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ROBERT CARR

Robert Carr (Robert Ker) was Earl of Somerset and a Scottish courtier. Belonging to the family of Ker of Ferniehurst, he came to England in the retinue of James I in 1603, and became one of the king's most favoured minions. He was knighted in 1607 and made Viscount Rochester in 1611. he became the king's private secretary in 1612. His influence brought about the arrest of Sir Thomas Overbury in 1613. Having been made earl of Somerset and lord treasurer of Scotland he married the countess of Essex. Made Lord Chamberlain in 1614, in 1615 he quarrelled with the king and was accused of poisoning Sir Thomas Overbury, resulting in his imprisonment in the Tower of London from 1616 until 1622. He died in 1645.
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KER

In Greek mythology Ker was a female spirit of death depicted with long claws and wearing about her shoulders a long cloak stained red with the blood of corpses. She dragged away the bodies of dead and wounded alike to the gate of the Underworld.
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