Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset Scottish aristocrat and politician Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, was BOTD in 1587 and died on this day in 1645. The son of a Scottish nobleman, he attracted the amorous eye of King James I, at…

Scottish aristocrat and politician Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, was BOTD in 1587 and died on this day in 1645. The one-time favourite of King James I, his career ended spectacularly after he and his wife Frances were convicted of murder. #robertcarr #earlofsomerset #badgays #diedonthisday