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Bookmark or Share- Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset - WikipediaAlma mater. Queen's College, Oxford. Occupation. Privy Counsellor. Treasurer of Scotland. Lord Chamberlain. Known for. Poetry, murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset KG (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I .
- Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset - History Learning SiteIn 1607, James knighted Carr; in 1611 he became Viscount Rochester and in 1613, Carr was made Earl of Somerset. By July 1614, he had become the king’s Lord Chamberlain. His influence on the king rose greatly after the death of Robert Cecil in 1612.
- Robert Carr, earl of Somerset | Courtier, Politician, StatesmanRobert Carr, earl of Somerset (born c. 1590—died July 1645) was a favourite of King James I of England from 1607 to 1615. His influence on governmental policy was slight, but he brought discredit on James’s court by his involvement in a scandal.
- Robert Carr Earl Of Somerset | Encyclopedia.comviews 2,077,086 updated May 11 2018. Carr, Robert, 1st Viscount Rochester, 1st earl of Somerset ( c. 1587–1645). Carr, a royal favourite, began his career as page to James VI of Scotland, whom he accompanied to London in 1603 when James ascended the English throne.
- Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, Favorite of King James I of EnglandBorn circa 1587, in Wrington, Somerset, England, Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset was a favorite of King James I of England and held government positions until his supposed involvement in a murder led to his downfall. Robert was the youngest of the four children and the youngest of the three sons of Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst, a Scottish ...
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