Frances Howard, Countess of Essex

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Frances Howard, Countess of Essex, was a prominent early 17th-century English noblewoman best known for her scandalous annulment from the Earl of Essex and subsequent marriage to King James I’s favorite, Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
countess ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
accusedOf participation in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury ⓘ
aristocraticRank peeress of England ⓘ
associatedWith House of Stuart ⓘ
Howard family political faction ⓘ
birthDate 1590 ⓘ
causeOfNotoriety allegations of impotence against Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
public annulment proceedings ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
convictedOf felony related to the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
court court of King James I of England ⓘ
deathDate 1632 ⓘ
era Jacobean era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
event Overbury murder trial ⓘ
linked to: Overbury affair
familyName Howard ⓘ
father Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk ⓘ
givenName Frances ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterLife lived in relative obscurity after release from prison ⓘ
legalStatusAfterTrial imprisoned in the Tower of London ⓘ
marriageEndCauseWithRobertDevereux annulment ⓘ
marriageEndDateWithRobertDevereux 1613 ⓘ
marriageStart Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
marriageStartDateWithRobertCarr 1613 ⓘ
marriageStartDateWithRobertDevereux 1606 ⓘ
mother Catherine Knyvet, Countess of Suffolk ⓘ
nobleFamily Howard family ⓘ
notableFor annulment of marriage to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
involvement in the Overbury affair ⓘ
marriage to Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
scandal at the court of King James I of England ⓘ
placeOfActivity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
position lady-in-waiting at the Jacobean court ⓘ
receivedPardonFrom King James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
religion Church of England ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Carrick ⓘ
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk ⓘ
socialStatus aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
title Countess of Essex ⓘ
Countess of Somerset ⓘ

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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex → spouse → Frances Howard, Countess of Essex ⓘ
Sir George Downing → spouse → Frances Howard ⓘ
linked to: Frances Howard, Countess of Essex
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham → child → Frances Howard ⓘ
linked to: Frances Howard, Countess of Essex
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk → child → Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset ⓘ
linked to: Frances Howard, Countess of Essex
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset → spouse → Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset ⓘ
linked to: Frances Howard, Countess of Essex
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset → connectedTo → Frances Howard ⓘ
linked to: Frances Howard, Countess of Essex
Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey → mother → Frances Howard ⓘ
linked to: Frances Howard, Countess of Essex
Elizabeth Villiers, Countess of Orkney → parent → Frances Howard ⓘ
linked to: Frances Howard, Countess of Essex