Lady Blanche Arundell

Blanche Arundell
Blanche Arundell
Baroness Arundell
	Engraving of Lady Blanche Arundell by Edward Scriven after an unknown artist
Known for	Defender of Wardour Castle
Born	Blanche Somerset; 1583
Died	28 October 1649 (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
Issue	Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour; Katherine Arundell; Anne Arundell;
Parents	Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester; Lady Elizabeth Hastings;

Lady Blanche Arundell (née Lady Blanche Somerset; 1583 or c. 1584 – 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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