Devereux, Frances (d. 1674)
Devereux, Frances (d. 1674)
Duchess of Somerset. Name variations: Frances Seymour. Died April 24, 1674 (some sources cite 1679); dau. of Robert Devereux (b. 1566), 2nd earl of Essex, and Frances Walsingham; m. William Seymour (1587–1660), 2nd duke of Somerset (r. 1660–1660), Mar 3, 1616; children: William (b. 1621); Robert (b. 1624); Henry (b. 1626); Edward; John, 4th duke of Somerset; Frances Seymour (d. 1680); Lady Mary Seymour (d. 1673, who m. Heneage Finch, 3rd earl of Winchelsea); Lady Jane Seymour (d. 1679).
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