Frances Howard, Duchess of Richmond, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British duchess
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About Frances Howard, Duchess of Richmond
- Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, Countess of Hertford, née Howard (27 July 1578 – 8 October 1639) was the daughter of a younger son of the Duke of Norfolk.
- An orphan of small fortune, she rose to be the only duchess at the court of James I of England.
- She married the son of a London alderman who died in 1599, leaving her a wealthy widow at a young age.
- She became, for 20 years, the third wife of the ageing Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, nephew of Jane Seymour, third queen consort of Henry VIII.
- Within months of Edward's death she married a cousin of James I, Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond.
- One of the great beauties of the Jacobean court, she was also the patron of Captain John Smith of the Virginia Colony.
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Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
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| Alternative names | Marcus Garrard, Marcus Garret (II), Marcus Geeraerts the Younger, Marcus Geeraerts (II), Marcus Gerard (II), Marcus Geerarts | ||
| Description | Flemish-English painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 1561 or 1562 (?) | 19 January 1636 / 19 January 1635 | |
| Location of birth/death | Bruges | London | |
| Work location | England | ||
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