Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (31 May 1590– 23 August 1632), 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, being eventually pardoned by the King and released from the Tower of London in early 1622.
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