Blanche Arundell, Baroness Arundell of Wardour
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Blanche Arundell, Baroness Arundell of Wardour (née Lady Blanche Somerset; 1583 or c. 1584 – 28 October 1649) was an English noblewoman, known as the defender of Wardour Castle, that she defended for nearly a week with just 25 men and her maidservants against a force of 1,300.
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Known for | Defender of Wardour Castle |
Born | Blanche Somerset 1583 |
Died | 28 October 1649(1649-10-28) (aged 65–66) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Buried | Tisbury, Wiltshire, England |
Noble family | Somerset (by birth) Arundell (by marriage) |
Spouse(s) | Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour |
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