Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, British botanist (died 1715)

Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (gardener)

English noblewoman, gardener, and botanist (1630–1715)

Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort 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. Among her introductions to British gardening are Pelargonium zonale, Ageratum species and…