Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Somerset
KG
The Right Honourable The Earl of Somerset KG
	Portrait of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset; by John Hoskins
Viscount Rochester; Earl of Somerset;
Personal details
Born	Robert Kerr; 1587; Wrington, Somerset, England
Died	17 July 1645
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse	Frances Howard
Children	Anne Russell, Countess of Bedford
Alma mater	Queen's College, Oxford
Occupation	Privy Counsellor; Treasurer of Scotland; Lord Chamberlain;
Known for	Poetry, murder of Sir Thomas Overbury

Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset KG (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Somerset KG
Portrait of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset by John Hoskins

Viscount Rochester Earl of Somerset

Personal details
Born	Robert Kerr 1587 Wrington, Somerset, England
Died	17 July 1645
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse	Frances Howard
Children	Anne Russell, Countess of Bedford
Alma mater	Queen's College, Oxford
Occupation	Privy Counsellor Treasurer of Scotland Lord Chamberlain
Known for	Poetry, murder of Sir Thomas Overbury