Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

Frances Seymour
Duchess of Somerset
Portrait by Anthony van Dyck
BornLady Frances Devereux
30 September 1599
Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London, England
Died24 April 1674(1674-04-24) (aged 74)
BuriedGreat Bedwyn, Wiltshire
Noble familyDevereux (by birth)
Seymour (by marriage)
Spouse(s)William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
IssueWilliam Seymour
Robert Seymour
Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp
Mary Finch, Countess of Winchelsea
Jane Boyle, Viscountess Dungarvan
Lady Frances Seymour
John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset
FatherRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
MotherFrances Walsingham
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Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (née Devereux; 30 September 1599[1] – 24 April 1674) was an English noblewoman who lived during 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. She was the second wife of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and the mother of his seven children.

  1. ^ Du Maurier, p. 230

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