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Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (31 May 1590 [1] – 23 August 1632), was an English noblewoman who was the central figure in a famous scandal and murder during the reign of King James I. She was found guilty but spared execution, and was eventually pardoned by the King and released from the Tower of London in early 1622.
Bacon owed his promotion to Attorney General to Somerset. [6] Flowers was the last of a number of entertainments, including Thomas Campion's The Somerset Masque, Ben Jonson's A Challenge at Tilt and The Irish Masque at Court, and Thomas Middleton's lost Masque of Cupids. [7] [8] The author is unknown.
Frances Howard may refer to: Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey née de Vere (1516–1577), daughter of the Earl of Oxford and wife of the executed Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; Frances Howard, Countess of Kildare (d. 1628), courtier; Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox née Frances Howard (1578–1639), daughter of Thomas Howard, Viscount Bindon
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Countess of Hertford is a title given to the wife of the Earl of Hertford. Women who have held the title include: Isabel Marshal (1200–1240) Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester (1223-1289) Lady Katherine Grey (1540-1568) Frances Howard, Duchess of Richmond (1578-1639) Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1699–1754)
The scheme of The Somerset Masque appears to be derived from the story of Peleus and Thetis, as related by Catullus. [6] Campion's masque on the night of the wedding ceremony was the first of a number of entertainments, including Ben Jonson's A Challenge at Tilt and The Irish Masque at Court, Thomas Middleton's lost Masque of Cupids, and The Masque of Flowers.
Frances Howard would seemingly benefit from his death, which would remove the most serious opposition to her marriage with Robert Carr. A widow and outwardly respectable, Mrs Turner was an independent businesswoman who ran "houses of ill-repute" at Paternoster Row and Hammersmith , where couples could meet for sexual liaisons.