Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

English heiress

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1667

Place of Birth: Petworth House, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1722

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


Show Famous Birthdays Today, World

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset

  • Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset and suo jure Baroness Percy (26 January 1667 – 24 November 1722) was a great heiress.
  • She was styled Lady Elizabeth Percy between 1667 and 1679, Countess of Ogle between 1679 and 1681, Lady Elizabeth Thynne between 1681 and 1682 and Duchess of Somerset between 1682 and 1722.
  • Elizabeth was the only surviving child and sole heiress of Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland (1644–1670).
  • Lady Elizabeth was one of the closest personal friends of Queen Anne, which led Jonathan Swift to direct at her one of his sharpest satires, The Windsor Prophecy, in which she was named "Carrots."

Read more at Wikipedia