Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset

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Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, was a Scottish-born favorite of King James I whose rapid rise at the English court ended in scandal over his involvement in the Overbury murder case.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish person ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
favourite of a monarch ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
areaOfActivity politics ⓘ
royal court affairs ⓘ
associatedWithEvent imprisonment in the Tower of London ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
causeOfDownfall Overbury murder scandal ⓘ
linked to: Overbury affair
connectedTo Frances Howard ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ
Sir Thomas Overbury ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
court Court of James I of England ⓘ
deathPlace England ⓘ
employer English royal court ⓘ
James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
gender male ⓘ
hasHonor Knight of the Garter ⓘ
hasTitle Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Viscount Rochester ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
memberOf Privy Council of England ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
monarchServed James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
movement Jacobean court politics ⓘ
nobleRank Earl ⓘ
Viscount ⓘ
notableFor being a favourite of King James I of England ⓘ
involvement in the Overbury murder case ⓘ
participantIn Overbury murder case ⓘ
linked to: Overbury affair

trial for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury ⓘ
positionHeld Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Knight of the Garter ⓘ
Privy Councillor of England ⓘ
Viscount Rochester ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence English royal court ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset ⓘ
timePeriod early 17th century ⓘ
titleCreatedBy James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carr → hasNotableBearer → Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton → associatedWith → Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Frances Howard, Countess of Essex → spouse → Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Frances Howard, Countess of Essex → marriageStart → Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset ⓘ
Memoirs of the Court of King James the First → historicalFigureCovered → Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset ⓘ
linked to: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
Court of James I of England → notableFigure → Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset ⓘ
linked to: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
Groom of the Stool → positionHeldBy → Sir Robert Carr ⓘ
linked to: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset