The Duchess of Beaufort | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mary,_Duchess_of_Beaufort.jpg) Engraving by Joseph Nutting after Robert Walker | |
| Born | baptised 16 December 1630 |
| Died | 7 January 1715 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | 12 volume herbarium and introduction of exotic species to English gardening |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 9, including Charles, Mary, Henrietta, and Anne |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aristocrat and botanist |
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (baptised 16 December 1630 – 7 January 1715)[1] 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.[2][3] Among her introductions to British gardening are Pelargonium zonale, Ageratum species and Passiflora caerulea.
- ^ "Mary Capell". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ Kell, P. E. "Somerset, Mary, duchess of Beaufort". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40544. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Molly McClain, Beaufort: The Duke and His Duchess (Yale University Press, 2001)