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Frances Seymour

Duchess of Somerset

Died when: 74 years 206 days (894 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Frances Seymour

Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (née Devereux; 30 September 1599 – 24 April 1674) was an English noblewoman who lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and Charles II.

Her father was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Elizabeth I's favourite who was executed for treason in 1601.She was the second wife of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and the mother of his seven children.


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