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Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset 1590–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1590

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 August 1632

Death Location: Chiswick. London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Walden

Mother: Katherine Howard

Spouse(s): Sir FREED, Robert Essex, William, Carr

Children(s): Anne Bedford, Elizabeth Carr, Mary Carr, William Carr, Robert Robert), Frances Devereux

The story of Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset began in 1590 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset married Robert Devereux Third Earl Of Essex, Sir Robert James Kerr Baron Of Jedburgh Viscount And 1St Earl Of Somerset Close Relations With King James Vi Robert Amp Wife Were Found Guilty Of Murder And Imprisoned In London Tower Later Freed, William Baron Of Ferniehurst Carr, and had children including Anne Carr Countess Of Bedford, Eleanor Lydia Devereux, Elizabeth Carr, Frances Devereux, Mary Anne Carr, Robert Devereux Tudor Illegitmate Son Of Robert, William Carr. Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset passed away in 1632 in Chiswick. London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset began in 1590 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset married Robert Devereux Third Earl Of Essex, Sir Robert James Kerr Baron Of Jedburgh Viscount And 1St Earl Of Somerset Close Relations With King James Vi Robert Amp Wife Were Found Guilty Of Murder And Imprisoned In London Tower Later Freed, William Baron Of Ferniehurst Carr, and had children including Anne Carr Countess Of Bedford, Eleanor Lydia Devereux, Elizabeth Carr, Frances Devereux, Mary Anne Carr, Robert Devereux Tudor Illegitmate Son Of Robert, William Carr.
  • Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset passed away in 1632 in Chiswick. London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Walden
1561–1626
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
LW
Katherine Howard
1564–1633
Birth Location: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
KH

Spouses(s)

Sir FREED
1577–1645
Birth Location: Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
SF
Robert Essex
1591–1646
Birth Location: City of London, Greater London, England
RE
William, Carr
1542–1635
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
WC

Children(s)

Anne Bedford
1615–1684
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
AB
Elizabeth Carr
1615–1684
Birth Location: Tower of London, London, England
EC
Mary Carr
1615–1712
Birth Location: Tower of London, London, England
MC
William Carr
1630–
Birth Location: Wrington, Somerset, England
WC
Robert Robert)
1632–1637
Birth Location: England, Essex, England
RR
Frances Devereux
1610–1674
Birth Location: –
FD

Lady Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Lady Somerset
1590–1632
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron of Walden
1561–1626
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Katherine Howard
1564–1633
Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Thomas Howard, Knight of the Garter, Commander of the English Army in Scotland, 15th Baron of) Segrave,
1536–1572
Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
Margaret Audley
1545–1564
Walden Castle, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Sir (Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of) Charlton
1537–1598
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth of Malmesbury, Wiltshire) Stumpe
1524–1585
Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir **\*
1517–1546
Anne Baroness
1516–1577
Thomas Audley
1503–1544
Elisabeth Grey
1505–1561
Sir *
1506–1574
Sir Stumpe
1501–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Surrey)
1473–1554
Ann Plantagenet
1475–1511
Elizabeth Vere
1496–1527
Thomas Knight)
1482–1512
Muriel Howard
1485–1511
Joyce Berkeley
1481–1540

Lady Somerset's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and) Somerset (31 May 1590–23 August 1632) m. Sir (Robert James Kerr *BARON OF JEDBURGH* *VISCOUNT AND 1ST EARL OF SOMERSET* *CLOSE RELATIONS WITH KING JAMES VI* *ROBERT & WIFE WERE FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND IMPRISONED IN LONDON TOWER-LATER) FREED (1577–1645) m. Robert (Devereux Third Earl of) Essex (11 January 1591–14 September 1646) m. William, (Baron of Ferniehurst) Carr (16 May 1542–1635)
  1. 1. Anne (Carr Countess of) Bedford 1615–1684 m. William (1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of) Bedford 1616–1700
    1. 1. Sir (Lord Robert William 3rd Duke Bedford Russell 5th Earl\1st Duke of) Russell 1639–1683
    2. 2. Lord (Francis) Russell 1638–1678
    3. 3. John Russell 1641–1642
    4. 4. Lord (Edward) Russell 1643–1714
    5. 5. Lord (Robert) Russell 1645–1703
    6. 6. Anne (Countess Russell) Bedford 1650–1657
    7. 7. Lord (James) Russell 1651–1712
    8. 8. George Russell 1652–1692
    9. 9. Lady (Diana) Russell 1652–1701 m. Greville Verney 1634–1684
      1. 1. Diana Warburton 1676–1705 m. George Warburton 1675–1743
        1. 1. Diana Warburton –1730
        2. 2. Dockwra Warburton 1705–
        3. 3. Giles Warburton 1703–
      2. 2. Giles Alington 1680–1691
      3. 3. Catharine Napier 1677–1724 m. Nathaniel Napier 1668–1728
        1. 1. Gerard (Napier) MP 1701–1759
        2. 2. Diana Napier 1699–1740
        3. 3. William Napier 1696–1753
        4. 4. Wyndham Napier –1734
      4. 4. William Verney 1668–1683
    10. 10. Lady (Margaret) Russell 1656–1702
    11. 11. Lord (William) Russell 1650–1679
    12. 12. Katherine Russell 1640–
    13. 13. Margaret Springer 1658–1698
    14. 14. Mathew Russell 1652–
    15. 15. Lady (Margaret) Russell 1635–1701
  2. 2. Elizabeth Carr 1615–1684
  3. 3. Mary (Anne) Carr 1615–1712
  4. 4. William Carr 1630–
  5. 5. Robert (Devereux (Tudor) (illegitmate son of) Robert) 1632–1637
  6. 6. Frances Devereux 1610–1674

Lady Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1590
31 May 1590
Birth of Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1632
23 August 1632
Age 42
Death of Lady Frances Howard, Countess of Warwick and Somerset in Chiswick. London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Chiswick. London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1590
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 August 1632
    Event Place: Chiswick. London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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