Duke of Somerset - Duke of Somerset

Japanese: サマセット公 - サマセットこう

A politician during the English Reformation. He was the brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife. He rose to high rank when he invaded Scotland under Henry VIII. In 1547, when his nephew Edward VI inherited the throne as a minor, he became regent. He worked with Archbishop Cranmer and others to push forward with radical reforms to the Church of England, such as the enactment of the Act of Uniformity, the adoption of the Book of Common Prayer, and the confiscation of chapel property, which intensified domestic opposition. He was a strong idealist, which gave an opportunity to his political rival John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (later Duke of Northumberland), who was deposed as regent and executed in 1549.

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Japanese:

英国，宗教改革期の政治家。ヘンリー８世の３番目の妻ジェーン・シーモアの兄。ヘンリー８世のもとで対スコットランド侵略の実行にあたり，高位に昇進した。1547年甥のエドワード６世が未成年で王位を継承すると摂政に就任。礼拝統一法の制定，共通祈祷書の採用，小礼拝堂財産の没収など，カンタベリー大主教クランマーらと組んで英国国教会の急進的な改革を進め，国内の反対を強めた。理想主義的な肌合いが強く，それが政敵ウォリック伯ジョン・ダッドリー（のちのノーザンバーランド公）に乗じるすきを与え，1549年摂政の座を追われたうえ，処刑された。

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