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10 de ene. de 2024 · Frances died 23 August 1632. [4] Robert's daughter, Anne, was married in 1637 to William Lord Russell, later Earl and then first Duke of Bedford. [1] Robert provided an enormous dowry of £12,000. Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset lived to see the outbreak of the Civil War. He died in July 1645 and was buried at St Paul, Covent Garden.
Charles Somerset. George Somerset. Mary Somerset, Baroness Grey de Wilton. Father. Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset. Mother. Joan Hill. Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, KG (c. 1460 – 15 March 1526) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the bastard son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset by his mistress Joan Hill.
Robert Kerr was born in Thomas Overbury in Edinburgh.The two became friends and travelled to London together. Overbury soon became secretary to Carr. When the latter embarked on his career at court, Overbury took the position of mentor, secretary and political advisor to his more charismatic friend, becoming the brains behind Carr's steady rise to prominence.
Robert Carr, 1st Viscount Rochester, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1587-1645): Robert Carr was the son of Sir Thomas Kerr Laird of Ferniehirst, and Janet Scott, sister of Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch. Robert Carr, also spelt (Kerr or Ker), was a Scottish noble, a courtier and a favorite of James I.
Apparently the earl, no matter how often he bedded with his wife, could not summon up the necessary enthusiasm to perform. By 1613, Somerset was Frances’ lover, and the two hoped for an annulment of the Essex marriage, so they could marry. Overbury counselled Somerset strongly against it, criticising Frances as a ‘base woman’.
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset KG , was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I.
Favourite of James I 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. Though Howard confessed, both were later released.