomas as an uncle to the baby prince, and in a very powerful position.{{Sfn|Skidmore|2007|pp=12–19}} {{Sfn|Skidmore|2007|pp=45–50}} == Death of Henry VIII == [[File:Queen_Catherine_Parr.jpg|left|thumb|Queen Catherine Parr|243x243px]] King Henry VIII died in January 1547, leaving his son, [[Edward VI of England|Edward]] VI, as King of England. Thomas's older brother [[Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour]], became [[Lord Protector]] of England, in effect, ruler of England as [[Regent]] for his nephew, the king.{{Sfn|Skidmore|2007|pp=45–50}} Thomas was very jealous of his brother's power and worked to replace