Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Somerset
KG
Portrait of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset
by John Hoskins
Personal details
BornRobert Kerr
1587 (1587)
Wrington, Somerset, England
Died17 July 1645(1645-07-17) (aged 57–58)
SpouseFrances Howard
ChildrenAnne Russell, Countess of Bedford
Parents
Alma materQueen's College, Oxford
Occupation
Known forPoetry, murder of Sir Thomas Overbury
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Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset KG (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I.

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