caption father death_date mother image_size birth_date spouse issue image article_title name
frances howard , countess of somerset thomas howard , 1st earl of suffolk 23 august 1632 catherine knyvett 230px 31 may 1590 robert , 1st earl of somerset devereux , 3rd earl of essex robert carr anne carr , countess of bedford frances_howard-countess-of-somerset . jpg frances carr , countess of somerset
 frances carr , countess of somerset
frances carr , countess of somerset

frances carr , countess of somerset -lrb- 31 may 1590 -- 23 august 1632 -rrb- , born frances howard , was an english noblewoman who was the central figure in a famous scandal and murder during the reign of king james i .
she was found guilty but spared execution , and was eventually pardoned by the king and released from the tower of london in early 1622 .
