Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

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1599 – 1674

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Who was Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset?

Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, was an English noblewoman who lived in the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and Charles II. Her father was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Elizabeth I's favourite who was executed for treason in 1601. Lady Frances was the second wife of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and the mother of his seven children.

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Born
Sep 30, 1599
London
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Religion
  • Anglicanism
Nationality
  • Kingdom of England
Died
Apr 24, 1674

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on July 23, 2013

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