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Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (baptised 16 December 1630 – 7 January 1715) also known by her other married name of Mary Seymour, Lady Beauchamp and her maiden name Mary Capell, was an English noblewoman, gardener and botanist.
Mar 12, 2019 · This was Mary Somerset, the first Duchess of Beaufort (1630-1715), an accomplished gardener and botanist in her own right. She sought solace in “natural learning” and tending plants, some cultivated in what she referred to as her “infirmary.”
Victoria Constance Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, CStJ (formerly Lady Mary Cambridge, née Princess Mary of Teck; 12 June 1897 – 23 June 1987) was a British peeress and sportswoman. The elder daughter of the 1st Marquess of Cambridge and Lady Margaret Grosvenor, she was the niece of Queen Mary.
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort may refer to: Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (gardener) (1630–1715), introduced a number of exotic plants to British gardens. Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (sportswoman) (1897–1987), relative of the British royal family.
Mar 5, 2019 · In 1694, Lady Mary Somerset, first Duchess of Beaufort in England, corresponded with Sir Robert Southwell, President of the Royal Society, on botanical matters. The duchess was known for keeping vast and complex gardens at her Badminton estate, which she diligently tended to, pruning shrubs, germinating seeds, and nurturing rare plants.
Mary, Duchess of Beaufort. (1630-1715), Horticulturist; wife of 1st Duke of Beaufort; daughter of 1st Baron Capel. Sitter in 2 portraits. Mary Capel married Henry Somerset in 1657; he was created the Duke of Beaufort in 1682.
Mary Somerset, first Duchess of Beaufort, was respected in her day as a collector and cultivator of plants, both exotic and common, on her estate in Badminton. And yet, when she writes to...
