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Charlotte Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (c. 1693 – 21 January 1773), formerly Lady Charlotte Finch, was the second wife of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. Lady Charlotte was the first of twenty-one 'ladies of quality and distinction' who signed Thomas Coram's first petition, presented to King George II in 1735, calling for ...
Charlotte Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (1772 - 1827) RA Collection: People and Organisations 1st Wife of the 11th Duke of Somerset. Profile. Born: 6 April 1772 Died: 10 June 1827. Gender: Female. Share
Duchess of Somerset. The title Duchess of Somerset, held by the wives of the Dukes of Somerset, may refer to: Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (fl. 1512–1587), second wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset.
The Duchess of Somerset became the Queen's closest confidante, causing Jonathan Swift to direct at her a violent satire, The Windsor Prophecy, in which he accused her of murdering her previous husband, Thomas Thynne (died 1682) of Longleat.
Charlotte Finch was the daughter of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, and Anne, Countess of Winchilsea. In 1725, at the age of 14, she became the second wife of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and together had two daughters. The Duchess died in 1773 aged 62.
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2 de nov. de 2018 · His first target was the teenage Duchess of Somerset at her home, Petworth House in West Sussex. Her husband, Charles Seymour, was the richest man in England and had already refused Coram’s pleas. Jeopardising her reputation by publicly supporting such an unseemly cause, the Duchess bravely signed the petition.
