Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
Noble person
1667 – 1722
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Who was Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset?
Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Somerset, major heiress, was born Lady Elizabeth Percy, the only surviving child of the 11th Earl of Northumberland and deemed Baroness Percy in her own right. She carried the earldom of Northumberland to her son Algernon. Lady Elizabeth was one of the closest personal friends of Queen Anne, which led Jonathan Swift to direct at her one of his sharpest satires, The Windsor Prophecy in which she was named 'Carrots'.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1667
Petworth House - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 24, 1722
Northumberland House
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on July 23, 2013
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