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17 de mar. de 2015 · In 1607, James knighted Carr; in 1611 he became Viscount Rochester and in 1613, Carr was made Earl of Somerset. By July 1614, he had become the king’s Lord Chamberlain. His influence on the king rose greatly after the death of Robert Cecil in 1612. Carr had spent time trying to undermine the position of the Chief Minister and Cecil’s death ...
Portrait of Robert Carr Earl of Somerset by John Hoskins. Born: Robert Kerr 1587 Wrington, Somerset, England: Died: 17 July 1645: Residence: Sherborne Castle, Dorset: Nationality: Scottish: ... Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I. Contents. 1 Background;
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset (1587-1645), Favourite of James I. Sitter associated with 19 portraits Following a fall from his horse at the accession day tilt in March 1607, Robert Carr was nursed by King James I and rapidly became a royal favourite. Created Earl of Somerset in 1616, three years later he was indicted with his wife, Frances Howard, for the murder of his Sir Thomas Overbury.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset. published by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after John Hoskins stipple engraving, published 1 January 1802 6 7/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (175 mm x 123 mm) plate size Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931 Reference Collection NPG D25784
19 de jun. de 2018 · English: A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset – British nobleman and politician (1587–1645) Depicted people
Robert Kerr was born in Wrington, Somerset, England, the younger son of Sir Thomas Kerr (Carr) of Ferniehurst, Scotland, by his second wife, Janet Scott, sister of Walter Scott of Buccleuch.About the year 1601, while an obscure page to Sir George Home, he met Thomas Overbury in Edinburgh.The two became friends and travelled to London together. Overbury soon became Carr's se
