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Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset
The Countess of Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset | |
| Born | 31 May 1590 |
| Died | 23 August 1632 (aged 42) Chiswick, London, England |
| Buried | 27 August 1632 St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden, Essex, England |
| Noble family | Howard family |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset |
| Issue | Anne Russell, Countess of Bedford |
| Father | Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk |
| Mother | Catherine Knyvett |
Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (31 May 1590[1] – 23 August 1632), was an English noblewoman who was the central figure in a famous scandal and murder during the reign of King James I. She was found guilty but spared execution, and was eventually pardoned by the King and released from the Tower of London in early 1622.
- ^ Brian Tompsett's Royal Genealogy Database
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