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Poetry, murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset KG (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I .
Robert Carr, earl of Somerset (born c. 1590—died July 1645) favourite of King James I of England from 1607 to 1615. His influence on governmental policy was slight, but he brought discredit on James’s court by his involvement in a scandal. Son of a Scottish nobleman, the handsome Carr first attracted James’s interest in 1607.
The Earl of Somerset; Información personal; Nombre de nacimiento: Robert Kerr: Nombre en inglés: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset: Nacimiento: 1587 Wrington, Somerset, England: Fallecimiento: 17 de julio de 1645 Dorset (Reino Unido) Residencia: Castillo de Sherborne: Nacionalidad: Escocés: Familia; Padres
27 de abr. de 2022 · Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I. Robert Kerr was born in Wrington, Somerset, England, the younger son of Sir Thomas Kerr (Carr) of Ferniehurst, Scotland, by his second wife, Janet, sister of Walter Scott of Buccleuch.[1]
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset (1585/6-1645) Carr was a Scottish noble who met King James I (1566-1625) in 1607 and very quickly rose to a position of considerable authority in the King’s court. As James’ favourite, Carr received a steady flow of gifts in the form of cash, land and titles, until he put his mind towards achieving further ...
11 de may. de 2018 · views 2,665,096 updated May 11 2018. Carr, Robert, 1st Viscount Rochester, 1st earl of Somerset ( c. 1587–1645). Carr, a royal favourite, began his career as page to James VI of Scotland, whom he accompanied to London in 1603 when James ascended the English throne.
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.