Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset

Frances Carr
Countess of Somerset
Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset
Born	31 May 1590
Died	23 August 1632(1632-08-23) (aged 42) Chiswick, London, England
Buried	27 August 1632 St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Noble family	Howard family
Spouse(s)	Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
Issue	Anne Russell, Countess of Bedford
Father	Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Mother	Catherine Knyvett

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.