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Frances Carr

Countess of Essex and Somerset · Lived 1590 to 1632 · aged 42

Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset, 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.

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Lived 1590 to 1632 · aged 42