Person:Blanche Somerset (1)

Lady Blanche Somerset
b.1583
d.28 Oct 1649
Facts and Events
Name Lady Blanche Somerset
Married Name Lady Blanche Arundell
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1583
Marriage to Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour
Death[1] 28 Oct 1649
Reference Number? Q3640852?


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Lady Blanche Arundell (née Lady Blanche Somerset; 1583 or – 28 October 1649) was an English noblewoman, known as the defender of Wardour Castle, where she defended the castle for nearly a week with just 25 men and her maidservants against a force of 1300.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Lady Blanche Arundell, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Lady Blanche Somerset, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.