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Hace 2 días · Search for: 'Carr, Robert, 1st Viscount Rochester, 1st earl of Somerset' in Oxford Reference ». (c. 1587–1645).Carr, a royal favourite, began his career as page to James VI of Scotland. He acquired political significance only after the death of James's chief minister Robert Cecil in 1612, acting as the king's secretary.
25 de sept. de 2018 · 1918 and after Archive, Britain, The Home Secretaries. Robert Carr, 1972-74 Conservative, under Heath Robert Carr came from a manufacturing background. After Westminster school and Cambridge, where he read natural science, he went into the family business. A lung complaint meant he stayed at home during the war, though he did assist ...
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset (1585/6-1645) Carr was a Scottish noble who met King James I (1566-1625) in 1607 and very quickly rose to a position of considerable authority in the King’s court. As James’ favourite, Carr received a steady flow of gifts in the form of cash, land and titles, until he put his mind towards achieving further, political ambition.
Carr’s first appearance at court came in March 1607 when, in attendance on Sir James Hay at a tournament, he was thrown by his horse and broke a leg. James insisted that he be tended by the royal physicians, and took a personal interest in Carr’s recovery. He visited frequently, and quickly came to dote on the young man.
Leonard Robert Carr, Baron Carr of Hadley, PC (11 November 1916 – 17 February 2012) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Home Secretary from 1972 to 1974. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 26 years, and later served in the House of Lords as a life peer .
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset. Following a fall from his horse at the accession day tilt in March 1607, Robert Carr was nursed by King James I and rapidly became a royal favourite. Created Earl of Somerset in 1616, three years later he was indicted with his wife, Frances Howard, for the murder of his Sir Thomas Overbury.
